AI Rate Professor

Biology

Dave Singer

BIO206 · MICR205 · BIO107N · BIO205 · BIOBIO · BIO107 · MICRO205 · BIOL107 · BIO235 · BIOL205 · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
21.43%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you need his specific biotech track and can sacrifice most of your semester to the class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyOverwhelming WorkloadBelittling ToneLove Him or Hate Him
  • Workload and ; .
  • Some dedicated science students praise deep learning, career prep, and office hours.
  • Many warn of belittling tone, self-teaching burden, and GPA risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students report and C+s for strong students, and no easy A even with huge effort.

All evidence is in-person; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

, and routinely called the hardest class or UCSD-level difficulty.

Difficulty .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and most recent detailed reviews strongly .

Recommendation split exists, but the overall tone across 50 in-person reviews leans avoid.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; with open notes and a curve.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students report , and multi-hour exams that crowd out other life.

Format shift

Workload and micro sections.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Passionate and sometimes funny experts praise him, but many say he confuses, belittles, and forces self-teaching.

Format shift

Teaching quality is highly polarizing in the in-person record.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Test-heavy structure with quizzes, lab practicals, long exams, and .

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 and , and polarizing: high learning for dedicated students, GPA danger for most.

Main concern

, and frequent reports of belittling or no empathy under stress.

What students said

“ ! : highest grades on paper 32/40), averages on tests- D range.”
BIO205
“Ridiculously Hard. The . Absurd work load”
BIO107
“you will walk out of this class with a new career and will have the skills to show.”
BIO206

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 extremely hard and high-stakes; open notes do not make them student-friendly.

Test HeavyOpen Note But Still HardPop QuizzesLab PracticalsLong Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are tough, frequent, and often poorly aligned with what students expect from lecture.

Open Note ExamsStill Extremely HardPop QuizzesLab Practicals
“ , but you will need to make . 55% is a C, 79% is an A.”
BIO205
“ , and the and different”
BIO107
“ and go back over them).”
BIO205

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! : highest grades on paper 32/40), averages on tests- D range.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting workload, exams, and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“When asked to further explain a topic, he basically just tells you that you're wrong and then rubs it in your face.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“If .”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“If you not ready to sacrifice everything including family and .”

🧪 Hardcore Learning Path

70/100

“While his class is rigorous and difficult, you learn so much. Not for slackers or daydreamers.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is super funny.
  • teaches way over students heads
  • You will develop a love- hate relationship.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy F even if
  • do not expect an easy A or B you really have to work your a!! for it
  • This was the hardest class ever.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • will belittle you
  • Complete lack of any empathy or respect for the situation we are in
  • RUN!!!!!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

94

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews across many years with consistent themes on difficulty, workload, and polarizing teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 516
3 out of 513
2 out of 525
1 out of 520

Course coverage

BIO10724 reviews
BIO20514 reviews
BIO2064 reviews
BIOL1072 reviews
BIO107N1 review
Show 5 more courses
BIO2351 review
BIOBIO1 review
BIOL2051 review
MICR2051 review
MICRO2051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1