AI Rate Professor

Biology

Romeo Celaya

BIO1A · BIO181 · BIO34 · BIO33 · BIO · BIO457 · GENETICS · ECOL320 · BIO10 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
95.24%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will attend, use office hours, and study hard for ; skip if you want an easy bio grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesOffice Hours EssentialTest HeavyCaringAccessible Outside Class
  • , and genuine investment in student success.
  • Exams and quizzes are hard; office hours, study guides, and some matter a lot.
  • A few older or online reviews warn of , and uneven expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

As are available with study, office hours, notecards or in some terms, but .

Online review paints a harsher no-support picture; most grade success stories are in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Biology and genetics content is dense, fast, and .

Online and in-person both call the material hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many courses mark attendance mandatory or say skipping means you will not pass because .

Nearly all attendance comments are in person; online .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Most students strongly recommend him for teaching quality and .

; the one online review says stay away.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

54/100

, dropped quizzes, or replaced low exam scores.

Format shift

online review.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lecture-heavy load with , and labs more than busywork homework.

Format shift

and exams; online review stresses note-taking alone.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Majority describe excellent communication, analogies, and office-hour support, with a .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise dominates; the sole online review is negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and limited pure homework weight.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams; and occasional papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is widely recommended for engaging lectures, accessibility, and help, with and .

Main concern

Tough exams, dense material, and the .

What students said

“One of the ! Extremely knowledgeable & very entertaining!”
BIO1A
“Not gonna lie, the .”
BIO10
“You have to be in class to do well in the course as his PowerPoints are vague.”
BIO457

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative: , and material beyond what was taught.

Main concern

and assumed prior knowledge.

What students said

“Even if difficult, he even included material on exams that he never taught because he expected us to already know them from previous classes. Stay away.”
BIO

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard and high-stakes, sometimes eased by notecards, outlines, or dropped low scores.

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesNotecards Allowed SometimesTest HeavyStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and detail-heavy, with occasional notecards, outlines, and .

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesNotecards AllowedExam OutlinesLowest Exam Replaced
“ so that really helps too!!”
BIO181
“The .”
BIO10
“ .”
BIO10

Online

Online evidence describes extremely difficult exams with no handouts or slides and some untaught material.

Extremely Difficult ExamsNo PowerPointsNo Handouts
“Even if difficult, he even included material on exams that he never taught”
BIO

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're willing to put in the work you will get an A. Not a gimme A but if you want to learn there is no one who will help you more.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews (33 in person, 1 , and office hours. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“ and make it understandable better than any professor I've had.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ , as he made this class enjoyable.”

📝

46/100

“The .”

❤️ Student Support

88/100

“Brandon is very knowledgable of the course material and will go out of his way to help his students succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • great lecturer, takes time to go over ideas on the board
  • use the words on the PP and bring to picture form
  • very entertaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the
  • Not a gimme A but if you want to learn
  • plenty of opportunities to make up for difficult tests

Theme 3

🏢 About Office Hours & Access

  • GO TO office hours and you will excel
  • ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-four reviews with multi-year span, rich detail, and .

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO1A17 reviews
BIO108 reviews
BIO2 reviews
BIO4572 reviews
BIO1811 review
Show 4 more courses
BIO331 review
BIO341 review
ECOL3201 review
GENETICS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2