Ali Mohsen

PHIL3SCHOLARS · PHILOS3SCHOLARS · PHIL1 · PHILOS1 · PHILO1 · PHILOS3152 · PHILOS3 · PHIL3 · PHILOS11 · 106 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 84.91%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can keep up with weekly writing and if you like reading, risky if you want zero-effort Easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging philosophy lecturesWeekly essays and discussionsLenient late policyStrict AI checksHeavy reading

, and inspiring with and no traditional finals
Post-AI enforcement frustrates some students who report false positives and zeros

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many report easy As and analyses, especially with , though AI flags can zero work.

Easy-A language is common online; in-person is similar but slightly more mixed.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

, but and constant writing keep cognitive load real.

Online students more often call content easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

as optional with recorded lectures; participation shows up via written posts.

Both formats mostly optional; a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong praise for teaching and flexibility, reduced by AI-policing and workload complaints.

Online has more polarized AI-related negative reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and ; countered by tough zeros on suspected AI use.

Format shift

AI strictness appears in both formats, stronger online.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

and ; time sinks for STEM students with full loads.

Format shift

Workload complaints are loudest online.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Engaging multi-modal lectures, humor, and care dominate; a minority find jokes or AI policies off-putting.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Assessment is almost entirely weekly writing; many sections have exam.

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students largely love lectures and support, with the same writing load and occasional AI or .

Main concern

Lots of reading and .

What students said

“The . His passion shines through his course which and captivating.”
PHIL1

“He also believes everything is AI and will also falsely accuse you if he suspects your writing is too good?”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online majority praise clear structure, podcast-style lectures, and easy As if weekly writing is done; a sizable group resent AI scanning and .

Main concern

Aggressive AI detection and two writing tasks per week can feel punitive.

What students said

“Maybe the easiest class I've ever taken. 2 assignments/ week... if you want an easy A.”
PHIL1

“my writing was flagged despite no use of AI. it felt like he wanted to get us in trouble rather than teach.”
PHIL3SCHOLARS

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most courses replace high-stakes exams with if you write weekly but strict on AI.

No traditional midterm/final commonWeekly discussion and analysis essaysOne-week extensionsGoogle Doc AI/history checks

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays more than sit-down exams, with lectures students call captivating.

Essay-heavyLots of readingLecture-centeredAI concerns in some terms

“A LOT of reading, but its Philosophy so that's to be expected... Show up, do the work, you'll do well.”
PHIL1

“Get ready for lots of writing and reading. You will learn.”
PHIL3

Online

Online , and flexible late policy, plus AI detection.

No final commonWeekly essays1-week extensionAI detectors / Doc history

“No final, 2 dropped assignments. if you want an easy A.”
PHIL1

“he has you type everything on a google doc and share it with him so he can see typing history and check for AI.”
PHIL3SCHOLARS

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“easy A if you do the assignments! , so if you are someone that does the work expect LOTS of reading”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, emphasizing flexible writing-based assessment and AI-detection friction. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Professor Mohsens lectures are amazing! Definitely make it easy to do the homework and engage with the content”

📝 Easy A Path

76/100

“Maybe the easiest class I've ever taken. 2 assignments/ week... if you want an easy A.”

⚠️ AI Enforcement Risk

40/100

“He runs everything through an unreliable AI generator... The change of one word could change a whole paragraph from 99% ai generated to 1%.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“he's such an !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are super interesting and engaging
he puts a lot of effort into the lectures and the material, making it fun
His lectures are comedic and engaging

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

... Late policy is a 1 week extension
Super easy class,
unless you're ready for

Theme 3

🤖 About AI Policy

He is strict on AI use so be careful
he will catch and report you
Now I am scared to turn in because he will give them a zero.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

106

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with large online sample, consistent writing-heavy structure, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 584

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1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 17 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3

Ali Mohsen

x x x x x x if you can keep up with weekly writing and x x x if you like reading, risky if you want zero-effort Easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Optional

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Easy A Path

⚠️ AI Enforcement Risk

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Workload & Grades

🤖 About AI Policy

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can keep up with weekly writing and if you like reading, risky if you want zero-effort Easy A.