AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Federico Tondini

BIO014 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Only take if and write highly specific essay exams; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderBoring LecturesSelf-Teach RequiredEssay ExamsHard to Hear
  • Lectures are monotone, low-volume, and due to accent and pace.
  • Exams are essay-style and demand extreme specificity or .
  • Students report teaching themselves most of the material and needing heavy study.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A grades appear possible but only with , and .

All evidence is from in-person BIO014 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Microbiology content is dense, lecture-heavy, and students say you must re-read and .

All evidence is from in-person BIO014 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as .

All evidence is from in-person BIO014 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Low quality ratings and repeated complaints about boring lectures and .

All evidence is from in-person BIO014 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

missing tiny details.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and constant study needed for .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students call lectures boring and hard to understand, though some note he is nice and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

grade more than other work.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO014 feels lecture-heavy, hard to hear, and exam-driven; students must self-teach and study constantly.

Main concern

Boring low-volume lectures plus extremely specific essay exams make the class punishing.

What students said

“ and essay like. you have to be super specific on it or you will lose a lot of points.”
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“basically taught ourselves the topics. lectures were so boring and he speaks super low.”
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“ IF YOU HAVE AUDIO PROCESSING DISORDER OR HEARING ISSUES! He speaks low with a thick accent”
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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 hard essay-style tests requiring very specific answers or .

Essay ExamsHighly Specific AnswersTest HeavyIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as super difficult and unforgiving on detail.

Essay ExamsHighly Specific AnswersTest Heavy
“ and essay like. you have to be super specific on it or you will lose a lot of points.”
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“ and have to be super specific.”
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“ the essay portion of exams.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and essay like. you have to be super specific on it or you will lose a lot of points. his lectures are very boring and monotoned, you basically have to teach yourself a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person BIO014 reviews spanning 2023-2025, highlighting lecture clarity, exam harshness, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Boring Low-Volume Lectures

36/100

“lectures were so boring and he speaks super low. if you're taking this class.... let it be your only class”

📝

28/100

“ and essay like. you have to be super specific on it or you will lose a lot of points.”

📖

28/100

“basically taught ourselves the topics. lectures were so boring and he speaks super low.”

🎧 Hard to Understand Accent

30/100

“ IF YOU HAVE AUDIO PROCESSING DISORDER OR HEARING ISSUES! He speaks low with a thick accent and you can barely understand his English.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are very boring and monotoned, you basically have to teach yourself a lot
  • He speaks low with a thick accent and you can barely understand his English
  • New teacher is a cool & funny Italian man

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and essay like
  • the essay portion of exams
  • Be prepare to study and read and reread his lectures

Theme 3

🧪

  • When it comes to lab he is happy to help his students
  • but it is lecture heavy

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six fairly detailed recent-to-2023 reviews on one course show consistent themes but a small sample and .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO0146 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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