Erick Rakotoarisoa

BIO20 · BIOSC010 · BIO007 · BIO7 · BIOSC007 · BIOSC7 · BIOSC0072722 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 57.89%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if and handle inconsistent flexibility; skip if you need accommodations or hate marathon classes.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyPolarizingCaring But InconsistentTest HeavyLong Lectures

older students praise caring and study guides, recent online BIOSC010 reviews call him rude and unaccommodating.
Lectures run very long and feel rambling or monotone, but recorded lectures and study guides help if you rewatch.
Grades are reachable with effort and and make-ups can feel strict and stressful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many As appear with study guides and , but , and inconsistent grading mean an A still needs steady work.

Online recent reviews still report As possible yet stressful; and rewatching lectures.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is college bio level with heavy material and long lectures rather than a free ride or pure brain-burner.

Online and ; difficulty ratings cluster mid-to-high.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags warn skip class and you will not pass.

Nearly all online and ; only rare notes say optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise for caring clashes with and poor teaching days.

Recent online BIOSC010 reviews are strongly anti-recommend; many older in-person and some .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and understanding on late work appear for some, while and unfair finals appear for others.

Format shift

Online has more tough-grader and accommodation complaints; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lecture-heavy load with labs, study guides, quizzes, and tests; some report lots of .

Format shift

Both formats stress long lectures; online BIOSC010 adds homework and basic labs complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

and boring rambling lectures with poor communication.

Format shift

Recent online tone is much colder than many older in-person and early online praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Midterms, finals, quizzes, and test-heavy tags dominate alongside labs and .

Format shift

and labs; online also mentions simple quizzes and assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often say he cares and study guides help exams, but many complain , and uneven exam fairness.

Main concern

Long boring lectures, strict lab make-ups, and .

What students said

“His lectures are incredibly long and boring. I found myself zoning out multiple times.”
BIO007

“Lectures are so long you get bored, hes strict about making up labs (you rarely can), and expect while.”
BIO7

“As long as you pay attention its not hard to pass”
BIOSC007

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections range from helpful study-guide style classes to recent BIOSC010 reports of rude responses to accommodations, rambling multi-hour lectures, and stress.

Main concern

Recent online reviews flag inflexibility on accommodations and unhelpful or offensive communication.

What students said

“I would not recommend this professor to anyone who needs any sort of accommodation or exception whatsoever.”
BIOSC010

“Lectures are mundane. Erick tends to ramble on about ideas and topics that have zero correlation to the topic at hand.”
BIOSC010

“This professor does what he can to ensure his students succeed. His lectures and study guides are great and go hand in hand.”
BIO20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

help when they match the test; some call midterms hard or finals unfair.

Study GuidesMidterms and FinalsQuizzes Before TestsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

then test; midterms can be hard and finals sometimes feel unlike review material.

Quiz Then Study Guide Then TestTest HeavySometimes Unfair Final

“For guide discussion then a test.”
BIOSC007

“ what we do semester or review.”
BIO20

Online

Online reviews mention simple quizzes and lectures paired with study guides; .

QuizzesStudy Guides

“The .”
BIOSC010

“His lectures and study guides are great and go hand in hand.”
BIO20

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Overall if you have any needs that need to be accommodated for whether it be a family emergency or a disability this professor will not help you at all.”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews across online and inflexibility, and exam prep. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Lecture Heavy Marathon

50/100

“His lectures are incredibly long and boring. I found myself zoning out multiple times.”

❤️

62/100

“If you have . He does care for his students.”

⚠️ Accommodation Risk Online

35/100

“This professor was unhelpful and rude, implying that needing accommodations was my fault.”

📝 Study Guides Matter

70/100

“Complete the study guides, they help!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are so long you get bored
Very very monotone and sometimes hard to understand
his lectures are very material-heavy and kinda runs on a subject or two

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

As long as you pay attention its not hard to pass
The
if you try you'll pass

Theme 3

⚠️ About Flexibility & Stress

hes
. He caused a lot of stress.
This professor will not help you at all

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews spanning 2017-2025 with mixed detail; consistent lecture-heavy theme but sharp recent online negativity lowers overall consistency.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 4

Erick Rakotoarisoa

x x x if x x x x x x and handle inconsistent flexibility; skip if you need accommodations or hate marathon classes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Lecture Heavy Marathon

❤️ x x x x

⚠️ Accommodation Risk Online

📝 Study Guides Matter

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Flexibility & Stress

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if and handle inconsistent flexibility; skip if you need accommodations or hate marathon classes.

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