AI Rate Professor

Biology

James Smiley

BIOL2 · ANATBIOL · ANAT2 · BIO2 · BIO4186 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you thrive on independent study and ; skip if you need lectures and hand-holding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught HeavyHard Tests With CurveNo Lecture StyleAttendance OptionalPolarizing
  • and high expectation of independent mastery.
  • , but students must take full initiative.
  • Attendance is not required; those who need structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

as hard; a , but an A still requires heavy independent mastery.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy content is dense, not spoon-fed, and framed as medical-school initiation level work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

and you are on your own.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; actively discouraged for students who need teaching and structure.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

; but not free either.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Expect , and substantial outside preparation.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

some call him the greatest for building independence; others say he and does not care.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

; labs are self-directed with limited guidance.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

strong for disciplined self-learners who like hard, UC-style anatomy, weak for students who want traditional lecturing and guidance.

Main concern

Minimal lecturing and teach-yourself labs leave unprepared students stranded.

What students said

“This class is fully self taught. If you're disaplined and ready to learn everything on your own, then this class is for you.”
BIO2
“ . You are on your own there. .”
ANATBIOL
“ . If you follow suggestions and ask questions, you will learn a ton.”
BIOL2

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.

Exams are hard and content-heavy, with some curving, but .

Hard TestsCurveSelf-Study Driven

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are described as hard with curves; .

Hard TestsCurve
“ but .”
BIO2
“ .”
ANATBIOL

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is fully self taught. If you're disaplined and ready to learn everything on your own, then this class is for you. Smiley , yet he expects you to know everything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, , and fit for independent learners. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

32/100

“This class is fully self taught. If you're disaplined and ready to learn everything on your own, then this class is for you.”

🎯 Teaching Polarization

55/100

“Doc Smiley built my confidence and my ability. The greatest!”

📝

38/100

“ but .”

🚪

88/100

“ . You are on your own there.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Smiley , yet he expects you to know everything.
  • Not spoon fed. More like the UC classes that I took in my undergrad.
  • , and his leachers hops from one chapter to the next.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but .
  • Expects you to learn all of the material and then some.
  • Be ready to work.

Theme 3

❤️ About Fit & Character

  • and don't like to attend lectures.
  • Acts like a jerk a lot of the time but really isn't.
  • If you are the type of person who want to be taught Human Anatomy instead of you trying to teach yourself anatomy then Mr. Smiley isn't the teacher for you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six older in-person reviews (2008-2012) with mixed but ; limited recent data lowers confidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO22 reviews
ANAT21 review
ANATBIOL1 review
BIO41861 review
BIOL21 review

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