Leland Shapiro

ABCABC · ANIMALSCI501 · ANATOMY511 · AGRIC510 · AGR501 · ANMLSC501 · AG505 · AS500S · AS511 · AS501 · AG3051 · AG511 · AG501 · AS0135 · ASO137 · AS0137 · ANISCI501 · ANSCI511 · AS501AND511 · AG512 · ANSCI120 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 55/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

study hard and engage; skip if you want an easy low-effort class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard testsStudy guide heavyFarm work requiredPassionateMemorization heavy

many love his passion and humor, others dislike favoritism and .
Success usually means memorizing study guides, chapter-end questions, and blue-book material.
Spring farm-walk hours and funding .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is reachable with heavy study of outlines and book questions, but and often uncurved.

; in-person says follow the outline and study hard for an A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Large memorization load, breed stats, TPR values, and .

; in-person also adds farm work complexity.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

demanded, and skipping hurts success.

In-person frequently requires attendance and farm participation; the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 75 percent would take again, with strong praise from motivated students and sharp criticism from others.

In-person is polarized but mostly positive for dedicated students; the single online review is mixed-positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Many call him fair if you study; , and favoritism concerns.

Format shift

Online notes ; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and often multi-hour farm walk or farm lab work.

Format shift

and project heavy; .

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Passionate, funny, and helpful for engaged students, but lectures can ramble and some feel unhelped.

Format shift

In-person is split but averages positive; and a good lecturer.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and study-guide style tests more than continuous homework.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely two exams plus a group project; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person animal science courses reward studying outlines and book questions; farm work and .

Main concern

Heavy memorization, farm-walk hours, and occasional favoritism complaints.

What students said

“The review questions at the end of each section are the tests. STUDY. .”
AS511

“he requires you to work 10 hrs Farm Walk during the Spring semester”
AS501AND511

“ for the class and gives you everything you need to get an A .”
ANSCI120

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Recent online ANSCI120: , but .

Main concern

Grade and a .

What students said

“your entire score is basically 2 exams and a group project... the ... No curving.”
ANSCI120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often long and hard; online midterms may match book questions, but in-class tests and .

Hard ExamsStudy Guide BasedChapter-End QuestionsNo CurveLong Finals

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

questions, and study guides; still hard without heavy study.

Study Guide BasedChapter-End QuestionsIn-Class MidtermsLong Final

“ each chapter... The final is 200pts and it's literally the final exam study guide.”
ANIMALSCI501

“All the in the blue booklet you buy.”
AS511

Online

Online grade and a group skit with no curving reported.

Two Hard ExamsGroup ProjectNo Curve

“the . The mean for the first was low. The first is really long, the second is double as long. No curving.”
ANSCI120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you do not study, you will fail, period. All the questions are in the back of the blue book you need.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in-person), highlighting hard exams, farm work, and polarized passion. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“Fantastic Professor, gives clear outlines on what you need to learn for the class and gives you everything you need to get an A .”

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36/100

“the . The mean for the first was low... No curving. Study A LOT.”

🐄 Farm Work Load

32/100

“he requires you to work 10 hrs Farm Walk during the Spring semester”

👍 For Motivated Students

68/100

“Absolutely LOVE HIM!! If you are a pre-vet or RVT major he will do whatever it takes to help you suceed”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he is hilarious and likes to tell stories
Amazing person! His lectures are interesting
Most amazing man you will ever meet

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you do not study, you will fail, period
Study study study
Follow his outline and you can get an A grade

Theme 3

⚠️ About Controversies

Picks favorites
he requires you to donate a GC or a check to the school farm

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years give a large, detailed, and consistently polarized picture of , and teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 510

1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Leland Shapiro

x x x x x x x x study hard and engage; skip if you want an easy low-effort class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 x x

🐄 Farm Work Load

👍 For Motivated Students

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Controversies

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

study hard and engage; skip if you want an easy low-effort class.

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