AI Rate Professor

Biology

Mike Leboffe

MICRO135 · BIOLOGY107 · BIO210 · BIO205 · BIOBIO · BIO107L · BIO107 · BIOL107 · MICRO205 · MICRO · BIOL205 · BIO230 · BIO210B · BIO101 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want rigorous micro training and are ready to treat the class like a full-time job; otherwise seek an easier section.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely HardTough GraderLecture HeavyCaring but VagueHands-On Labs
  • Microbiology and bio courses are widely called among the hardest at the college
  • Many praise his passion, humor, and accessibility while others say
  • An A is possible only with relentless reading, note-taking, and early help-seeking

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students repeatedly say you must work relentlessly for an A; and .

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

Micro and bio with him are described as 500-level rigor, fast-paced, and among the hardest classes students take.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

; skip-class tags and lab practicals make absence costly.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; if you want maximum rigor and learning, not an easy grade.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags, little curve, and if you fall behind.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and labs that consume time outside class.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate, funny, and accessible for many; others find lectures rambling, dry, or poorly aligned with tests.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Test-heavy and lecture-heavy design with difficult lab practicals and limited .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

labs and passion win fans, while , and rambling lectures frustrate many.

Main concern

High fail risk if you fall behind; lectures often feel misaligned with exams.

What students said

“This will be the hardest class that . Get ready to , and struggle.”
BIOL205
“You will work for your A, and will spend some time outside of lab and class for "unknowns"”
BIO205
“ . I cannot stress that .”
BIOL205

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 and , and frequently feel poorly matched to lecture pace.

Test HeavyLab PracticalsLearning Objectives Not Study GuidesNotecard Sometimes AllowedNo Curve

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person micro exams and practicals are rigorous, sometimes with a notecard, and demand full learning-objective mastery.

Test HeavyLab PracticalsNotecard Sometimes AllowedNo Curve
“ . I cannot stress that .”
BIOL205
“He . He will challenge you, but you will really know micro by the end of the semester.”
BIOL205

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This will be the hardest class that . Get ready to , and struggle. Professor is caring, but it doesn't make this subject any easier.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning polarized rigor and support themes. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Course Difficulty

16/100

“He bragged this is not a 200 level class, but a 500 level. I should have ran from the room then!”

🎯 Teaching Split

58/100

“I hated how hard the class is, but , and inspirational!”

⚖️ Grade Cost

28/100

“You will work for your A, and will spend some time outside of lab and class for "unknowns"”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are dry and not helpful
  • He loves what he does, and he loves teaching
  • Lectures have hardly anything to do with the material. He gets off topic A LOT!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you don't want to put in the work go with a professor that will make things easier
  • possible to get A or B, but don't fall behind

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • THE . REAL HANDS ON STUFF AND HE LOVES TO TEACH

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years with rich detail and a stable split between rigor fans and frustrated students.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 519
3 out of 514
2 out of 59
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values