AI Rate Professor

Biology

Thomas Smith

BIOSCI202 · BIOSCI106 · BIOSCI107 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
19/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

unless you are highly self-directed and prepared to learn most of the biology material on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Teaching RequiredDisorganizedTest HeavyVague InstructionsHeavy Workload
  • Most students say he does not teach clearly and that they had to teach themselves from the textbook or outside resources.
  • The class is demanding, test-heavy, and often described as , and fast-paced.
  • A small minority says motivated students can do well because there is some curve or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is possible through curves, , and , but students describe the effort cost as very high.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

The biology content is difficult, fast-paced, and often left for students to learn alone from the textbook.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

, but lab and class presence seem important because students describe poor in-class guidance and practical work.

, and no online attendance evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and self-teaching is required.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some reviews mention curves, , or , but many still call exams hard and grading tough.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report lots of , and heavy studying.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Most , and does not effectively teach lecture or lab material.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades appear driven heavily by lecture exams, practical exams, lab worksheets, and .

Format shift

and practicals, while online evidence is absent.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are strongly negative, with repeated complaints about , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say the class requires independent learning with little effective instruction.

What students said

“The professor does not teach. You will have to teach yourself.”
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“Be prepared to study EVERYTHING on your own.”
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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

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The because students describe hard lecture exams and practicals, though some curves and may soften the grade impact.

Hard ExamsPractical ExamsCurved TestsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practicals, curves, and , but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Hard ExamsPractical ExamsCurved TestsExtra Credit
“Lec/practical exams are 80 points.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The professor does not teach. You will have to teach yourself. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“ !!! This professor does not know what he is doing.”

👍 Recommendation Level

22/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“ in a lot of work and studying by yourself and teaching yourself all of the course material, both lecture and lab.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The professor does not teach.
  • His lectures aren't helpful, you are better off finding YouTube videos that and .
  • Simply put, he you at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and I am an A-B student.
  • and practical and offers 20 pts of .
  • While it's possible to get an A in his class, you'll have to put up with all of these issues.

Theme 3

🧪

  • as they do not help with anything
  • and 100% just learning and teaching yourself.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

The sample has 10 recent reviews with consistent negative detail, but the total review count is modest and there are no online reviews.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1