AI Rate Professor

Biology

Brian Page

BIO100 · BIO110 · BIO110LAB · BIO111 · BIO101 · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
57.84%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you will attend, use SI/office hours, and grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturesTough ExamsExtra CreditStudy GuidesLecture Heavy
  • He is passionate and .
  • Exams are tough and picky; weekly work and cushion grades.
  • many call him one of the and dry lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As , and SI, but exams are hard and .

Online sample is more optimistic; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Intro bio content is dense, lecture-heavy, and .

Almost ; few online reviews still call it work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and penalties for being late or leaving early.

In-person attendance is often strict; limited .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

great if you want to learn and grind, poor if you want an easy science credit.

; in-person is polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

, though partial credit and help dedicated students.

Format shift

In-person comments dominate this pattern; online calls him fair with .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly homework, quizzes, labs, discussion posts, and .

Format shift

In-person and lab sections report the heaviest load; online still requires study.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Passionate, often funny, clear when students engage; some find lectures dry, long, or .

Format shift

Online sample is glowing; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Lecture and , homework, and .

Format shift

; online also centers quizzes and tests with study guides.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and tough, test-heavy, long lectures that run over time.

Main concern

, and lectures that often run late.

What students said

“Professor Page is easily one of the best professors I've had @ MiraCosta College.”
BIO111
“This "intro" biology professor was far from introductory... guides.”
BIO110
“ ... , but it's impossible to fail if you put in the work.”
BIO110

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and fair if you put in the work.

Main concern

Still requires consistent study; not a free ride.

What students said

“Professor Page is awesome and hilarious. He really does a great job with lectures and the .”
BIO110
“He gives you what you need to pass, but you need to put in the work.”
BIO111
“his lectures are EXACTLY what the tests and ! and he offers !”
BIO110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard and specific; study guides help but .

Test HeavyStudy GuidesParticipation QuizzesPicky Short AnswersExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

picky answers, daily quizzes, and sometimes weak study-guide match.

Hard ExamsDaily QuizzesReview SheetsLecture Heavy
“the guides.”
BIO110
“Daily 5 point "participation" quizzes at 9am PROMPTLY”
BIO110
“ but he provides a review sheet telling you what is kinda on the exams.”
BIO110

Online

Limited online reviews say lectures and study guides align with quizzes and tests and .

Study GuidesQuizzes And TestsExtra Credit
“his lectures are EXACTLY what the tests and ! and he offers !”
BIO110
“ and study.”
BIO111

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you put in the effort, you will learn a lot and do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing passionate-teaching praise with . Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Passion & Clarity

75/100

“ , and genuinely wants students to succeed.”

🧪

35/100

“I'm not a biology person, so this class was tough mainly because the .”

🎁 Safety Net

60/100

“The , and other assignments is what helped me receive an A- in the class.”

⚠️ Polarizing Fit

40/100

“Do yourself a favor and !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny, down to earth, and incredibly passionate about teaching and science!
  • Heavy lecture, super dry. Talks your ear off.
  • He often goes over the scheduled time and has a tendency of going off on tangents

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Earning an A takes serious effort.
  • and oddly specific with answers on in class questions and homework.
  • if you do the work, you'll pass.

Theme 3

🧰 About Support Resources

  • attend the SI sessions and .
  • He gives you all the tools you need to succeed In his class.
  • Go to student hours. Ask questions.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with rich detail and recurring themes; mostly in-person, so online confidence is lower.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
4 out of 510
3 out of 59
2 out of 513
1 out of 526

Course coverage

BIO11025 reviews
BIO11117 reviews
BIO110LAB6 reviews
BIO1001 review
BIO1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 14 · A 9 · A- 4

B range

12

B+ 2 · B 7 · B- 3

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Rather not say 2