AI Rate Professor

Biology

Max Porter

BIOLOGY006 · BIO003 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

If you need BIO003 or BIO006, take Porter—show up, use the study guides, and stack the .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyExtra Credit KingCaring Bio LecturerClear Study GuidesMandatory AttendanceCurves Grades
  • Near-unanimous praise for .
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Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students say , and basically locks an A.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Biology content is real, but and guides make concepts much easier than typical bio.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and several reviews warn you can be dropped for missing class.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and repeatedly calls him the .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

, and heavy make grading very student-friendly.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and several exams keep workload real but manageable.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students rave about seamless lectures, patience, office hours, and contagious passion for biology.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of lecture , and papers.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person bio with lecture-heavy caring teaching, mandatory attendance, labs, weekly quizzes, and .

Main concern

, and labs still demand multi-hour work.

What students said

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BIOLOGY006
“If you follow the class and his lectures, read study guide for exams, and do extra credits 100% you will get A .”
BIOLOGY006

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are mostly MCQs with lots of and useful study guides, so .

Clear Study GuidesCurved ExamsExtra Credit FRQsMCQ Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and easy extra-credit free response; no Lockdown Browser or webcam claims.

Study GuidesGrade CurvesExtra Credit FRQsLab Practicals
“4 exams & 1 cumulative final (MCQs w/ lots of FRQs--again, very easy). Rounds and .”
BIOLOGY006
“ and useful.”
BIOLOGY006

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person Biology reviews with unanimous praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

95/100

“Great professor, amazing lectures, really connects with students to make a seamless learning environment.”

🎁 Easy Path with Effort

88/100

“If you follow the class and his lectures, read study guide for exams, and do extra credits 100% you will get A .”

❤️ Student Care

92/100

“Dr. Porter is truly one of the most caring and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His passion for biology is contagious and evident.
  • Would recommend to anyone taking BIO003.
  • and highly encouraged us to ask questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Work

  • and .
  • He will tell you to buy a textbook , but you will not use it .
  • Lab quizzes every week (5-question MCQs).

Theme 3

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  • from the class.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only seven recent, highly consistent in-person reviews support a strong pattern, but the small sample caps certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIOLOGY0066 reviews
BIO0031 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 4 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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