AI Rate Professor

Biology

Carl Estrella

BIOL4B · BIO16 · BIO1304 · ANAT25 · BIOL04B · BIO4B · BIO1 · BIOL16 · 101 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
31.25%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless no other section exists; expect to teach yourself and fight for .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderSelf-teach heavyTest-heavy labsRambly lecturesAvoid if possible
  • Large share of low ratings and and harsh, high-stakes exams
  • Students and unclear guidance
  • A minority of motivated students find the rigor rewarding if they self-direct and form groups

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Harsh grading, trip-up exam questions, and workers.

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

, and weak guidance make the content feel brutal.

; online still feels heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is commonly required even when students say .

perceived teaching value.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and the dominant message is to wait for another professor.

A , but most online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

16/100

; students report , and exams designed to fail.

Format shift

and in-person anatomy sections.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Workload is less about busywork and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Frequent claims of rambling, old materials, unanswered questions, and .

Format shift

Online comments add humiliation and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Lab practicals and .

Format shift

; online .

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

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person anatomy and bio are widely called teach-yourself experiences with and .

Main concern

and reports of belittling questions create a hostile learning climate for many.

What students said

“Everything I had to since in the .”
ANAT25
“please try to find any other anatomy teacher before taking him.”
BIO16
“ .”
BIO16

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw strong complaints about humiliation, vague help, and .

Main concern

Support quality and professionalism online are frequently described as poor.

What students said

“Will be humiliated if you don't answer a question correctly.”
BIOL16
“lectures all ZOOM recordings from 2020.”
BIO16
“ .”
BIO16

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are strict and high-stakes, with lab questions often described as overly detailed or designed to trick.

Hard lab practicalsTrip-up questionsTest heavyMinimal study-guide support

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with self-taught preparation.

Hard lab examsHundreds of termsSelf-study labs
“ . !”
ANAT25
“Intentionally asks questions made to .”
BIO16

Online

Online exams and quizzes are high pressure; students report limited teaching support for test prep.

Timed lecture examsLecture quizzesTough grading
“exams (50?s/60 mins to complete) consist of the lecture portion of your grade”
BIO16
“A completely miserable human that must like to make others suffer”
BIO16

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“please try to find any other anatomy teacher before taking him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and avoidance themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Does not teach instead goes on all class about how specific you have to be”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“Just don't do it, just wait the extra semester.”

⚖️

16/100

“The tests are very heavily graded. Very high expectations on the .”

🧪

20/100

“Everything I have learned during this class was on my own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • labs consist of him rambling for 10-20 mins and then doing nothing else
  • Lecture videos from COVID years
  • makes you feel stupid

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • fail
  • Practically impossible course
  • toughest grader I have come across at Merced College

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Support

  • Asking a question I like a Sin
  • can be passive aggressive when you ask questions
  • if you ask a question, can be agitated and raises voice

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

101

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with many recent detailed negatives and repeated drop reports form a consistent, high-confidence warning pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 512
3 out of 510
2 out of 517
1 out of 532

Course coverage

BIO1630 reviews
BIO4B7 reviews
ANAT254 reviews
BIO13 reviews
BIOL162 reviews
Show 3 more courses
BIOL4B2 reviews
BIO13041 review
BIOL04B1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 2

D range

6

D+ 2 · D 4

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

19

Drop/Withdrawal 13 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1