AI Rate Professor

Biology

Zafeer Fazelbhoy

BIO251 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you are fine self-teaching a tough A& and little guidance.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderTest heavySelf-teach labInflexible policiesHands-on practicals
  • Many students say and they must teach themselves.
  • , and little flexibility hurt the experience.
  • A and doable practicals if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students earn As with , but tough grading and .

All evidence is from in-person Bio-251 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Hands-on cadaver practicals and and self-study.

All evidence is from in-person Bio-251 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and students report being required to stay even after finishing.

All evidence is from in-person Bio-251 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

About two in ; praise for structure conflicts with common complaints about guidance and flexibility.

All evidence is from in-person Bio-251 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Labs, quizzes, and practical exams add steady work, but not uniformly described as overwhelming.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

46/100

A few call lectures short and clear; more say he observes quietly and gives little real-time help.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Practical exams, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Bio-251 lab is mixed: some call it structured and fair with study guides, while more report , and forced stay after finishing.

Main concern

, and high self-teaching load.

What students said

“You are essentially left to teach yourself.”
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“ and what he goes over in lecture.”
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“Seems friendly but ”
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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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Exams and quizzes are often called fair and tied to the lab manual, but practicals are fast and .

Practical examsStudy guides for midterm and finalQuiz-based lab assessmentFair but fast-paced tests

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person practicals and quizzes test lab-manual and lecture content; study guides help, but pace is high.

Practical examsStudy guidesLab-manual-based tests
“The practical exams are fast-paced but completely doable if ”
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“His test and .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It is discouraging to participate because, instead of receiving help, you're put on the spot. No guidance. You are essentially left to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person Bio-251 reviews, , and mixed practical exam fairness. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪

46/100

“You are essentially left to teach yourself.”

📋 Fair Tests If You Study

55/100

“As long as you study those things you will do well in this course.”

🚫 Inflexible Policies

30/100

“He doesn't do make ups, but also if you cannot be there quiz day even with 3 weeks advance notice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He teaches for the first ten minutes of lab and then the rest he just sits and observes.
  • He keeps lectures short and to the point.
  • and gives no guidance.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class requires a lot of self teaching.
  • .
  • We started class with 28 student by midterm there was only 13-15 of us.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Flexibility

  • Seems friendly but
  • makes you stay even if you finish early most days
  • Gives 2 weeks to turn in .

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

split tone, but the sample is still modest.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

Bio-2517 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2