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Biology

Arron Ridenour

BIOLOGY22 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you can handle intense biology content, heavy memorization, and difficult exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery hard examsOverwhelming slidesCaring personTest-heavy gradingNeeds structure
  • Students often describe him as kind and willing to help.
  • The course is repeatedly criticized for huge slide volume and .
  • Grades depend heavily on difficult exams, making the course risky even for students who work hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A appears difficult because grades and limited guidance.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The course is intellectually demanding because students face hundreds of , and difficult physiology exams.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as mandatory, but office hours and participation are strongly linked to doing better.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

because the exams feel unfair, inconsistent, and poorly aligned with preparation materials.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report , and minor-detail penalties.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Workload is described as heavy because lectures can contain hundreds of and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Students like his personality and support, but many say lectures are slide-reading, rushed, messy, or not well structured.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Students repeatedly say grades and offering limited protection.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a caring professor, but , and weak alignment between study materials and tests.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Lectures are 200-400 slides weekly.”
Biology-22
“Lots of select all that but gives no partial credit.”
Biology-22
“ so study, turn in !”
Biology-22

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.

The exams are described as very difficult, heavily weighted, broad, and sometimes poorly aligned with study materials.

Difficult ExamsSelect All That ApplyNo Partial CreditExam-Heavy GradingUnclear Study Guidance

Assessment risk

Strict

16/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe hard exams with select-all-that-apply questions, no partial credit, broad content, and .

Difficult ExamsSelect All That ApplyNo Partial CreditBroad Exam ContentExam-Heavy Grading
“ credit & sometimes only 1 answer)”
Biology-22
“your grade is based off of exams. . VERY difficult.”
Biology-22
“ so study”
Biology-22

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He's nice but material needs to be reduced because it's all too much”

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

🧪

16/100

“Lots of select all that but gives no partial credit.”

📚 Workload Pressure

14/100

“Lecture slides every week were 200-500 slides, which I made quizlets to memorize them and I still wasn't prepared.”

❤️ Instructor Support

54/100

“Genuinely cares. But he is a new professor for sure.”

Theme 1

🧪 About Exams

  • credit & sometimes only 1 answer)
  • The study guides were long and were nothing like the Exams.
  • . VERY difficult.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Content

  • Lectures are 200-400 slides weekly.
  • read the and review labs, which is well over 1000 pages of content.
  • He's nice but material needs to be reduced because it's all too much

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • .
  • Genuinely a nice prof and wants to see everyone succeed.
  • A very positive and gentle spirited individual, & wants to see you succeed.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The 10 recent in-person reviews are detailed and , and teaching style.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

Biology-2210 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values