AI Rate Professor

Biology

Mike Torok

CBIO65L · BIO17 · BIO50 · BIO65 · CBIOL65 · MICRO · BIOL17 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
85%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him if you want an engaging and effort, but expect and occasional off-topic lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and SupportiveEngaging LecturesTest HeavyFunnyOccasionally Off Topic
  • Most students describe him as , and highly engaging.
  • Getting an A is very realistic, especially with , and .
  • A minority of , and political or off-topic lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students earned A-range grades and mention or easy grade paths, but and effort still matter.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Students often say he makes biology understandable and fun, but , and lecture-heavy material keep it from being truly easy.

Only in-person reviews exist, so the content difficulty is based entirely on classroom courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

as formally mandatory, but many reviews say skipping class hurts performance.

, while there is no online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

because he cares, teaches clearly, and helps students succeed despite a few serious complaints.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

A-range grades are common and students mention , fair grading, and grade-improving opportunities despite some tough-grader complaints.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

60/100

Workload is usually manageable with labs, lectures, quizzes, and exams, and one review .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most reviews praise his clarity, humor, care, and support, though a few criticize off-topic political lectures and fast pacing.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews repeatedly mention quizzes, tests, frequent exams, and lecture-based studying, with .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

praise for teaching, care, humor, and grade support.

Main concern

Some students find exams difficult and lectures occasionally off topic or political.

What students said

“He truly wants to see his students succeed.”
BIO65
“ .”
BIO17
“DONT SKIP CLASS!!!”
BIO17

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.

The exam pattern appears test-heavy and sometimes difficult, but includes fair support such as and a .

Frequent ExamsQuizzesDifficult Exam QuestionsGroup Retake Opportunity

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention frequent quizzes and exams, difficult questions, and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or .

Frequent ExamsQuizzesDifficult Exam QuestionsGroup Retake Opportunity
“ .”
MICRO
“He's test and quiz heavy, but that's a good thing because its always .”
BIO17
“there is an after you take it individually which can improve your test score.”
BIO17

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He truly wants to see his students succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He will make you fall in love with science!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“I would 100% recommend!”

⚖️

78/100

“Very fair, and will work with you.”

🧪

62/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are super fun and engaging and !
  • The lectures are interesting, very informative, and easy to understand.
  • He tells great stories and has a good sense of humor, and grades fairly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A .
  • He will make you work for your grade-- but that even means just showing up to his office hours and/or emailing him when you are lost.
  • This class is not easy but if you show up, pay attention, and .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Veers off-topic into inappropriate conspiracies, and I mean DEEP conspiracies.
  • , and lectures are all extremely difficult.
  • or added one or two words.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 23 reviews span many years, include detailed comments, and show a mostly consistent pattern with some dissent.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO178 reviews
BIO658 reviews
BIOL172 reviews
MICRO2 reviews
BIO501 review
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CBIO65L1 review
CBIOL651 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 3 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1