AI Rate Professor

Biology

Walter Carlson

BIO130 · BIOL106 · 130A · BIOL130 · BIO102 · BI0130 · BIOL109 · BIOL31 · BIO106 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
74.63%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want an excellent bio lecturer and will study hard for written exams; skip if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTest & lecture heavyHilarious & caringWritten examsMemorization required
  • Students widely praise funny, clear lectures with analogies that make dense bio content digestible.
  • Grades rest on a few hard written unit exams; but .
  • yet practically required because .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

An A is realistic if , and grind for written exams, but many earn B/C or .

; online notes some open-book exams that still need real knowledge.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Dense lecture content and and study-load heavy.

Both formats call the material study-heavy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, but because lectures add testable content.

Online ; in-person splits between mandatory and optional-with-risk.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students recommend him for ; roughly three-quarters would take again.

; online is positive but smaller sample.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Tests are fair if you study lecture material, but he is a and little compromise.

Format shift

; some praise grade rounding or review help.

Workload

Light

68/100

; effort shifts to notes, labs, and .

Format shift

Both formats note minimal HW and test-centered workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Hilarious, analogy-rich lectures and genuine care make him one of the most praised science lecturers at the school.

Format shift

Lecture praise dominates in person; online still calls him solid and straightforward.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Few major unit exams and a ; labs and participation secondary.

Format shift

In-person BIO130 especially graded by few big written tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO130/102 is lecture-dense with , and tough written exams requiring heavy memorization.

Main concern

and rushed lecture pace fail students who cannot memorize deeply.

What students said

“he is extremely good at explaining things to students and he gives a lot of great examples.”
BIO130
“ ”
bio102
“ . .”
BI0130

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online/COVID-era bio and micro labs keep mandatory attendance or camera-on sessions, informative lectures, and but .

Main concern

and occasional blunt tone still apply online; .

What students said

“He mainly lectures, but the lectures are interesting and informative.”
BIO130
“You have to have camera on in class.”
BIO106
“ but constructed such that you'd never have time to look up all the answers.”
BIOL130

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

MC; success needs deep lecture mastery, not guessing.

Written examsNo multiple choiceMemorization heavyReview sessionsSome open-book timed

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and matching, heavy on memorization, with helpful review sessions before tests.

Written examsNo MCMemorizationReview sessions
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bio102
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BI0130

Online

but still difficult and time-constrained; study sessions and notes matter.

Open book timedTest heavyReview sessions
“ but constructed such that you'd never have time to look up all the answers.”
BIOL130
“There are !”
BIO130

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I'm in uni now and Professor Walt is still the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 biology reviews, . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Excellence

84/100

“he is extremely good at explaining things to students and he gives a lot of great examples.”

📝

36/100

“ . .”

😂 Fun Classroom Energy

82/100

“he is also really funny.”

👍

76/100

“you'll learn a lot if you put the work in. it'll be hard but it wasn't impossible”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He makes his class fun and enjoyable.
  • uses analogies,to the students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but if you just study a bit you should be fine
  • You have to actually know the material to pass the tests.
  • if

Theme 3

🧪 About Workload Structure

  • so do the labs and study for the test.
  • . 3 major exams
  • very lecture heavy and test heavy

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with a large in-person majority and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 514
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 3 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2