AI Rate Professor

Biology

Gary Wisehart

BIOLOGY107 · 210A · SUST101 · BIOBIO · BIOL101 · BIO107 · BIOL107 · BIO147 · BIO · BIOLOGY · BIO210A · BIOL205 · BIO210B · GEMBIO · BIO101 · BIO200A · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want to work hard and learn deeply; avoid if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHigh StandardsField Trip HeavyInspirational MentorTest Heavy
  • Caring and knowledgeable but grades hard and expects serious effort
  • , and required field trips drive the load
  • Best for students who want real bio learning, not an easy A

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A , and ; few As and many report hard grading.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is dense, detail-oriented, and fast-paced with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and labs/field trips are treated as essential to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Many students love his passion and mentoring, but a large and workload.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Frequently tagged as a As and picky or detail-heavy scoring.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and required field trips create a heavy ongoing load.

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Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and inspirational teaching, but some find him condescending or confusing.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Tests and and labs as major supporting weight.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio with , and frequent field trips; polarizing between inspired learners and students crushed by tough grading.

Main concern

and heavy workload can sink grades for busy or unprepared students.

What students said

“Be prepared for homework and test! The class and field trips really made this class a gem!”
BIO101
“Realistically though Gary is too Darwinian with . There were only 4 As in my class.”
BIO107
“His grading is hard but if you go to all the . Lotsa !”
BIO101

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard and detail-heavy; some lab quizzes are open book, but midterms and .

Detail-Oriented TestsDaily QuizzesLecture Plus Textbook DepthOpen-Book Lab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often harder than lecture alone; keep up with objectives and book content.

Detail-Oriented TestsDaily QuizzesStudy ObjectivesOpen-Book Lab Quizzes
“This class is extremely intense and his tests and .”
BIO101
“The mid-terms are completely foreign to whatever you have learned in class.”
BIO107
“He goes over all the answers in .”
BIO107

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are not willing to work hard from the but you will be rewarded with appreciation of San Diego.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting toughness, field trips, and polarizing recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“He was a great communicator, caring professor, if I had any difficulties with a subject he would allow me to come to his office,& we could delve into the subject in detail.”

📉 Easy A Reality

32/100

“ if yoy wanna an A or B it wont happen.”

📚 Workload Intensity

30/100

“Too much work involved for the credit received (4 credits).”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“Amazing professor in every way! The effort I had to put in this class built me up for success in others.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He genuinely cares about biology and the environment
  • Extremely helpful and approachable
  • He talks down to people and teaches as if we are all Biology majors

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Gary is too Darwinian with
  • You really have to study and attend ALL the labs if you want to pass
  • Lotsa ! If you don't get an A, it's your fault

Theme 3

🚌

  • Required field trips outside of lab days
  • The field trips are better than any other class I have taken
  • Be prepared to spend money on gas and field trips, but

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on toughness, field trips, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 512
3 out of 55
2 out of 59
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BIO10117 reviews
BIO10715 reviews
BIO210A2 reviews
BIOL1012 reviews
BIOL1072 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1