AI Rate Professor

Biology

William Whalen

BIO55 · BIO50B · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
69.23%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him for an engaging, grade-friendly bio class if and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterGroup-project heavyHilarious lecturesEasy A with workEngaging multi-style teachingPolarizing organization
  • Many students call him their favorite and an easy A if , and use .
  • Detractors cite unprofessional jokes, weak organization, and group-project overload.
  • A&P and micro are manageable under him for students who like interactive, hands-on teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple students explicitly say Easy A if and use , and reported grades are mostly A.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Interactive teaching simplifies concepts, though A&P or micro still needs study and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and warn that skipping hurts success.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Majority praise is strong, but several stay-away reviews lower the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students call him an easy grader with and .

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework, group projects, and a featherlight one.

Format shift

Workload evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

73/100

Engaging multi-modal lectures win many fans, but organization and professionalism complaints hold the score below excellent.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and exams or lab practicals.

Format shift

Assessment notes are in-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and micro feel interactive and often easy if you show up, but a vocal minority finds him unprofessional or disorganized.

Main concern

and occasional mismatch between lectures and exams.

What students said

“If you attend class, do the homework, and do some studying for the .”
BIO50B
“Easy A. I will definitely be taking him again for B.”
BIO55
“ and homework, takes forever to grade, material on test is different from what we learn”
BIO50B

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

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Exams are often described as easy or review-supported, with and lab practicals.

Exam reviewsSome online examsLab examsExtra creditGroup work prep

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention review sessions, sometimes online exams, and .

Review sessionsOnline exams in some termsLab examsExtra credit
“ helps in knowing what he is going to focus on.”
BIO50B
“ and all class work was group work.”
BIO55
“ .”
BIO50B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Whalen has been my all-time FAVORITE instructor I've had throughout my entire journey at Norco.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting engagement, easy-A claims, and polarization. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

73/100

“He is engaging and brings so much more to the subject of A&P to where it becomes fun.”

📈 Easy A Path

82/100

“Amazing professor ! As long as you do the work, you can get an A. Easy A.”

👎 Polarizing Critiques

35/100

“makes weird jokes and very passive aggressive. not professional at all, i taught myself the entire semester.”

👥

48/100

“Lots of group projects. Stay away.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His teaching style uses auditory, visual, tactile, etc, every style to teach.
  • He like to do a lot of role play when it comes to learning processes or systems like the heart.
  • He was very entertaining and engaging.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. I will definitely be taking him again for B.
  • and .
  • don't think you can get by w/o studying!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Stay away!
  • material on test is different from what we learn, no study guide, and
  • and homework

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen fairly recent reviews with , but polarized opinions and modest sample size limit full certainty.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO50B10 reviews
BIO553 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values