AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jacob Drainville

BIO1A · BIO61 · BIO19 · BIO4 · BIO239 · BIO50A · BIO5 · BIO1 · BIO50B · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
72.34%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Choose Drainville if you want rigorous bio prep and ; skip if you need an easy A or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarized reviewsHomework as exam prepTest heavyCaring if you workWritten lab exams
  • Many students love engaging lectures and say quizzes and .
  • A&P and some nursing-track students report harsh tone, heavy load, and .
  • Success tracks strongly with consistent .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with serious daily study, but many report Bs despite heavy work and few free grade boosts.

Almost all evidence is in person; the one online review still .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

A&P and major bio courses are repeatedly called hard, memorization-heavy, and taught at a high level.

BIO4 and intro courses feel easier than BIO50A/B in the in-person set.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections treat lectures as optional and ; others say skipping lectures or labs hurts.

In-person attendance rules vary by course; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Majority would retake, especially in BIO1/BIO4, but .

Recommendation is stronger in .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Some curves and exist, but , and exam-average driven.

Format shift

; online open-note tests sound friendlier but sparse.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and lab prep are common and often used as .

Format shift

Heavy workload is the dominant in-person theme; .

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Many praise entertaining, caring lectures, while others report tangents, shaming, or .

Format shift

In-person reviews are highly polarized; the sole online review is strongly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Lecture and and quizzes mainly feeding test performance.

Format shift

Online explicitly says grade relies heavily on lecture and lab tests; in person agrees.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and complaints about tone, organization, and brutal A&P exams.

Main concern

, and workload can feel harsh for nursing-bound students seeking an easy path.

What students said

“in .”
BIO4
“NURSING MAJORS RUN!!”
BIO50A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review calls content hard but open-note tests, weekly homework, and a .

Main concern

Grade still relies heavily on lecture and .

What students said

“Grade relies heavily on lecture and lab tests, but they are open note.”
BIO50B

Exam style

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; lab exams are frequently written free response and stricter.

Test heavyQuiz-to-exam carryoverWritten free-response lab examsOpen note online onlyMultiple choice lecture exams

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, lecture exams are often multiple choice from quizzes, while counted.

Written lab examsQuiz-based lecture examsNo multiple choice labs
“ multiple choice for the lab portion.”
BIO50A
“ from Quizzes so do those.”
BIO4

Online

One online review reports open-note lecture and and a simple video project.

Open note testsWeekly homeworkFinal video project
“Grade relies heavily on lecture and lab tests, but they are open note.”
BIO50B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are looking for an easy A, avoid. If you are willing to do the work and put in the time, you will excel.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting polarized teaching praise, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Engaging Teaching

66/100

“By far A phenomenal prof! and I think will ever have.”

⚠️ Not an Easy A

38/100

“I studied 6 hrs a day this was my and still no A.”

🧪

74/100

“ and it is all written but if you are majoring in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are incredibly engaging
  • the way he lectures actually makes you understand bio
  • he talks a lot about stuff beside the lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you are looking for an easy A, avoid.
  • .
  • and not multiple choice.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super caring and genuinely loves teaching
  • They do make you feel dumb.
  • . they are so supportive

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews spanning many years and courses give a large, consistent sample despite polarized opinions.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 510
3 out of 50
2 out of 56
1 out of 58

Course coverage

BIO50B13 reviews
BIO50A11 reviews
BIO110 reviews
BIO47 reviews
BIO612 reviews
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BIO191 review
BIO1A1 review
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BIO51 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

19

B+ 3 · B 15 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Not sure yet 6