AI Rate Professor

Biology

Kevin Davis

BIO130 · BIOL130 · BIO110 · BIO215 · BIO10 · BIOL215 · BIO101 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
6.06%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid this professor unless you have no alternative and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderUnorganized and LateCondescending Classroom ToneHomework and Test HeavyAvoid if Possible
  • , and poor communication.
  • Workload is extreme for many sections with frequent proctored exams and piles of weekly assignments.
  • Personality complaints (condescending, cold-calling, belittling) dominate both lecture and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Tough grading, unclear standards, and extreme effort.

Online and ; online adds Proctorio pressure and assignment floods.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Fast lectures, dense material, frequent exams, and .

Both formats describe high difficulty; in-person adds .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

; missing class often means zeros and lost participation credit.

; some online sections still require engagement and timed exams.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Would-take-again is near zero and .

Online and rare older outliers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

Students report , and tests graded to impossibly high standards.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Frequent claims of 20+ weekly assignments, biweekly proctored exams, and constant papers/labs.

Format shift

Online BIO130 is especially assignment-heavy; and lecture heavy.

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Knowledgeable but widely described as , and condescending in class.

Format shift

Both formats criticize communication; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy design with frequent quizzes/exams and .

Format shift

Online adds Proctorio exams; and labs.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews paint a condescending, disorganized, test-heavy experience with .

Main concern

Harsh grading, belittling questions, late arrivals, and .

What students said

“Our class started with around 25 students and ended with 7”
BIO101
“ABSOLUTLEY NO EMPATHY. if you care about yourself.”
BIO110
“ . He's literally the .”
BIO215

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BIO130 is described as , and .

Main concern

Up to ~20 weekly assignments, Proctorio from week one, and .

What students said

“This instructor gives exams during the very first week of class using Proctorio, which feels extremely rushed and unfair.”
BIO130
“Hell give you up to 20 assignments a week and add more and more throughout the week.”
BIO130
“RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!”
BIO130

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and graded strictly with low class averages.

ProctorioFrequent ExamsHard TestsUnclear QuestionsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often mismatch study guides with low class averages.

Hard ExamsError-Filled TestsPop QuizzesLow Class Averages
“ as our class average (with a curve) would often be 60%.”
BIO215
“one exam the class averaged 51% no joke!”
BIO130

Online

Online students report Proctorio exams as early as .

ProctorioEarly ExamsConfusing Quiz Wording
“ using Proctorio”
BIO130
“Questions in his quizzes have grammatical errors and . Midterm and .”
BIO130

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting harsh grading, overload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“RUN WHILE YOU CAN BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“Hell give you up to 20 assignments a week and add more and more throughout the week.”

😤 Classroom Tone

15/100

“he will make fun of you on the spot.”

🧪

14/100

“expects perfect answers on tests, which make for really harsh grades.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • tells information rather than teaching it
  • Materials lectured in his class are irrelevant and
  • not a good teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Students work their but off and still barely pass

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • poor communication, especially for an online course

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years are , and avoid recommendations.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 56
2 out of 517
1 out of 536

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 2 · A- 4

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

8

C+ 3 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4