AI Rate Professor

Biology

Benjamin Plourde

BIO430 · BIO440 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
37/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you can handle a demanding biology course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyHard readingsCaring but confusingRetest opportunitiesDisorganized teaching
  • , and .
  • and retest opportunities, especially in BIO430.
  • In-person comments often criticize confusing, ambiguous, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A does not look easy because students report , and grades around B despite reassessment chances.

, while in-person evidence stresses difficulty and confusion.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The biology content is demanding, vocabulary-heavy, and often taught at a fast pace.

Both formats describe hard material, but .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Participation matters is mentioned once, but reviews do not prove a .

Attendance evidence comes only from in-person reviews; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

because confusing teaching outweighs his caring attitude and retest options.

The single online review recommends him, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, and reassessments, but the course still produces mostly B-level outcomes.

Format shift

Online and BIO430 in-person reviews mention reassessment opportunities, while .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and many tough lecture and lab exams.

Format shift

Online evidence lists many exams, while and fast lectures.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

He is described as caring and friendly, but multiple students found the .

Format shift

Online feedback is positive about care, while and organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Assessment appears exam-heavy, especially with , and tests mentioned across reviews.

Format shift

Online evidence clearly lists 5 lecture exams and 4 lab exams, while and study guides.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing , and poor organization.

Main concern

Students struggled to understand his teaching and keep pace.

What students said

“His teachings are very fast and .”
BIO440
“unorganized and can't keep up with class syllabus.”
BIO430

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The online review is positive but and required effort.

Main concern

and work is required.

What students said

“ but he provides reassessment test for students to .”
BIO430
“ . You must put in work!”
BIO430

Exam style

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Reviews show a test-heavy course with but some reassessment and study-guide support.

Lecture ExamsLab ExamsReassessment TestsStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture tests with study guides and retesting, but do not clearly prove exam proctoring or book rules.

Lab And Lecture TestsStudy GuidesRetest Opportunities
“both lab and that directly resemble what he is asking for.”
BIO430
“Also gave the opportunity to retest concepts .”
BIO430

Online

The online review clearly reports 5 lecture exams, 4 lab exams, and reassessment tests, but .

Lecture ExamsLab ExamsReassessment Tests
“The class was fully online and consisted of 5 lecture exams and 4 lab exams.”
BIO430
“ but he provides reassessment test for students to .”
BIO430

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . You must put in work!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Most of the students and .”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“He expects you to read read and read some more.”

⚖️

55/100

“Grade is on you with PLENTY of opportunities for points and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Clarity

  • His teachings are very fast and .
  • His teaching is too ambiguous.
  • unorganized and can't keep up with class syllabus.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • but he provides reassessment test for students to .
  • Concepts are hard but and that directly resemble what he is asking for.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Plourde cares about his students and wants to makes sure you are retaining info.
  • Professor Plourde is super friendly teacher.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews across two formats provide useful detail, but the sample is small and clustered around 2019-2020.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO4304 reviews
BIO4401 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1