AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Terry Ellis

PARAADJM · PARALEGAL · LEGALADMJ · PARA90A · AJ90 · ADJ3 · EVIDADMJ · LAW · CRIMPARA · ADMJ3 · PARA92A · PARACORP · PARA95 · CRIM1 · PARA89 · ADMJ95 · D090A · PARA3 · BUSICORP · AMDJ1 · PARA284 · PARA · AJ3 · 92A · CRIMLAW · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
64.29%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take him if you learn well from oral lectures and can attend consistently, but if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyKnowledgeableMandatory AttendanceTough but FairExtra Credit
  • Ellis is widely seen as knowledgeable and memorable, but his lecture-only style divides students.
  • Grades are achievable with , and studying, not with passive effort.
  • The biggest risk is long oral lectures that can feel repetitive, tangent-heavy, or hard to organize.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic with , and , but many comments reject the idea that it is effortless.

Online evidence is limited and , while in-person evidence repeatedly says , and showing up.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The content is manageable for attentive students, but legal concepts, oral-only lectures, and few study aids make it harder to organize.

Online reviews emphasize confusing lecture delivery, while or difficult depending on learning style.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

because exams and grades depend heavily on lecture notes.

Both online and in-person reviews support low flexibility, with and in-person reviews saying missing class hurts grades.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and memorable lectures, but negative reviews warn about tangents, harshness, and poor structure.

Online recommendations are mixed from only three reviews, while and strongly polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Students describe him as tough or fair, with and cheat sheets helping but not removing the need to study.

Format shift

Online reviews mention and few graded items, while in-person reviews , and grade recovery through effort.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

The workload is mostly lecture notes, exams, and some research or .

Format shift

Online workload evidence is thin and lecture-focused, while , and note-heavy attendance.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

He is praised as knowledgeable and inspiring, but the same lecture-heavy style is often criticized as .

Format shift

Online reviews lean more critical about lecture delivery, while and strong complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Assessment appears to combine exams, research or book assignments, and .

Format shift

Online reviews , while in-person reviews mention midterms, research assignments, book work, writing tests, and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and lectures, balanced by repeated complaints about tangents, toughness, and personality.

Main concern

Students must attend, record or , and tolerate a direct lecture style.

What students said

“Show and you'll pass!”
PARA90A
“horrible teacher but cool human being, full of knowledge.”
92A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed and mostly criticize repetitive, old-school lectures with .

Main concern

Students may struggle to extract key points from long lecture transcripts or unstructured talks.

What students said

“For asynchronous lectures, I had to go through the transcript to find where he stops repeating things I've already written.”
92A
“If you miss a class or do not pay attention to his lectures it can be hard.”
PARA92A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are mostly lecture-based and sometimes hard, but cheat sheets and make the .

Cheat Sheet AllowedLecture-Based ExamsWriting TestsResearch AssignmentsNo Clear Online Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

61/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe lecture-based , and assignments, with mixed difficulty.

Cheat Sheet AllowedLecture-Based ExamsWriting TestsMidtermsResearch Assignments
“He also let you have a cheat sheet for the exam.”
ADMJ3
“ , and a short essay(paragraph).”
ADMJ3

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam use, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book exams, take-home exams, or specific quiz formats.

No Clear Online Proctoring EvidenceNo Clear Open-Book Evidence
“Graded by few things”
92A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Show and you'll pass!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Every morsel of wisdom coming from the mouth of this professor is incredibly valuable.”

📈 Effort For Grades

62/100

“If you want an A in this, or any other of his courses: show up, when you get there, listen; read the text; and .”

⚠️ Lecture Structure

52/100

“Ellis starts off explaining a topic, then he run off into different tangents, realizing what you wrote down was useless.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are awesome.
  • He is a walking encyclopedia.
  • He doesn't write anything down, and he doesn't pause to let you catch up.
  • He stands in front of the class & talks to u...the entire time!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Don't expect an A.
  • His class is a little tough, but he teaches it well.
  • you will get an A if you study
  • This class is easy if you do the work and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is very friendly, cares about his work and will do whatever it takes to accommodate you into his schedule :)
  • He is disrespectful. He demeans and puts down students.
  • He may be a bit mean but what do you expect, he was a judge before.
  • He is .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The dataset has 50 reviews across many years with repeated themes, though some older reviews reduce current confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 511
3 out of 56
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

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No letter grade reported

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