AI Rate Professor

Biology

Joseph Cahill

BIOV01 · BIOLV01 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you and tests despite dry lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyTest HeavyPop QuizzesMonotone DeliveryFlexible Late Policy
  • Lectures are slow, monotone, and often feel passive with .
  • Frequent quizzes and and require steady studying.
  • and , but teaching engagement is mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Students report and flexible grading, but constant quizzes and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard intro biology difficulty with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, so skipping is not treated as optional.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; praise for flexibility is offset by boredom and weak depth of teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and grades late work the same as on-time work.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Nearly every class has a quiz plus regular exams and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Lectures can help note-taking but are widely called monotone, boring, and shallow.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment is driven by daily quizzes and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO lectures are slow and monotone with heavy quiz and , but and some students still pass with As.

Main concern

Passive monotone teaching and constant pop quizzes reduce learning value for many students.

What students said

“Hes really laid back, and also flexible. or on time.”
BIOV01
“Very monotone and seemed to be bored by the subject he was teaching.”
BIOV01
“Cahill is sort of a passive teacher. He says things like "but you'll learn that in lab".”
BIOV01

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.

Expect frequent in-class quizzes and .

Pop QuizzesIn-Person ExamsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and regular exams that students must study for.

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyIn-Person Exams
“Theres a . Be sure to study for exams and quizzes.”
BIOV01
“A lot of and kinda boring when you pre print the slides”
BIOLV01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very monotone and seemed to be bored by the subject he was teaching. and and quizzes we didn't do well on.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting quiz load, monotone lectures, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎓 Teaching Energy

50/100

“Cahill is sort of a passive teacher. He says things like "but you'll learn that in lab".”

📝 Quiz Load

38/100

“Theres a . Be sure to study for exams and quizzes.”

⚖️

72/100

“ or on time.”

👍

50/100

“But I am not sure if I learned a whole lot about biology.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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  • Lectures are slow and kinda boring
  • Very monotone and seemed to be bored by the subject
  • his voice is very monotone and puts me to sleep

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be sure to study for exams and quizzes
  • and dropping exams and quizzes
  • A lot of quizzes
  • The student needs to work hard to become interested

Theme 3

⏰ About Flexibility

  • Hes really laid back, and also flexible
  • or on time

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed 2017 in-person reviews agree on monotone lectures and quiz load, but the sample is small and older.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIOV013 reviews
BIOLV011 review

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