AI Rate Professor

Life Science

Jaime Mercer

NUTRITION1 · NUTR13109 · NUTRI1629 · NUTRI0001 · NUTRI1 · NUTR1 · HEALTH10 · NUTRI4 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if no better Nutrition option exists and .

Best fit · Budget FirstNitpicky gradingMindTap required costHeavy weekly homeworkPolarizing organizationExtra credit available
  • Student and stressful, nitpicky courses.
  • Workload and paid platforms like .
  • Doing exactly what she asks can still yield solid grades, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

As and Bs are common when students follow directions exactly, but nitpicking and volume block a free A.

Online reviews paint a harder A path; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Concepts are intro-level nutrition, but , and picky rules raise the felt difficulty.

In-person NUTR7-style feedback is lighter; online accelerated terms feel harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

Attendance is frequently important or mandatory, with .

; online is mixed between yes and no.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; praise for caring teaching is offset by stress, cost, and organization complaints.

In-person and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Students repeatedly call her nitpicky and .

Format shift

Online and mixed-format recent reviews emphasize .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and platform modules create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

Online accelerated and summer-style terms sound especially heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some students find her passionate and clear; .

Format shift

In-person historical reviews trend .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and and module work.

Format shift

, and MindTap assignments most.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Older and some recent in-person reviews are warmer, calling her interesting and fair if you attend and .

Main concern

and occasional confusion about expectations still appear.

What students said

“I took Mercer in NUTR7... Overall the workload is light, really enjoyed the class!”
NUTR1
“She's a decent professor but her lectures and and unorganized.”
NUTR1
“Great professor! Recommend her 100%! .”
NUTR1

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Nutrition often feels stressful and , and expensive required platforms.

Main concern

, and high stress relative to reward.

What students said

“ . This class was not worth the stress and anxiety. She sets you up to fail.”
NUTR1
“ if you can help it... they make you buy a 120 dollar plan just to participate.”
NUTR1
“disorganized. expected you to understand what she was describing with HW which made no sense”
NUTR1

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are common and can feel dense or .

Quizzes heavyMidterm and finalTimed examsLecture and homework basedMindTap modules

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you use lecture notes, with and EC available.

Lecture-based examsQuizzesExtra creditAttendance-linked success
“ little rough sometimes though.”
NUTR1
“most of the so pay attention in class!”
NUTR1

Online

Online students report quiz-heavy terms, timed midterms or finals with many questions, and .

Heavy quizzesTimed midterm/finalMany questions little timeMindTap required
“ and time”
NUTR1
“ than her lectures.”
NUTR13109

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you can help it. They're fine at teaching but they make you buy a 120 dollar plan just to participate in the course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews spanning online and and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Wonderful professor! Shes knowledgeable, fun and really passionate about the subject.”

📦 Workload Stress

28/100

“I dont thinks its reasonable to demand 3hrs/3days week to dedicate to just one course!!!”

💰 Cost Concern

25/100

“they make you buy a 120 dollar plan just to participate in the course.”

👍 Split Recommendations

50/100

“I took Mercer in NUTR7... Overall the workload is light, really enjoyed the class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes the class fun, uses examples from every day life.
  • and always willing to help.
  • , and biased.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She's also VERY particular about hmwrk and .
  • Its possible to do well... provided you put in the work and do what she asks how she asks.
  • Easy class but .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Friction

  • if you want to have a decent semester
  • and anxiety.
  • Beware with what she posts!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

29 reviews give solid volume, but opinions are polarized across years and formats, lowering consistency.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

NUTR117 reviews
NUTRI14 reviews
NUTRI00012 reviews
NUTRITION12 reviews
HEALTH101 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 8

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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