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Biotechnology

Wai-Pan Chan

BIO113 · BIOT113 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

BIO113 may feel kind and easy, but BIOT113-style sections look like a teaching disaster.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing biotechConfusing testsKind in some coursesHeavy half-unit loadSlide-reader risk
  • BIO113 , and
  • BIOT113 and , and crushing workload
  • Overall experience is highly course-dependent and often negative

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

BIO113 looks easy with , but biotech sections demand heavy effort for .

and splits by course.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Half the , and weak instruction.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

; other reviews do not show flexible policy.

and only in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Three of five reviews urge staying away despite two strong BIO113 endorsements.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Easy tests and appear in BIO113, while other sections sound punitive and confusing.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Positive reviews report no homework, but negative ones report extreme work for a half-unit class.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Praise for , slide-reading, and teaching that is not his thing.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Tests and SOP-style assignments dominate comments more than regular homework.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and easy BIO113 to chaotic, high-stress biotech sections.

Main concern

, and huge workload in some biotech offerings.

What students said

“hes such a kind soul”
BIO113
“ and powerpoints.”
BIO113
“This man is NUTS. For this half-unit class, I did more work than my other ten units combined”
BIOT113

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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Some tests are easy and book-based; others are described as .

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

easy book/PowerPoint tests in BIO113 .

Book and PowerPoint testsExtra creditConfusing testsAcronym and code memorization
“ and powerpoints.”
BIO113
“he ”
BIOT113
“ ”
BIOT113

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“For this half-unit class, I did more work than my other ten units combined, and stressed enough for sixteen units.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting course-level split between BIO113 and biotech. Credibility rating: Medium.

💔 Teaching Disaster Risk

35/100

“I've seen a lot of bad teachers in high school and college but this guy is hands down the .”

🌟 Kindness in BIO113

80/100

“hes such a kind soul”

📚

85/100

“ and powerpoints. He also offers a lot of and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaching is just not his thing
  • He just rambles on about stuff that doesn't matter and just reads off the slides
  • One of the . He really cares about his students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and powerpoints
  • I did more work than my other ten units combined

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only 5 in-person reviews, but they are detailed and consistently split by course type.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIOT1133 reviews
BIO1132 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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