AI Rate Professor

Biology

Rick Katsuyama

BIOL4 · BIOL1 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
81.82%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him for BIOL4 if you will study the guides and ; he is chill and fair.

Best fit · Effort For RewardChill easy graderClear study guidesLabs are funExtra credit availableLecture attendance flexible
  • Students call him chill with and feedback on BIOL4.
  • Exams track slides and study guides closely, and .
  • Bio needs memorization and lab work, but effort plus study guides usually pays off.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students earn As by , and taking , though Bio still needs real memorization.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is detail-heavy Bio with lots to memorize, but lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Lecture attendance is often optional with slides provided, but and some sections still require showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students would take him again for , and a chill style that still teaches Bio well.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students repeatedly call him an , and exams close to study material.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Expect , and papers rather than daily lecture homework.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

He is described as , and strong in lab even when lectures run long or monotone.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades , and lecture/lab finals more than constant homework.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Bio 1 and Bio 4 feel detail-heavy with weekly labs and , but most , and exam predictability.

Main concern

Heavy memorization, long lectures, and if you fall behind.

What students said

“He is an and a really chill guy.”
BIOL4
“ and you can easily ace every one.”
BIOL4
“ and caring and wanted to help you learn”
BIOL1

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 closely follow slides and study guides, often reuse prior material, and finals mirror earlier tests.

Study-guide aligned examsDropped lowest examFinals similar to past testsWeekly lab quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab quizzes reward studying the guide and slides; .

Study-guide alignedDropped lowest examLab quizzesSimilar finals
“ , or he may have used the exact same questions.”
BIOL4
“ and study guide”
BIOL4

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Rick is one of the best professor I've had for biology. His labs are very engaging and fun, and and study guide.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He's a great and expectations, and makes labs fun.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ .”

📝

82/100

“ and you can easily ace every one.”

⚖️

80/100

“He is an and a really chill guy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and always willing to help if you ask
  • nonchalant, but
  • Lectures are very straight forward

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Bio 4 is tough
  • lotta memorizing but its expected cuz bio
  • class was pretty easy and straightforward

Theme 3

🧪

  • and fun
  • Both lecture and

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven recent in-person reviews from 2024-2025 show consistent praise for chill grading and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Not sure yet 1