AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Scott Shultz

MICRO50 · BIOSC50 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will study hard for a dense subject with a professor who truly wants you to pass.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and understandingAmazing micro lecturesFun labsExtra credit flexibleTest-heavy but fair
  • Every review rates him 5/5 and 100% would take him again for microbiology.
  • Heavy content , and caring support.
  • Labs feel fun and low-stress while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is realistic if you study the , and use his reviews, but it is not free.

Both formats stress studying hard; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Microbiology content volume is high and frequently described as a lot of information to master.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Nearly as mandatory and warn that skipping hurts you.

; in-person is consistently mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Perfect quality scores and as the go-to micro professor.

Recommendation is unanimous across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students call him fair and hard, not a free pass.

Format shift

One note of ; overall tone remains supportive.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Units end with exams and assignments plus labs and quizzes; volume is real but organized.

Format shift

In-person students stress study load more than the few online comments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

, and constant checks for understanding define the experience.

Format shift

Praise is consistent across formats with more detail in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Course runs in multi-week units with exams, quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

and unit exams most often.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

for engaging lectures, supportive labs, and clear paths to an A with study.

Main concern

Large volume of material and .

What students said

“in all my 3 years at LMC, he is by far the .”
BIOSC50
“Work hard and the A is easy.”
BIOSC50
“He's one of the best professors I've had. He cares about his students, is understanding, and material.”
MICRO50

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students describe him as funny, caring, flexible with due dates, and .

Main concern

Sparse .

What students said

“I love professor Shultz. He is the about him. He makes micro fun and easy.”
BIOSC50
“He was a . or bio person but he makes this class really really interested.”
7308

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard closed-style unit exams and and occasional skills checks.

Unit examsQuizzes from lecturesLab skills testPost-exam review

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a skills test for inoculating; he reviews missed items after exams.

Unit examsSkills testPost-exam review
“Be aware that there is a .”
BIOSC50
“He always holds reviews and by majority.”
BIOSC50

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“in all my 3 years at LMC, he is by far the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Shultz was one of the . He was so caring and you can tell he wanted everyone to understand the material and pass.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ !”

❤️ Caring Support

94/100

“Super duper great Professor who truly cares about the success of his students.”

📈 Fair Effort for A

68/100

“Work hard and the A is easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very enthusiastic about the course content and it clearly shows in his lecture style.
  • His lectures are always engaging and he always keeps it interesting.
  • he radiated .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be prepared to study. This class has a lot of information, but the professor is amazing.
  • You still have to study but he would give you everything you need to study and learn.
  • It's a lot of information but he makes it fun at the same time.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He was funny and caring.
  • and will give when questions seem unreasonable hard.
  • He's one of the .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen fully 5-star reviews with rich detail and perfect take-again rate give strong, consistent evidence despite moderate sample size.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
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Course coverage

BIOSC5011 reviews
MICRO503 reviews
73081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 3 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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