AI Rate Professor

Biology

Adam Welday

BIO03 · BIOVO1 · BIOV01 · BIO003 · BIOLOGY · BIO3 · C3046 · BIOLOGY003 · BIO10 · BIOLOGY3 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
52.94%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will read every chapter, keep up with , and want a real college-level bio challenge.

Best fit · Effort For RewardQuiz HeavyCaring but DemandingSlow GraderLecture HeavyStudy Guides Help
  • caring and helpful for motivated students, frustrating for others
  • , and slow grading define the workload
  • and skipping hurts your grade

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with study guides and effort, but and lazy students rarely earn top grades.

Both formats stress work for the A; online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and weekly quizzes make the material feel like real college bio, not a light survey.

Online reviews rate difficulty even higher; in-person students split between challenging and manageable with effort.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

Online and of comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

53/100

; fans praise care and learning while critics cite boredom, chaos, and .

; the few online reviews lean more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call him an and fair, others tag tough grader with .

Format shift

One online student said easy grader; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Daily reading quizzes, pre/post lab quizzes, multi-hour lectures, and .

Format shift

Both formats describe quiz-heavy weeks; online also notes lots of assigned reading.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

, and study-guide strong for engaged students, but many find lectures boring or disorganized.

Format shift

and ; online is thinner and cooler.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and detailed cumulative finals more than big projects.

Format shift

Online and and tests over open-ended work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO3 is lecture- and quiz-heavy; dedicated students call him excellent while and .

Main concern

Constant quizzes, dense reading, and .

What students said

“He provides you with EVERYTHING you need to pass the class.”
BIO003
“You're going to have to work for the A.”
BIO003
“ ! He doesn't update grades throughout the semester at all and there are .”
BIOVO1

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and poorly graded, with mixed praise for free textbooks and care versus boredom and unread grades.

Main concern

and sparse Canvas updates make progress hard to track.

What students said

“Adam was great for my first class in twelve years. He gets you the textbook for free.”
BIOLOGY003
“I hardly learned anything in this class, and if I did there is a 90% chance I learned from the study guides.”
BIOV01
“ . and pre and post lab quizzes.”
BIO003

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; study guides help but do not make tests easy.

Daily Reading QuizzesStudy GuidesHard Unit ExamsPop QuizzesCumulative Final

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes cumulative finals; no clear Lockdown or webcam claims.

Daily QuizzesHard TestsStudy GuidesPop QuizzesCumulative Final
“Gives a quiz everyday. Quizes are somewhat easy, but .”
BIO003
“ .”
BIO003

Online

Online students report weekly reading and on proctoring tools.

Weekly Reading QuizzesLab QuizzesTest Heavy
“ . and pre and post lab quizzes.”
BIO003
“Assigns lots of after the first half of the semester.”
BIOV01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Welday is intense, I won't lie! ... You're going to have to work for the A. By far one of the best and most challenging classes I've ever had.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews (3 online, 34 in , and split recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Professor Welday is honestly the .”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“There is a reading quiz every class, a and a , and 4 exams.”

❤️ Student Support

78/100

“He genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed.”

⚖️ Grade Effort Cost

38/100

“You're going to have to work for the A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He seemed tough at the time but really he's just about average toughness once u transfer to 4year.
  • His lectures are boring and you can get lost easily most of the time.
  • Everything in his lecture is so clear.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You're going to have to work for the A.
  • Quizes are somewhat easy, but .
  • He gives study guides but they are useless on the test.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Really wants to help u succeed and gives lots of guides.
  • He is the ! !
  • He completely lacks empathy for the student.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

37 detailed reviews spanning 2014-2023 with , and workload give a solid mixed picture.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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BIOLOGY36 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 5 · Pass 1