AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Michael Fitzpatrick

PHIL2 · PHIL3 · PHIL1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

if you are willing to read and participate for a highly rewarding, usually easy A experience.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringLenient GradingReading RequiredParticipation MattersExtra Credit
  • Most students describe Fitzpatrick as passionate, caring, and thought-provoking.
  • Grades are very reachable because effort, participation, and improvement are rewarded.
  • One online review warns that the and locked grades may not work for everyone.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Multiple students earned A-level grades and describe lenient, effort-based grading with major if they participate.

Online evidence is especially strong for easy A conditions, while but has fewer reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Students call the course easy and laid back, but readings and deeper philosophy concepts can still be challenging.

Online reviews more often call the class easy, while and challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and in-person reviews marked mandatory and others not mandatory.

and mandatory meetings, and in-person reviews are also mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Most students strongly recommend him for , and meaningful discussions despite one negative online experience.

Both formats are mostly positive, but the main hesitation comes from one online review.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

93/100

Students say he grades on effort and improvement, allows lenient essay timing, and gives enough to make an A highly reachable.

Format shift

Online reviews provide the strongest grading evidence, while .

Workload

Moderate

68/100

The workload is manageable but includes , and participation.

Format shift

Online reviews describe a laid-back but , while and lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most reviews , and lectures, though one online student struggled with .

Format shift

Both formats are positive overall, but .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades appear mostly based on readings, comments, essays, annotations, participation, and a .

Format shift

Online reviews give .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and deep discussion, with readings and some homework.

Main concern

The class can go deep and .

What students said

“ and .”
PHIL3
“For an intro philosophy course, he got really in depth on a lot of topics.”
PHIL1
“lectures were really enjoyable.”
PHIL1

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly excellent and describe a laid-back, reading-based course with lenient grading, , and strong professor support.

Main concern

Some online students may dislike the .

What students said

“He gives so much , it's impossible to not receive an A if you participate.”
PHIL1
“Had overall .”
PHIL1
“Coursework entailed listening to weekly online , and attending two zoom meetings.”
PHIL2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The otherwise assignment-heavy course, and reviews do not prove strict proctoring.

12 Question Final ExamEssay BasedDiscussion Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book, take-home, midterm, or .

Online

Online reviews mention a 12 question final exam but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home policy.

12 Question Final Exam
“Your grade is based on the comments you make on the readings, a 2 page paper, and a 12 question final exam.”
PHIL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He gives so much , it's impossible to not receive an A if you participate.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Hands down the .”

📈 Easy A Potential

92/100

“He gives so much , it's impossible to not receive an A if you participate.”

⚖️

93/100

“He makes sure to not grade you based on perfection, but rather on effort and improvement.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate Social & Political philosophy professor that's good about laying out his own views without trying to bias the student.
  • lectures were really enjoyable.
  • I struggled with the way he explained things.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy-going course.
  • He does NOT expect perfection, all he wants to see is that you are trying.
  • He gives so much , it's impossible to not receive an A if you participate.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Two essays, 2000 words, can be over or under a bit, and a weekly reading, and and .
  • Every week, you are assigned a and slowly progresses in its difficulty.
  • Coursework entailed listening to weekly online , and attending two zoom meetings.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent reviews across both formats provide detailed and mostly consistent evidence, with one dissenting online review adding useful caution.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL16 reviews
PHIL22 reviews
PHIL31 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 4 · A 1 · A- 2

B range

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C range

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D range

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F

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