AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Robb Tibstra

BIO205 · BIO220L · BIO211 · BIOLO211 · BIO201 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you like relaxed professors and can prepare independently when the biology material gets demanding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLaid-backHelpfulEasy gradingAttendance flexibleAnatomy can be hard
  • Students mostly describe Tibstra as chill, knowledgeable, approachable, and fair.
  • Non-anatomy reviews make the class sound easy, but anatomy reviews warn that .
  • , but and study discipline to do well.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades sound easy in several courses because he is fair and lenient, but anatomy requires heavy independent preparation.

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Several courses are described as easy and relaxed, but Human Anatomy is explicitly not simple and can be test-heavy.

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

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

Students say he does not care if students attend as long as they show up for tests, though .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Students generally recommend him for being chill, fair, and helpful, but .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students describe him as easy or fair with grading, though .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

Some courses sound easy, but anatomy and and outside study.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Most students call him knowledgeable, approachable, helpful, and relaxed, with one .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and essay topics rather than a purely exam-only structure.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a relaxed, fair professor whose classes can feel easy except for .

Main concern

Anatomy tests may include material students feel was not fully covered.

What students said

“He grades pretty easy and is a understanding.”
BIO211
“ and the .”
BIO201
“He doesn't care if you come as long as .”
BIO211

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.

because some students find study guidance clear while and weak review sheets.

Study GuidesDifficult Anatomy TestsEssay TopicsTest Days

Assessment risk

Standard

56/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and difficult anatomy tests, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Study GuidesDifficult Anatomy TestsEssay Topics
“He also gives study guides for should be studying.”
BIO205
“ and the .”
BIO201
“Class time is used to go over the .”
BIO211

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Of course Human Anatomy is not a simple subject to learn, but he makes it very possible to succeed/excel.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course-specific difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Chill but knows his stuff.”

📈 Grade Path

78/100

“He grades pretty easy and is a understanding.”

🧪 Difficulty Split

64/100

“Of course Human Anatomy is not a simple subject to learn, but he makes it very possible to succeed/excel.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Robb is so cool.
  • Chill but knows his stuff.
  • Really helpful if you just ask.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • This class, labs, hw, and .
  • and the .
  • He grades pretty easy and is a understanding.

Theme 3

🕒 About Flexibility

  • He doesn't care if you come as long as .
  • as long as you leave plenty of time every week (atleast 5 hours) to be in the .
  • DO NOT PUSH HIM TO THE LIMIT WITH EXCUSES.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 in-person reviews are available, and the tone is mostly consistent but course difficulty varies sharply by class.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO2113 reviews
BIO2012 reviews
BIO2051 review
BIO220L1 review
BIOLO2111 review

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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