AI Rate Professor

Biology

Les Timpe

BIO250 · BIO130 · BIO260 · BIOBIO · BIO2 · BIOL260 · BIOLOGY260 · PHYSI260 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless he is your last option; expect disorganization, self-teaching, and a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized LabsTough GraderCompetitive CurveDry LecturesSelf-Teach Required
  • Recent BIO260/lab reviews slam disorganization, missing equipment, and .
  • Competitive rank curve often turns 93-95% into a B, so an A is hard even with high scores.
  • Lectures are dry; many students say .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Passing is possible, but the competitive rank curve and raw percent scores suggest.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Physiology and bio content plus dry, hard-to-follow lectures make the material feel heavy without strong teaching support.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory and others do not; required.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero and , and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and a top-percent curve repeatedly turn high scores into Bs.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and reading add steady work, but load intensity .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students , and little help when instructions fail.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades hinge on tests, essay-style exams, labs, and a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physiology and poorly equipped labs, and a competitive grade curve that blocks easy As.

Main concern

, and little real teaching force heavy self-study.

What students said

“ and most times missing necessary equipment”
BIO260
“Even if you have a 95 you will get a B. !!!”
BIO260
“Expect . Timpe is just there to show face, he hardly does anything”
BIO260

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 are often essay-heavy or oddly specific versus study guides, and .

Essay ExamsCompetitive CurveStudy Guide MismatchIn-Person Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; several students say study guides do not match the real exam.

Essay ExamsCompetitive CurveStudy Guide Mismatch
“ and ”
BIO260
“First 6 get A's next 10 get B's. Even if you have a 95 you will get a B”
BIO260

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and most times missing necessary equipment... Doesn't teach at all and grades very harshly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2025, emphasizing organization, curve grading, and teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Expect . Timpe is just there to show face, he hardly does anything”

⚖️

22/100

“Even if you have a 95 you will get a B. !!!”

🚫 Low Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

Theme 1

🧹 About Organization

  • . Always an error on his end every week.
  • and most times missing necessary equipment
  • Takes weeks to grade assignments, some initially uploaded with a 0

Theme 2

📈

  • He ranks you based on the and the top 10% get A's
  • Got a 93% but received a B. GPA ruined.
  • Easy to pass though, just not easy to get an A

Theme 3

😴 About Lectures

  • and don't make sense
  • Just talks and talks about a very dry subject
  • His lectures are useless and so is the lab

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

28 in-person reviews span many years with recurring themes of and weak organization, though tone is more mixed in older comments.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 57
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BIO26015 reviews
BIOL2605 reviews
BIO2502 reviews
BIOLOGY2602 reviews
BIO1301 review
Show 3 more courses
BIO21 review
BIOBIO1 review
PHYSI2601 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values