AI Rate Professor

Biology

Luke Blacquiere

BIO20608 · BIOL1 · BIO1 · BIO1L · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
93.75%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Must-take bio professor if you will attend, study for tests, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate biology nerdAmazing lecturesCaring and funnyStudy for examsNo textbook needed
  • Near-universal praise for passion, clarity, humor, and care for students
  • study for exams, labs, and occasional pop quizzes
  • Textbook is widely unnecessary if you attend lectures and labs

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many say not an easy A and you must study for exams though effort is fairly rewarded.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Average difficulty around 3 with reading, labs, and daunting tests for some students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

About 94 percent would take again with nearly all 5-star praise for teaching and care.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Clear criteria and ; one outlier calls him a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

but labs, weekly quizzes, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Overwhelmingly described as , and inspirational.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Lecture exams plus lab quizzes and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO lectures and and and study for weekly quizzes and exams.

Main concern

, and occasional slow grade updates.

What students said

“AMAZING! He was such a wonderful professor. .”
BIO1
“ and labs and its an easy A but you gotta study 4 exams.”
BIOL1
“He's one of the . You can tell that he really LOVES biology”
BIO1

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and study; not open-book friendly.

In-person examsWeekly lab quizzesPop quizzesStudy-heavy tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and if you do not read and study.

In-person examsWeekly lab quizzesPop quizzesStudy required
“ , so you need to read & study!”
BIO1
“there is ”
BIO1L
“ and labs and its an easy A but you gotta study 4 exams.”
BIOL1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is an incredible professor that really changed my view on school and the meaning of education. He was very easy going and has an amazing personality.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting passion, exams, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“He makes the lectures very understandable. I disliked biology but he really made me rethink my major.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“ so far.”

❤️ Passion & Care

96/100

“He cares about the students and the subject a lot. He is friendly and helpful”

📚 Real Effort Needed

58/100

“NOT an Easy A...”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaches from his passion for science
  • Amazing lectures
  • makes the class more interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you gotta study 4 exams

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • hilarious and approachable
  • really LOVES biology
  • kind & passionate

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed in-person reviews from 2015-2019 with strong consensus, many grades, and rich qualitative agreement.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO110 reviews
BIOL15 reviews
BIO1L1 review
BIO206081 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 4 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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