AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Nicholas Gekakis

BIO204 · BIO107 · BIOL204 · BIO110 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Avoid unless you must take his section and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal Intro BioTough Grader No CurveTest HeavyTeach YourselfTangential Lectures
  • Intro biology is widely described as far harder than it should be with brutal tests
  • Lectures often feel disjointed while and speed
  • A minority praise his intelligence and help if asked, but most warn of poor return on effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, no curves, and heavy study.

Both Online and In ; Online BIOL204 reports near-class failure.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Intro bio is called harder than upper-div courses elsewhere with dense mechanisms and .

Difficulty is extreme in both formats; as especially punishing.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and one tag warns skipping means failing.

and In person evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

; only a few hardcore learners call him solid and helpful.

Online reviews are firmly No; some older In person reviews say Yes despite the difficulty.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and partial answers get docked heavily.

Format shift

and In person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and constant independent study for high-stakes tests.

Format shift

Online BIOL204 workload is extreme; In person also reports heavy prep and labs.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Tangents, disjointed lectures, and low engagement leave students teaching themselves.

Format shift

In person notes tangents; Online notes nitpicky classroom dynamics.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

and limited lenient assignment weight.

Format shift

Both formats stress tests; .

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

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO courses are lecture-heavy or flipped, extremely hard, and graded strictly with .

Main concern

and there is little to no curving.

What students said

“When an intro level course is harder than my other 12 credits combined, you're a bad professor”
BIO107
“You're on your own in this class, so be prepared to study independently”
BIO110
“Hes a , but theres only about two things in the class that will be affected by that (lab report) and ”
BIO204

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and demand verbatim textbook answers with weak lecture support.

Main concern

and almost no grade reward for huge effort.

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself and recite verbatim from the text book because even if you're right .”
BIO107
“60 minutes for 30-40 questions, including essay question, which he is super specific about.”
BIOL204

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and .

Test heavyTimed examsNo curveEssay questions

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and are never curved.

No curveTest material mismatchStudy guide focus
“test material never matched and studying what ”
BIO107
“ ”
BIO204

Online

Online tests include many questions in short time with and little reward for effort.

Timed examsEssay questionsVerbatim textbook answers
“60 minutes for 30-40 questions, including essay question, which he is super specific about.”
BIOL204
“even if you're right .”
BIO107

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“WAY HARDER THAN IT SHOULD BE. Friends from UCSD, UCLA, Stanford, all said the questions are harder than they had in there own classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting difficulty, grading, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He's not a bad person just not a good professor. He often goes off on tangents”

⚖️

18/100

“So much work and effort goes into this class, and you never get any return on that effort.”

📈 Difficulty

14/100

“When an intro level course is harder than my other 12 credits combined, you're a bad professor”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lecture style is disjointed
  • You're on your own in this class
  • Hes very intelligent but sometimes goes beyond the scope of class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • HARD AS HECK
  • Almost everyone failed

Theme 3

⚠️ About Independent Study

  • study from many sources
  • Be prepared to teach yourself
  • because all of the material will come back

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed reviews from 2017-2025 with consistent high difficulty and , though quality opinions split.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO1073 reviews
BIO2043 reviews
BIO1101 review
BIOL2041 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values