AI Rate Professor

Biology

Paul Da Silva

BIOL147 · BIOLO1110 · BI0110 · BIO020 · BIO115 · BIO110L · BIO112B · BIOLOGY110 · BIOLO110 · BIO110 · BIOL148 · BIOLOGY · BIOL112B · BIOL110 · BIOLOGY116 · BIOLOGY100 · BIO116 · BIO101 · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself from notes and handling tricky exams and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing LecturerTricky TestsHeavy NotesTough GraderPassionate But Unclear
  • some students love his enthusiasm, but .
  • Tests and complaints about tricky, vague, or .
  • Success appears possible for self-directed students who attend, take detailed notes, use office hours, and study hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but comments repeatedly say students must study very hard, attend, take strong notes, and .

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The material is often made , and demanding labs.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person biology reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

because tests often depend on lectures, notes, handouts, and in-class explanations.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Recommendation is low because many students report , and frustrating labs despite his passion.

All , and opinions are strongly mixed but mostly risky.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Many students call his tests vague or tricky and as picky, demanding, or never giving full credit.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Reviews , and much more effort than expected for some courses.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

He is passionate and helpful for some students, but many reviews describe , off-topic explanations, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Student concern centers on tests, quizzes, lab tests, exams, essays, and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a highly polarizing professor whose passion helps some students but , and strict grading hurt many others.

Main concern

Tests and as vague, tricky, intense, or disconnected from lectures.

What students said

“His lectures didn't make much sense.”
BI0110
“Fantastic teacher!”
BIOLOGY116
“ and and labs.”
BIO112B
“ !”
BIO110

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

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Overall exam risk is high because many reviews describe tricky, vague, or , though one course mentions a .

Tricky TestsAmbiguous QuestionsLecture-Based ExamsTake-Home Exam In One CourseHard Lab Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly describe tricky or ambiguous exams and exam.

Tricky TestsAmbiguous QuestionsLecture-Based ExamsTake-Home Exam In One CourseHard Lab Tests
“ !”
BIO110
“a take home exam with 20 questions, and we could choose 4 to answer.”
BIOL147
“He writes the .”
BIOL110
“The ”
BIO110L

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“His lectures didn't make much sense. I found them to be irritating.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“ and and labs.”

⚠️

28/100

“ . Questions were vague and wandering.”

📈 Easy A Risk

28/100

“you must study incredibly hard to get an A on the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Fantastic teacher!
  • His lectures didn't make much sense.
  • He is a great person and a very passionate teacher but he definitely goes off topic easily.

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams And Grading

  • !
  • He writes the .
  • He's probably the .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload And Notes

  • Expect to work in this class.
  • Coming to class is a must.
  • Waaaay too much work for a 1 unit class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years provide detailed, consistent evidence of a polarizing but risky course experience.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 515
3 out of 511
2 out of 516
1 out of 515

Course coverage

BIO11023 reviews
BIO110L4 reviews
BIO1164 reviews
BIO112B3 reviews
BI01102 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 1 · A- 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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