AI Rate Professor

Biology

Thomas Taylor

AP150 · AP150LAB · ANT150 · BIO120 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Thomas Taylor mainly if you are and studying independently, especially for anatomy lecture.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teaching RequiredTest HeavyMemorization HeavyClear Online LabPolarizing Lecturer
  • teach themselves from slides and test questions.
  • Online lab reviews are much more positive, describing straightforward work, helpful reviews, and .
  • Success , and tolerating a nontraditional class format.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is possible with memorization and self-study, but lecture students often describe the path as demanding and poorly supported.

Online lab reviews make the A path look fair and straightforward, while and grading risk.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Anatomy is memorization-heavy, and his limited lecture support often makes the material feel harder than necessary.

Online lab evidence is more manageable and structured, while and self-directed.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Attendance appears useful for quizzes, review sessions, participation, and understanding expectations, but .

, while in-person reviews mention participation and daily question-style class work.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Students recommend him for structured lab work but because they feel he does not teach enough.

, while in-person reviews are polarized and often negative for AP150 lecture.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

46/100

Grading seems fair in online lab and older courses, but and exact wording requirements.

Format shift

Online lab reviews describe clear quiz and test alignment, while and few high-stakes assessments.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

The workload is moderate to heavy because anatomy requires constant memorization, weekly lab work, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online lab workload is weekly but clear, while because students report teaching themselves.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Teaching experience is polarized, with strong online lab praise but and self-teaching.

Format shift

Online lab reviews are consistently positive, while and support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and memorization-based testing, with some small homework assignments.

Format shift

Online lab reviews emphasize weekly quizzes and lab tests, while , and lab practical-style study.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are sharply mixed, with many lecture students saying he barely teaches while and straightforward.

Main concern

The main concern is that many students feel forced to learn anatomy mostly and notes.

What students said

“There is in this class.”
AP150
“We basically teach ourselves”
AP150
“ ”
BIO120

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online lab reviews are positive, saying the course is straightforward when students watch lectures, complete weekly work, attend reviews, and use tutoring.

Main concern

The main concern is staying disciplined with , and review sessions.

What students said

“Class is straight forward; watch lectures, .”
AP150LAB
“Doesn't do trick questions for labs, and pretty straight forward with the material.”
AP150LAB
“If you attend his optional weekly review, you should be able to pass!”
AP150LAB

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are memorization-heavy and frequent, but some reviews say they are .

Weekly QuizzesLab TestsLecture ExamsMemorization HeavyNo Trick Questions Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe test-heavy anatomy with exams based on lecture notes, TQs, slides, pictures, and heavy memorization, but .

Test HeavyLecture ExamsTQsPicture-Based QuizzesMemorization Heavy
“5 exams and .”
AP150
“exams (5) are 100% based on lectures notes”
AP150
“The .”
AP150LAB

Online

Online lab reviews describe weekly quizzes, lab tests based on labs, and straightforward questions, with .

Weekly QuizzesLab TestsStraightforward Questions
“ .”
AP150LAB
“The .”
AP150LAB
“Doesn't do trick questions for labs”
AP150LAB

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You would have to teach yourself because he only covers about 5% of what is in the slides”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“There is in this class.”

🧠 Difficulty Level

34/100

“This class is very memorization heavy so keep that in mind.”

👍 Format Difference

46/100

“Class is straight forward; watch lectures, .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • We basically teach ourselves
  • and easy to follow
  • He hardly lectures and throw TQ's at you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is demanding you must dedicate at least 15 hours to study
  • His class is an easy A, but you won't learn much from him.

Theme 3

💻

  • If you study the material, review hw, and utilize the embedded tutoring and review sessions, you should be fine.
  • He has a weekly review on Wednesday, right before the quiz.
  • HW was simple. .

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 31 reviews with consistent format differences: online lab reviews are positive, while .

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

Course coverage

AP15016 reviews
AP150LAB12 reviews
BIO1202 reviews
ANT1501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 8 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1