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Cabrillo College · Biology

Gabriel Gartner

BIO9A · BIO11C · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you can handle a hard memorization-heavy class and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging LecturerMemorization HeavyClear Exam TargetsDisorganized ManagementCaring Personality
  • Most students praise Gartner as funny, engaging, caring, and strong at explaining biology.
  • BIO9A is difficult because it requires heavy memorization, but .
  • One in-person BIO11C review reports serious disorganization and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic because and he may round grades, but students still report heavy memorization and stress.

, while in-person evidence adds more stress and memorization.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course content is difficult mainly because students must memorize a lot of biology material.

Both formats describe strong teaching, but difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

, but the reviews do not clearly prove a .

In-person reviews mention participation and attending lectures, while online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

83/100

Most students recommend him because , and passionate despite the hard workload.

Online reviews are uniformly enthusiastic, while but include one strongly negative management complaint.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

but transparent, with evidence of and one rounded grade.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize no curveballs, while and one grade bump.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students describe a hard class with heavy memorization and stress.

Format shift

The heavy-workload signal comes mainly from in-person BIO9A reviews, while online reviews focus more on lecture quality.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most reviews praise him as , and caring, but one review reports poor organization and minimal teaching in BIO11C.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are consistently excellent, while in-person reviews are strong for BIO9A but poor for BIO11C management.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Reviews focus mostly on tests, study questions, memorization, and .

Format shift

Both formats mention exam questions, while the in-person BIO11C review .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but describe the course as hard and .

Main concern

Students need to manage heavy memorization and possible class organization problems.

What students said

“Gabe makes the class so hard. It's stressful.”
BIO9A
“This class is so unbelievably mismanaged I hope they get a new teacher for it.”
BIO11C

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are strongly positive and .

Main concern

The online evidence still describes difficult biology content, but .

What students said

“Stellar lectures in the online format.”
BIO9A
“There are no curveballs on the tests, he is very straightforward and provides a comprehensive list of questions for .”
BIO9A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly support predictable exams drawn from provided questions, but they do not prove open-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Predictable Exam QuestionsComprehensive Question ListsNo Curveballs

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

lecture questions, but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Exact Study QuestionsMemorization Heavy Exams
“he literally gives you the list of , and uses those exact questions for the exam.”
BIO9A

Online

Online reviews say tests are straightforward and drawn from provided question lists, but .

Predictable Exam QuestionsComprehensive Question ListsNo Curveballs
“There are no curveballs on the tests, he is very straightforward and provides a comprehensive list of questions for .”
BIO9A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Stellar lectures! I always found him/his , and informational.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and organization. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Stellar lectures! I always found him/his , and informational.”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

62/100

“Gabe makes the class so hard. It's stressful.”

🧭

62/100

“he literally gives you the list of , and uses those exact questions for the exam.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gabe is great! He's funny and really cares and is interested about what he teaches.
  • Very funny and engaging.
  • Stellar lectures in the online format.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His section of Bio 9A is very difficult.
  • There is a lot to memorize.
  • He bumped my 88.5 to a 90

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • and half the stuff on his study guide isn't in the lectures.
  • Took 2 months for them to grade 10 of my assignments.
  • This class is so unbelievably mismanaged I hope they get a new teacher for it.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed reviews across several years give useful signals, but the sample is small and one course has a sharply different experience.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO9A5 reviews
BIO11C1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

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

Not sure yet 1