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AJ Adelman

BUS33JOURN18 · MEDIA18 · BUS29 · ADV8 · MEDIA184361 · JOURN43 · BUS294060 · JOUR43 · BUS22 · MEDIA1 · BUS33 · JOURN43PR · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
96.43%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

If you can get into any AJ Adelman PR, media, or .

Best fit · Easy A HunterIndustry GOATFun Conversational LecturesEasy AExtra CreditGenuinely Caring
  • Near-universal praise for engaging, real-world PR, media, and advertising lectures.
  • Assignments and exams are straightforward; participation and showing up matter more than grinding.
  • Students repeatedly call him a and supports success.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

90/100

, and lecture-based tests make a high grade very reachable with basic effort.

Online and in-person both describe easy As; online stresses discussion cadence while and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

and career-oriented rather than theoretically dense, though you still need to follow lectures and discussions.

; in-person adds conversation and projects, online adds discussion posts and quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

, but participation and showing up strongly help grades and the class vibe.

Online work replaces seat time; and projects.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

if you can, often for multiple classes and career guidance.

Both online and old negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

91/100

Students say he is not a tough grader, offers , and and lecture-based scoring.

Format shift

Online students highlight point-based grading; and .

Workload

Light

82/100

Work is simple, often fun, and frequently includes in-class writing, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online has regular discussion and quiz cadence but still feels light; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students call him one of the and genuine care.

Format shift

Praise is consistent across online Media classes and long-running in-person PR/advertising courses.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and a small number of lecture-based quizzes or exams.

Format shift

Online leans discussions and quizzes; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person PR and advertising classes feel like TedTalks with , and career insight from a working professional.

Main concern

A small minority find lecture-heavy PowerPoints and if .

What students said

“this guy is the GOAT. taken a handful of his classes and he knows what he is talking about and is easy to talk to.”
BUS29
“Classes felt like fun TedTalk.”
JOUR43
“Easy A and a lot of fun in class!”
MEDIA18

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online Media and Bus sections feel engaging and , and easy As for on-time effort.

Main concern

Discussion participation and Mon/Wed/Fri due cadence can still keep you busy even when content is light.

What students said

“ .. . Yes, this one. ... honestly.”
BUS33
“Professor AJ is one of those professors where you just know you're going to have a good time and get a high GPA.”
MEDIA1
“If you do your work on time and put in effort, it's fairly easy to get an A.”
MEDIA184361

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests track lectures and slides closely, stay reasonable, and are cushioned by and participation rather than harsh proctoring.

Lecture Slide ExamsStraightforward QuizzesExtra CreditGroup Project FinalParticipation Heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and notes, often with only two tests and a fun group project.

Slide-Based ExamsTwo ExamsGroup ProjectExtra Credit
“ . Study up a and you'll do great on the tests!”
BUS29
“The and book. Fair enough.”
ADV8

Online

Online assessments are engaging discussion posts, textbook quizzes, and .

Discussion PostsTextbook QuizzesFast GradingSimple Assignments
“All the homework and and are genuinely fun most of the time.”
MEDIA1
“he gives out very simple work, very understandable, and tries to make the ”
MEDIA18

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .. . Yes, this one. ... honestly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in , and industry teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Adelman is by far the best, most amazing Professor I had at Santa Monica College!”

🅰️ Easy A Path

90/100

“Easy A and a lot of fun in class!”

❤️ Student Care

95/100

“He genuinely cares about his students and wants to see them succeed.”

📣 Recommendation Rate

97/100

“ IF YOU CAN!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Classes felt like fun TedTalk.
  • his classes are heavily conversation based.
  • His lectures are super fun, he lets students talk, he just has an open fun personality

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • show up pay attention and you will pass
  • If you do your work on time and put in effort, it's fairly easy to get an A.
  • You don't know how great point based grading is until you've taken his class.

Theme 3

💼 About Career Value

  • He has a lot of knowledge as he has been working in PR forever
  • Has a lot of real life experience and can help you out with internships
  • Great intro to PR!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years, across online and , and must-take status.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 579
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

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A+ 7 · A 13 · A- 2

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 9

C range

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