Clyde Wilson

BIO35589 · BIO1 · BIO132908 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Only take him if and the book for ; otherwise pick an easier bio section.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavySlide MemorizationTough GraderFunny but HardExtra Credit Lifeline

BIO1 is very hard and test-heavy; alone.
An A is possible but requires heavy memorization of and lab work.
Many still say he is funny and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students say an A and multi-day review, not light effort.

Online ; easy-A difficulty evidence is mostly in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Repeatedly called one of the hardest classes, with dense lecture and test detail.

Both formats describe high difficulty; only one online review.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and stress paying attention daily.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Some recommend him for learning and .

; in-person opinions are mixed-to-positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

; tests are long and detailed with little slack.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Book, slides, labs, and online modules all need serious study time.

Format shift

; online sample is too small to contrast.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Funny and approachable for many, but lectures often miss the depth tested.

Format shift

Online review is clearly negative on teaching clarity; in-person is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Tags and comments stress long tests, lab quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Hard, lecture- and slides, reading, and lab prep; personality is often liked.

Main concern

and high study load even with .

What students said

“THE KEY AND !!!!!!!”
BIO1

“this class was the hardest A I've ever worked for.”
BIO1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single , and not worth retaking.

Main concern

Hard to understand lectures online with and .

What students said

“If I had the chance to redo the class, it would be with another professor. I do not understand how he teaches”
BIO1

Exam style

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Exams are long, detailed, and .

Test HeavyLong Detailed ExamsSlide MemorizationLab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and detailed; students must memorize slides and study labs carefully.

Long Detailed ExamsSlide MemorizationLab QuizzesExtra Credit

“ and very detailed.”
BIO1

“THE KEY AND !!!!!!!”
BIO1

Online

Online review flags test-heavy, .

TEST HEAVYLECTURE HEAVYTough Grader

“I do not understand how he teaches”
BIO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I've since taken Micro and A&P in this campus but this class was the hardest A I've ever worked for.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (1 online, 8 in and mixed teaching. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“He cares about his students and .”

📚

28/100

“ and very detailed.”

💪 Effort for an A

28/100

“this class was the hardest A I've ever worked for.”

👍

52/100

“ and he is quite a character.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is funny, but you HAVE to pay attention
if
His lectures do not cover anywhere near enough material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Hardest class I've ever taken
want to get an A then read the book and
and theres a lot of material to cover

Theme 3

📝 About Tests

if you want to get an A in this class you should be
! !
... They can be tricky.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed reviews with consistent hard-class themes, but the sample is small and mostly from 2016-2018.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 53

3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO17 reviews

BIO1329081 review

BIO355891 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 1

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Clyde Wilson

Only take him if x x x x and the book for x x x x; otherwise pick an easier bio section.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 x x

💪 Effort for an A

👍 x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Tests

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

Only take him if and the book for ; otherwise pick an easier bio section.

📚

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