AI Rate Professor

Biology

Ricky Wong

BIO20 · BIO005 · MICRO001 · MICRO20 · BIO003 · BIO3 · ANATOMY01 · MICRO1 · MICROBIO20 · BIO5 · MICRO101 · 102 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take Ricky Wong if you are willing to study his notes hard—he is a and microbiology.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing organized lecturesExams from notes onlyNo textbook neededExtra credit lifelinePre-nursing favorite
  • Lectures and ; exams come straight from his posted material with no trick questions.
  • You must study and memorize, but A grades are very achievable with effort plus .
  • and transfer students who want clear structure and a caring instructor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

High A rates and help, but you must study lectures and if you try, not a free A.

Online students stress timed unproctored tests from notes; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Micro and bio content is solid college-level difficulty, but and breakdowns make the material manageable.

; online BIO005 feels lighter while Micro remains intellectually demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Many sections list attendance mandatory and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags, while .

; in-person more often mandatory with sign-in expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Roughly 90% would take again and comments overwhelmingly call him best professor ever for nursing prep and transfer science.

Praise is strong in both online and harsh critiques.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

scores, and extensions offset occasional tough-grader tags.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report clear criteria and ; a .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

his cheap manual—manageable if you keep up, not featherlight.

Format shift

Online adds weekly modules and discussions; , and frequent quizzes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly , and dedication that prepares nursing majors.

Format shift

Excellence holds online via Canvas modules and in ; rare negative outliers exist in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a non-cumulative final dominate; homework and discussions support but .

Format shift

Online and in-person both described as .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person classes are lecture-and-lab heavy, , and lots of ; students rave he is the best science teacher at Trade Tech.

Main concern

Attendance and heavy reading matter; a .

What students said

“Professor Wong is one of the ! His class consists of 23 lectures (divided into 4 lecture exams), 19 labs (divided into 2 lab quizzes) and the .”
MICRO20
“The greatest teacher Ive ever had. . His PowerPoints, his lecture material is very clear. The material he gives is exactly what you see on exams.”
MICRO20
“Micro 1 is the hardest class I ever took but ! and helps us to break down each chapter.”
MICRO1

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections and labs; exams are fair, unproctored but timed, and students still call him the best.

Main concern

; skipping study still .

What students said

“It's an easy A but you have to try. He organizes the class with . Test come straight from lecture, you won't need the book. Although the a lot of time.”
MICRO20
“The class was online but he posted all lectures and . but the questions were from the material he posted, no trick questions.”
MICRO20
“No need to buy textbooks because the professor provides you all the material in his own lecture format which were easy to follow.”
BIO005

Exam style

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Exams are fair and straight from his material with practice sets, but still detailed and multi-exam; .

Exams from lecture notesPractice exams availableNon-cumulative finalTimed unproctored online testsLab quizzes and practicals

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab quizzes track his lectures, syllabus, and practice exams; .

Practice exams for every examNon-cumulative finalLecture and lab examsExtra credit available
“only asked us to buy his book like $25, practice exams available for EVERY exam like 6 total & very similar.”
MICRO20
“He offers and .”
BIO003

Online

; questions come from posted lectures and labs, no trick questions reported.

Unproctored timed examsQuestions from Canvas modulesNo textbook needed
“Although the a lot of time. Know your information and you can pass.”
MICRO20
“ but the questions were from the material he posted, no trick questions.”
MICRO20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you need to take Micro, take it with Professor Wong. It's an easy A but you have to try. He organizes the class with .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (8 online, 42 in person), , and nursing-prep value. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Wong is by far the ! During the unprecedented times of the pandemic, he held a well-organized class.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“I have a Human Biology degree from UC San Diego, and now taking his Micro class to prep me for MCAT. His lectures are amazing... He is way better than any science prof at UC!”

📚

68/100

“His exams are fair, no tricky questions. transferring.”

❤️ Caring Instructor

90/100

“This professor was a gem... He really cares about students and their success. He provides great lectures. Don't be afraid by the work! 10/10 would recommend.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and labs are easy to follow and understand.
  • spoken.
  • All lectures are done on the board, written & drawn. Visually informative & great for a visual learners.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's an easy A but you have to try.
  • not the easiest A to get but not impossible for sure!
  • Micro is a hard subject, so students shouldn't expect any easy A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and truly wants you to do well.
  • .
  • Very respectful and caring to students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

102

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning 2016-2023 with consistent praise for organization and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 588
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 4 · A 24 · A- 3

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1