AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Alessandro Grippo

GEOL1339 · GEO4253 · GEO2221 · GEOLOGY5 · GEOL31 · GEOL4249 · GEOL104 · GEOLOSECT · AGEO · GEOGEOL · LOGYGEO · GEO31 · GEO5 · GEO4 · GEOL1 · GEOL5 · GEOL4 · GEO1 · 80 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will read the book hard and ask for help; if you have a choice.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyTextbook DependentPassionate About GeologyTough GraderExtra Credit Available
  • In-person students who read the textbook and seek help often succeed; .
  • Courses are test-heavy with long detailed exams and .
  • He is caring and rewards visible effort, but and harsh policies frustrate many.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As and Bs appear for students who study the textbook daily and use , but and detailed so an A is not free.

Online reviews report grade fights and ; most .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

33/100

, and 100-question style exams make the content intellectually heavy for a gen-ed geology load.

Both formats call the content hard; online adds self-teaching from the book with little lecture support.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping tanks participation and .

In-person often requires showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

great for engaged in-person learners, poor for online or low-effort students.

In-person recommendations dominate; the three online reviews strongly advise against.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

and effort-based help exist, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online students report unresponsive grade appeals; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple textbooks, cover-to-cover reading, frequent quizzes, and .

Format shift

; and long lectures.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate and knowledgeable with caring moments, .

Format shift

In-person quality is mixed-to-positive; online teaching experience is rated near the bottom.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

and test-heavy tags outweigh labs and .

Format shift

; pure online leans textbook tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often called knowledgeable and and study guides, but and lectures can be dry or disorganized.

Main concern

and only rely on lectures.

What students said

“One of the . His class is difficult and i dont recommend it if you have other difficult class! and always available to help”
GEO1
“Professor Grippo was truly one of the . He's chill and cares about his students.”
GEO4
“This class singlehandedly ruined my gpa. Professor is extremely rude when you ask questions and could care less if you pass.”
GEO5

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw harsh complaints about , and a cheating-enforcement scandal that harmed many students.

Main concern

Near-zero communication and punitive policies make online a high-risk format.

What students said

“Zero communication, you are expected to read the textbook front to back, and .”
GEO1
“He started off the course by opening it late, on the and 6 other assignments due a couple days later.”
GEO1
“Had the biggest scandal at SMC because he caught some students cheating in a discord and blamed every student for cheating.”
GEO5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are detailed and often pull from the book beyond lectures, with study guides and some .

Long multi-question examsTextbook-heavy questionsStudy guides postedExtra credit on exams

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are often ~100 questions, detailed, and paired with posted study guides and occasional .

100-question style examsStudy guidesExtra credit pointsMaterial from book and lecture
“3 Exams 500pts about 100 questions each, Lab Work 400pts”
GEO4
“the . If you enter this class, be prepared to read the textbook cover to end”
GEO1

Online

Online reviews stress test-heavy grading with little prep support and .

Test heavyTextbook based
“you are expected to read the textbook front to back, and .”
GEO1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of the . His class is difficult and i dont recommend it if you have other difficult class! and always available to help - he wants you to pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and online versus in-person contrast. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Professor Grippo is such an amazing, knowledgeable geology instructor! as much as he can.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“be prepared to read the textbook cover to end and then some.”

⚖️ Effort Versus Grade

34/100

“NO, he's not going to hand you an A, you need to WORK for it.”

👎 Online Risk

20/100

“Honestly, the most terrible professor in my history of schooling.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's chill and cares about his students.
  • His lectures are interesting, he is passionate about his work
  • ask questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class singlehandedly ruined my gpa.
  • Just be prepared, study for exams and you should do well
  • You definitely have to work your ass off to get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and
  • He will help you through anything you do not understand
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

80

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with , and care-for-effort support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 517
3 out of 58
2 out of 513
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 2

B range

5

B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1