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Biology

Astor Suriano

BIO34 · BIO1 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take Suriano if you will attend, read, and use his ; skip if you need a light workload or a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringLots of homeworkEXTRA CREDITTest heavyGet ready to read
  • Most students say he genuinely cares and and study guides.
  • BIO1 is assignment-heavy with many exams and long labs, so effort is required.
  • A minority report disorganization, lateness, or harsh structure, especially in BIO34.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

and study guides make strong grades attainable, but only if you put in and exam prep.

Most A evidence is in person; online reviews still report solid grades with more logistics friction.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

BIO1 content is manageable with reading and and long labs keep intellectual demand real.

and lab volume; online stress accelerated reading load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and skipping harms your chance to pass.

; online notes fewer explicit rules.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About 80 percent would take him again because he cares and helps motivated students succeed.

Recommendation is strong in person; online is mixed but still mostly yes.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students highlight fair grading, exam , and willingness to adjust tests when the class struggles.

Format shift

In-person reviews show the most extra-credit evidence; one online student .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and many exams.

Format shift

Workload complaints dominate in person; online also cites lots of .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and enjoyable, though a minority describe lateness and confusion in lab.

Format shift

; online is thinner and mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Lecture and lab exams are frequent and , and occasional projects.

Format shift

; online final is described as lab-based.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO1 praise centers on caring teaching, study guides, and , while , and occasional disorganization.

Main concern

High assignment and and rare reports of lateness or .

What students said

“This man will pass you if you put the effort.”
BIO1
“he wants everyone to succeed and gives so much its crazy.”
BIO1
“There are 49 . There are 9 exams”
BIO1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Compressed online BIO1 is doable with , and lab-based quizzes, but response delays and .

Main concern

, and slow reopen responses.

What students said

“ ! Read & dont procrastinate!”
BIO1
“he grave me an extension but never opened the hw (they lock, ).”
BIO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and standard in difficulty, softened by study guides and .

Many lecture and lab examsExtra credit on examsStudy guidesLab-based final online

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person BIO1 commonly includes many lecture and lab exams with study guides and .

9 total exams reportedExtra credit within examsStudy guides key
“Between lecture and lab exams there are 9 total exams its difficult but he will offer a chance for .”
BIO1
“His and .”
BIO1

Online

Online students describe quizzes on short JoVE lab videos and a .

Lab-based finalJoVE video quizzes
“ website free).Quizzes on Lab Manuals (JoVE videos) but the vids are short.”
BIO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This man will pass you if you put the effort. He really is a good professor and I cant say that about just any professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, mostly in-person BIO1, highlighting care, , heavy workload, and mixed organization. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Student Care

78/100

“professor Suriano genuinely cares about his students. he wants everyone to succeed and gives so much its crazy.”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“I have never taken a class with this much work before.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“ !! .”

⚖️ Grade Path

70/100

“if you do the study guide you'll get an A in class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hes very friendly and really cares about the success of his students
  • Honestly top 3 professors Ive taken in college

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There are 9 exams, and he expects you to have some knowledge of bio
  • gives so many chances of
  • study guide is key for A

Theme 3

⚠️

  • Always showed up late, past the 15 minute mark
  • You also have to figure out your grades pretty much on your own
  • he grave me an extension but never opened the hw

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed reviews from 2018-2021 with consistent caring and workload themes and enough negative outliers to balance the picture.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO114 reviews
BIO341 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

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

2

Not sure yet 2