AI Rate Professor

Biology

Oliver Yuan

BIOL240 · BIOG240 · MIC120 · COS126 · BIO240 · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
72.86%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take Yuan for microbio if and papers; curves and help, but expect dry lectures and slow grading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy lab and paper loadExam curves and extra creditCaring but sometimes drySlow gradingMandatory attendance
  • Polarized 50-review record: and and EC, others call lectures boring and disorganized.
  • Microbiology workload is high with , and multiple exams.
  • Grades can land high if , and and drop-lowest policies.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

, and EC make high grades possible, but exams and volume still demand real work.

In-person evidence dominates; and EC with more organization risk.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Microbiology content and supportive.

Both formats describe tough material; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and labs.

True for both online and in-person samples.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and fair safety nets, despite a loud minority who would avoid.

In-person is mixed but leans positive overall; one online F-grade review is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Tough-grader tags coexist with , and abundant .

Format shift

policies.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly labs, quizzes, papers, projects, and .

Format shift

In-person load is highest; some online sections also report last-minute heavy projects.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many praise passion, lab engagement, and support; .

Format shift

In-person opinions are most split; positive online reviews stress accessibility and EC.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades blend exams, labs, quizzes, papers, and a and study guides.

Format shift

Similar structure online and in person with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person microbio is workload-heavy with fun labs for fans and ; , and EC are common.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“ and q & a in lectures that are in the exams.”
BIO240
“The . Professor was OK... very boring lectures, lengthy labs, lots of .”
BIOL240
“passive agressive teacher”
BIO240

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and hybrid-era and complaints of last-minute project changes or disorganization.

Main concern

and organization issues in some online sections.

What students said

“He is so unorganized!, .”
COS126
“Lots of and dropped the lowest grade. He is awesome!”
BIO240
“online .”
BIOG240

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard but curved, guided by study materials and .

Exam curvesStudy guidesDrop lowest examLecture and quiz aligned questionsHard multi-exam structure

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and can feel tough, but , and drops soften the risk.

CurveStudy guidesDrop lowest examHard examsQuiz and lecture aligned
“ . if you're prepared to put in the work! !”
BIOL240
“3 exams (lowest gets dropped), weekly lab reports (lowest 3 gets dropped)”
BIO240
“ .”
BIO240

Online

, and EC more than proctoring tools; organization of timed projects is the .

CurveDrop lowestExtra credit
“ and gave lots EC.”
BIO240
“Lots of .”
BIOG240

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Oliver is honestly one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarization on care versus workload and lecture style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split

70/100

“He goes into my top 3 of all time. This professor was hilarious and made the class a lot more enjoyable than I thought it'd be.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“This class is A LOT of work. 3 midterms, 1 final, multiple papers, a few major projects including an oral presentation, .”

⚖️

62/100

“Very kind and caring professor! Gave out A LOT of EC!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • usually not the , but
  • kinda ust reads off the slides but explains if u ask
  • lectures are extremely boring!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and .
  • because people do pretty poorly
  • but

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and flexible.
  • passive agressive teacher
  • He inspired and engaged with us by using various techniques.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across years with rich detail and a stable polarized pattern between fans and critics.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534
4 out of 511
3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 513

Course coverage

BIO24022 reviews
BIOL24016 reviews
BIOG2409 reviews
MIC1202 reviews
COS1261 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 5 · A 21 · A- 5

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5