AI Rate Professor

Biology

Mike Holmes

BIO220L · BIO20L · BIO5 · BIO205 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can work independently and are comfortable with inconsistent support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMixed HelpfulnessHeavy BusyworkRelaxed PersonalityWeak Teaching Support
  • Students describe one fun and relaxed lab experience, but most reviews question his helpfulness and teaching effort.
  • Workload can feel inflated by busywork, especially in field lab settings.
  • There is policy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

There is no grade evidence, and one review says students must do piles of busywork to earn any grade.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The material does not sound intellectually extreme, but students report limited teaching support and busywork that makes the class harder.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most comments are hesitant or negative because students describe poor help, weak teaching, and unnecessary work.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

, but busywork appears to affect grades more than harsh evaluation.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

A and piles of dumb work.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly describe him as unhelpful, disengaged, or falling short as a teacher despite one positive review.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

The exams.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but lean negative because several students found him unhelpful or disengaged.

Main concern

Students may not get .

What students said

“ ”
BIO220L
“he was little to no help”
BIO205
“piles of dumb work to get any grade”
BIO20L

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.

Reviews do not clearly prove the .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and at times falls way short of the word teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and workload. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“ and at times falls way short of the word teach.”

📚 Workload

28/100

“he gives tons of busy work to make it academic or whatever”

👍 Recommendation

32/100

“I wouldnt recomend him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is really relaxed and easy to talk to.
  • he was little to no help
  • He shows he does not really care in his attitude and body language.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • he gives tons of busy work to make it academic or whatever
  • piles of dumb work to get any grade

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only , and they give limited detail beyond teaching style and workload.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO2051 review
BIO20L1 review
BIO220L1 review
BIO51 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

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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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