Greg Golling

MICROBIO · MICROBIOL · BTECH20 · CELLBIO · BIOL2260 · BIO2201 · MICRO · MICROGEN · MICRO1 · BIOL1500 · MICRO0CELLETC · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 68%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you will attend every class, study early, and and a blunt teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilarious but polarizingLecture and test heavyMandatory attendanceTough examsPassionate about micro

Many students love his humor, passion, and resources if they study hard and attend.
Others find him sarcastic, rude when asked questions, and .
Micro and cell bio are content-heavy with frequent quizzes and difficult exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Bs are common and multiple reviews say you must study constantly, use study guides, and not fall behind to earn a strong grade.

In person evidence dominates; the one Online review is easier overall.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Micro and cell bio are repeatedly called information-dense, lecture heavy, and memorization heavy.

Online BIOL1500 felt easy; In person upper bio courses do not.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and you will not pass, and daily quizzes enforce showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 68% would take again; strong fans say he is top-tier, while critics urge students to take micro elsewhere.

Polarized In person record drives the recommendation score; Online evidence is thin.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough grader tags are common and and picky grading.

Format shift

In person comments drive this; Online .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Long lectures, frequent quizzes, labs, reading, and heavy study time for .

Format shift

In person micro is heavy; the one Online intro course was light.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and resource-rich, but a sizable group finds him rude, unfocused, or hard to learn from.

Format shift

In person reviews are mixed; Online only calls the class easy with harder tests.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and test-heavy tags dominate over homework volume.

Format shift

In person assessment evidence is strong; Online only notes difficult tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person micro and cell bio students split between great passionate lectures with tough but fair demand and complaints about sarcasm, vague focus, and .

Main concern

High exam difficulty plus occasional rude or condescending interactions.

What students said

“He provides many resources for you to be prepared for exams and answers any questions you have.”
BIOL2260

“Horrible professor, not only does he seem annoyed when you ask him a question but is rude and sarcastic when it isn't necessary.”
MICRO

“Exams and , so get the .”
BIOL2260

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One older Online BIOL1500 review calls the class very easy with minimal textbook use but .

Main concern

Even the easy Online .

What students said

“Very easy. Minimal text book use. But ”
BIOL1500

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly described as hard, detail-heavy, lecture-based, and sometimes poorly aligned with objectives.

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person courses use frequent quizzes and and study guides.

Daily or frequent quizzesHard in-person examsLecture-based exam questionsStudy guides

“He gives a are on the previous nights lecture.”
BIOL2260

“99% of the so make sure you study every detail of it!!”
BIOL2260

“ so study way ahead of time!”
BIOL2260

Online

Online review only says tests are a little difficult, with .

Somewhat difficult tests

“Very easy. Minimal text book use. But ”
BIOL1500

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Work hard, be willing to learn, and you'll have no problems.”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews (1 Online, 42 In person), balancing praise for passion and humor with exam and personality critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Easily in the top 3 professors Ive had at Taft college. He is good at explaining tough concepts.”

😂 Humor and Personality

72/100

“I thought he was very funny and made lectures enjoyable.”

🧪

34/100

“Exams and , so get the .”

⚠️ Harsh Interactions

30/100

“He also makes you feel very dumb when you ask for help. !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He cracks a lot of jokes too. !
Provides you with so .
He is hilarious, and easy to talk to.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

The class is hard so you have to study in order to get a good grade.
A lot of material so be ready to read & read & read....
so study way ahead of time!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality Risks

Sometimes he could be sarcastic and rude
and funny, and in less than a minute he will begin talking down on a student
Does not help the students at all. Very rude!!!!.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-three reviews over many years give a large, detailed, and consistently polarized picture of difficulty and teaching style.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520

4 out of 58

3 out of 53

2 out of 58

1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIOL226020 reviews

CELLBIO4 reviews

BIO22013 reviews

MICRO3 reviews

MICRO13 reviews

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BIOL15002 reviews

MICROBIO2 reviews

MICROBIOL2 reviews

15101 review

BTECH201 review

MICRO0CELLETC1 review

MICROGEN1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A 5 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 13 · B- 3

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Greg Golling

x x x if you will attend every class, study early, and x x x x and a blunt teaching style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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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

😂 Humor and Personality

🧪 x x

⚠️ Harsh Interactions

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Personality Risks

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend every class, study early, and and a blunt teaching style.

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