AI Rate Professor

Biology

Scott Malan

ANA1 · BIO8154 · BIOL8154 · ANAT1 · BIO10 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will study the ; skip if you need rigorous taught anatomy.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ACaring but UnorganizedWeekly Long TestsExtra Credit HeavySelf-Study Lab Focus
  • Kind, helpful, and and .
  • ; lectures are light so you mostly teach yourself.
  • Great for grade-seekers; weaker if you need structured pre-med depth.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly report A or A+ with , and pass-if-you-show-up outcomes.

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content can feel simple for grades, but and books because lectures are light.

All comments are in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

and skip-class warnings; others say attendance is optional.

Only in-person evidence; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

and grades, with a minority warning you will not learn deeply.

All recommendation evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

, and many A or A+ outcomes dominate the reviews.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly 6-12 page tests create steady pressure even when overall course difficulty feels manageable.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students love his kindness and help, but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Course and homework packets.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person bio and anatomy students call him caring and and easy high grades if you show up and .

Main concern

Disorganization and thin lecturing mean you may .

What students said

“ good Bio professor its an easy A+ .”
BIO8154
“Grades generously though.”
ANAT1
“ .”
ANAT1

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.

Expect weekly multi-page tests that largely recycle lab worksheets, with and .

Weekly Long TestsLab Packet BasedExtra Credit Available

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly long tests (often 6-12 pages) based on lab manuals, with tricky items but .

Weekly Long TestsLab Manual FocusExtra Credit
“Expect lots and lots of tests. Usually 6-12 pages once a week.”
ANAT1
“Do the homework because !”
BIO10
“Study the labs and you will !”
ANAT1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ good Bio professor its an easy A+ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews, , and caring but . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Dr. Malan is a wonderful person who has actually worked in the medical field for years”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

84/100

“ . You don't learn much.”

📝

58/100

“Lots of long tests 10-12 pages a week.”

❤️ Caring Style

86/100

“He's a nice caring teacher and his disorganization is part of his quirkiness.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He barely lectures and theres a
  • He absolutely loves teaching and loves the subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • its an easy A+
  • Grades generously though.
  • If you show up you pass.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Study the heck out of the lab worksheets because that's what the tests are.
  • Usually they are all pages out of .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

15 detailed in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes of kindness, tests, and easy grades.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANAT110 reviews
BIO81542 reviews
ANA11 review
BIO101 review
BIOL81541 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 5 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1