David Bastedo

ANAT260 · BIO260 · BIOL260 · BIOLOGY260 · ANAT251 · BIO261 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 90.32%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will study hard daily; he gives every tool you need to earn a strong grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest anatomy professorStudy every dayGives all materialsTest heavyCaring and organized

Students repeatedly call him the and .
An A is realistic if you study daily using his lectures, handouts, and labs.
Weekly quizzes or tests make the course hard but transparent and well supported.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is very attainable with daily study and his resources, but not without consistent hard work.

Online students report slightly harder navigation and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Human anatomy requires heavy memorization, weekly assessments, and steady effort.

Online and hybrid formats feel .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and lab participation matter and skipping hurts your grade.

Some online , while most in-person reports call it mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

About 90 percent would take again and comments call him essential for anatomy and pre-med paths.

; a few online or hybrid reviews are more cautious.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

and fair practicals, though tests are still demanding.

Format shift

Online written questions are .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Expect , and constant memorization.

Format shift

Online students add long video lectures and navigation load on top of the same test pace.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students call him passionate, organized, and the .

Format shift

Teaching praise is strongest in person; a few online reviews criticize long unhelpful videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, practicals, and exams dominate, supported by labs and occasional .

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online adds written questions and practicals that some find tougher.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students overwhelmingly recommend him as a .

Main concern

Weekly quizzes and .

What students said

“Get ready to study!!! Prof. Bastedo is a great instructor! He gives you everything you need to be successful in this class.”
BIO260

“Greatest professor I've had so far. I will say if you're not on top of things you will not succeed in the class.”
ANAT260

“If you want to be in the !”
BIO260

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online and hybrid reviews still praise his materials, but some say navigation and long videos make success harder than in person.

Main concern

Online setup can feel scattered and .

What students said

“This class was asynchronous and during Covid-19, so classes were online only.”
BIO260

“ anyone.”
BIO260

“Hybrid lectures were very long. Tests and practical were long and tough.”
ANAT260

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and content-heavy, but he tells you what to study and avoids surprise material when you prepare.

Weekly quizzes and testsPractical examsStudy objectives givenNo major surprises if prepared

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are frequent and memorization-heavy, but aligned with lectures and handouts.

Weekly quizzes and testsPractical examsObjectives providedNo surprises if you study

“There is a and the if you do your part to study.”
BIO260

“THERE ARE ”
BIO260

“He is straightforward with what you need to study, giving you examples of the kinds of questions that will be on the test and quizzes.”
BIO260

Online

Online and hybrid and practicals with limited live guidance.

Long written testsPractical examsTest heavy

“Tests and practical were long and tough.”
ANAT260

“ and tricky.”
BIO260

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Bastedo is the !! He is not easy though. Put in the time, hard work great grade!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (5 online, 45 in person), highlighting teaching excellence and heavy but fair anatomy work. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Greatest professor I've had so far. I will say if you're not on top of things you will not succeed in the class.”

👍 Recommendation

93/100

“If you want to be in the !”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“Get ready to study!!! ... Study every day!!! Do not wait till the last minute or you won't pass.”

⚖️ Fair Path to an A

58/100

“He gives you EVERYTHING you need to get an "A" in the class, but you must make the time to study HIS lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He gives you everything you need to be successful
Amazing lectures
always willing to help

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You get what you put into the class
Not easy A if you don't study
Study every day!!!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

very caring professor
unconditionally encouraging
The !!!!!!!!!!!!

Theme 4

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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years show strong consistency on teaching quality, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575

4 out of 56

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2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 11

B range

B+ 4 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

D 3

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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x x if you will study hard daily; he gives every tool you need to earn a strong grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🌟 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

📚 Workload Reality

⚖️ Fair Path to an A

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

🧪 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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F

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if you will study hard daily; he gives every tool you need to earn a strong grade.

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