AI Rate Professor

Mathematics & Science

Robert Cattolica

BIO015 · BIO014 · BIO14 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you must and will study hard; experiences .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizingHigh standardsStudy guidesPop quizzesAttitude concerns
  • helpful and fair for some, unhelpful and harsh for others.
  • BIO courses feel tough; study guides help when they match the tests.
  • Personality and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

, and at least one Fail report mean an A takes real effort and luck with alignment.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Microbiology/BIO content is repeatedly called difficult with pop quizzes and strict expectations.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but and note-taking pressure make showing up important.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half love his knowledge and help; if you need to pass.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Positive reviews call exams fair, but negatives report , and alleged bias.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and standard exams create solid but not endless workload.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Some praise responsiveness, jokes, and thorough guides; others say lectures are thin and unhelpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Pop quizzes and exams dominate; study guides are the main prep tool mentioned.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All five reviews are in person for BIO courses; praise for jokes, study guides, and help sits beside harsh claims of poor lectures and .

Main concern

Conflicting reports of and mismatch between study guides and tests.

What students said

“His study guides are very thorough, if you are comfortable with the material on the study guide you will do fine on the tests.”
BIO015
“ if you want/need to pass.”
BIO14
“If he doesn't like you, he will grade you down.”
BIO14

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and pop quizzes based on readings; friendliness depends on whether guides match tests.

Pop quizzesStudy guidesExam-focused

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams with study guides that some call thorough and others say mismatched.

Pop quizzes on readingsStudy guides before exams
“ , but they are on the so there is nothing too surprising.”
BIO015
“never matched his study guides with his tests.”
BIO14

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want/need to pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews with polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Split

50/100

“Great teacher. He is always willing to go over material if .”

⚠️ Harsh Side

25/100

“He treats students like imbeciles. Unless .”

📝 Study Guides

60/100

“He offers .”

📈 Difficulty

32/100

“This class is difficult in general and it doesn't help that he has an attitude where he expects you to know things right away.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Makes microbiology so much fun with his jokes.
  • his class was not presented well.
  • He is very knowledgeable and, though he is a new .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you are comfortable with the material on the study guide you will do fine on the tests.
  • graded difficult and never matched his study guides with his tests.
  • If he doesn't like you, he will grade you down.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

40/100

Evidence confidence

and limited grade detail reduce confidence.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO143 reviews
BIO0141 review
BIO0151 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Fail 1