Jozsef Pentek

MICROBIOLOGY · BIO100 · BIO220 · BIO211 · PHYSIO · PHYSIO202 · BIO201 · BIO101 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 45.95%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

if you want a brutal physiology grind with ; otherwise pick someone else.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLecture heavyTest heavyExact-word gradingPolarizing

Physiology and anatomy courses are extremely hard with .
and often mismatched to lectures, textbook, and study guides.
A minority who grind hard and use and hilarious.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A requires heavy study, , and surviving tough practicals with little grade cushion.

Both online and ; most evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Physiology and related bios are dense, fast, and lecture-heavy with .

Difficulty is high in both formats; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Most students report , and several tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

Online reviews mix mandatory and optional; in-person is usually mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

lovers value learning and and harsh tone.

; in-person is polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Tough-grader tags dominate; and non-verbatim answers.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lecture-heavy courses with , and high outside study demand.

Format shift

Workload complaints appear in both formats.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Passionate lectures and strong office hours for some, but .

Format shift

Recent online and many recent in-person reviews .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on lecture exams, lab practicals, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and practicals nearly impossible, while and deep learning.

Main concern

Exams, practicals, and .

What students said

“I dropped this class early because the . Study guides, lectures, and the textbook don't match the tests.”
BIO220

“ ! He does not teach you anything, if you get an A on a lecture exam it bumps you 1% but get an F drops you 10%.”
PHYSIO

“I'm also surprised by any negative reviews. Dr.P is an awesome professor! Physiology is an inherently difficult subject, so be prepared to put in a lot of time outside of class to do well.”
BIO220

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are rated poorly for , and low compassion during a substitute semester.

Main concern

Tough grading and to materials.

What students said

“This professor is incredibly boring and lectures for too long. He gives 4 points for homework assignments that can be up to 50 questions and very difficult.”
BIO220

“On the first day of class, which was zoom, the instructor said it would not be an "easy a" and kept emphasizing the ”
BIO101

“He did not handle our class gracefully and accused us of cheating. There was no compassion for students still grieving for Dr. Clark's loss.”
BIO220

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and punish answers that are not in his exact lecture language.

Exact wording requiredHard practicalsLecture and short-answer heavyTests mismatch study guides

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practicals are frequently called nearly impossible and poorly matched to lectures or textbooks.

Impossible practicalsExact wordingShort answerPop quizzes

“Study guides, lectures, and the textbook don't match the tests. When students ask for help, the professor responds with snark.”
BIO220

“Practicals are IMPOSSIBLE to pass and will make you fail, even if you have a A.”
PHYSIO

“RECORD HIS LECTURES because he wants his exact words on the test.”
BIO220

Online

Online students , and little alignment between materials and assessments.

Test heavyTough graderHomework underweighted

“He . He is not considerate of those taking other classes.”
BIO220

“I've had to ask for because of the " ".”
BIO101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to learn and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“He is exceptionally intelligent and always willing to work with students until they understand, even outside of class.”

📉

28/100

“I dropped this class early because the .”

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24/100

“If you don't relay information EXACLTY verbatim, he counts it wrong.”

👍 Recommendation Split

46/100

“Dr. Pentek is the best!!! Hilarious and sarcastic personality, he truly cares about his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Teaches by rote
Lectures are amazingly detailed with analogies
He teaches the class like you already know everything
Great lectures but

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

85% and above is an A
Half the class failed the
You have to really work for an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Truly cares, also hilarious
This class made me go to therapy

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed, consistent , and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534

4 out of 58

3 out of 57

2 out of 510

1 out of 512

Course coverage

BIO22032 reviews

BIO1019 reviews

BIO2112 reviews

PHYSIO2 reviews

2011 review

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MICROBIOLOGY1 review

PHYSIO2021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C+ 3 · C 3

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 4

Jozsef Pentek

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📉 x x

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

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 you want a brutal physiology grind with ; otherwise pick someone else.

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