AI Rate Professor

Biology

Edwin Mastro

BIO120LAB · BIOLAB · BIO105 · BIO120 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want a and manageable.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaringClear InstructorFun LabsHighly RecommendedPassionate Teacher
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as , and passionate about biology.
  • The course is generally easy to manage when students do the work, though .
  • Both online and from in-person lab courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

85/100

An A seems realistic with steady work because students mention , and doing assignments as enough to succeed.

In person reviews give most of the Easy A evidence, while the single Online review is positive but less grade-specific.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The course feels beginner-friendly because , and helps students understand biology without prior expertise.

In person , and the Online review also praises his caring and engaging style.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

as mandatory, but students say showing up and listening helps a lot.

In person evidence mentions showing up and listening, while the .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and passionate.

Both formats are positive, with the strongest recommendation evidence coming from many In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

because students report , and a path to an A through assignments.

Format shift

In person reviews provide most grading evidence, while the Online .

Workload

Light

78/100

The workload appears manageable, with some projects and homework but repeated comments that doing the work is enough.

Format shift

In person reviews describe manageable labs and assignments, while the Online review does not emphasize workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently praise his clarity, patience, care, passion, and ability to make biology fun and understandable.

Format shift

Both formats praise his teaching, but In person evidence is much richer and more consistent.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment , and homework assignments.

Format shift

In person reviews mention quizzes, lab exams, tests, projects, and homework; the .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews strongly praise , and manageable course structure.

Main concern

, and one older review says lectures were very slow.

What students said

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“ !”
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“The so study.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The online review is highly positive and , and learning beyond grades.

Main concern

The only concern is limited evidence because there is just one online review.

What students said

“he loves what he does”
BIO105
“He cares about students (esp. during COVID)”
BIO105

Exam style

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Reviews support quizzes, lab exams, and tests with some review support, but do not prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or Lockdown Browser policies.

QuizzesLab ExamsTestsReview Before Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and tests, with quizzes helped by reviews and lab exams requiring study.

QuizzesLab ExamsTestsReview Before Quizzes
“ .”
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“The so study.”
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“try to get B or ”
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Online

The Online review does not clearly describe exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, webcam use, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Extremely helpful, crystal clear instruction, answers all questions comprehensively.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Extremely helpful, crystal clear instruction, answers all questions comprehensively.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ .”

📈 Grade Path

85/100

“Do the 4 homework assigments and you will get a A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he teaches accordingly and makes everything easy to understand

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about students (esp. during COVID)
  • Patient and nice
  • he is very smart and cares about students

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just do the work and you're fine.
  • .
  • The so study.

Theme 4

🔬 About Labs

  • !
  • His class was the coolest class.
  • Learned a lot from his class and it was fun.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 13 reviews span many years, are mostly detailed, and show very consistent positive sentiment despite one weaker review.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1204 reviews
BIO120LAB4 reviews
BIO1053 reviews
BIOLAB2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values