AI Rate Professor

Biology

Erik Arevalo

BIO100 · BIOL100 · BIOL42430 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
77/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can handle , and a lecture-heavy format with clear expectations.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyClear grading criteriaCaringTest heavyStudy guides help
  • Students , and helpful, but the course can feel lecture-heavy and boring.
  • The class is not an easy A by default because quizzes, labs, exams, and memorization require steady work.
  • Study guides and attend and prepare.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is possible with study guides and consistent preparation, but , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, including one comment that says the class was taken as a zoom but is still counted as .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Biology content is described as , and memorization-based, even when the .

Only in-person reviews describe the course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory or strongly necessary, and students warn that skipping class hurts performance.

necessary attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and support, but several would avoid the class because it is boring, heavy, or poorly matched to non-biology students.

and clearly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Grading is usually described as clear and fair, with and some lenient labs, but exams and .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students repeatedly mention lectures, , and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

He is often described as , and helpful, but some students find the lectures boring or the setup frustrating.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is all in-person and mixed but mostly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Assessment is , and labs.

Format shift

, and study guides.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed but lean positive, praising his care and while , and exams.

Main concern

The workload can feel heavy for non-biology students because of , and .

What students said

“Biology is generally a hard class.”
BIO100
“ .”
BIOL100
“Beware of and .”
BIO100

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.

Reviews support a standard but demanding exam environment with , and .

Study GuidesQuizzesChallenging ExamsLabs

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes tied to study guides and labs, but it does not clearly prove open-book status, proctoring, or closed-book rules.

Study GuidesQuizzesChallenging ExamsLabs
“ if you prepare.”
BIOL100
“There's NO grey area in the .”
BIOL100
“ and challenging.”
BIOL100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ , and pay attention during lectures. This is the key to a good grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Erik was a great professor. Very down to earth and willing to answer any questions anyone had.”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

56/100

“ , and pay attention during lectures. This is the key to a good grade.”

⚖️

62/100

“ . and labs due every Thursday.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He managed to explain it in simple terms that made it a lot easier to understand.
  • and help when they needed it.
  • because I felt it could get boring.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Beware of and .
  • There are , but they are not too difficult, as long as you don't procrastinate.
  • The and are very time consuming.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • Everything is on the study guide.
  • If you can answer these questions, you'll breeze through the .
  • and challenging.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Ten in-person reviews over multiple years provide consistent , and exams.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1