William Selby

GEOG7 · ENV7 · GEOG5SCH · GEOGRAPHY14 · GEO14 · GEO5WLAB · GEO7 · GEO35S · ENVRN7 · GEO3 · GEOG14 · GEOG3 · ENVIRO7GEO7 · ENVIR7 · ENV4202 · GEOG5 · ENVR7 · GEO5 · ENVN7 · GEOG4 · 112 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Take Selby if , and use ; skip if you want an easy A without attending.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate and funnyExtra credit heavyLecture-based testsInspirationalHard tests if you slack

Most students love his energy, humor, and passion for geography and environmental science.
; attending class and A.
A and would not take him again.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many say an A is realistic with attendance, notes, and , but lazy students and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Average difficulty is moderate; content is interesting but tests and .

All 50 reviews are in person; no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

70/100

About two-thirds would take again; majority love him, with a .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Plenty of and free-response points help, but some call him a .

Format shift

In-person only; is a recurring theme.

Workload

Light

64/100

, and exams rather than constant projects.

Format shift

In-person comments emphasize notes and .

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students repeatedly call him passionate, funny, and inspirational, with a .

Format shift

Strong teaching praise dominates the large in-person sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades center on midterms and finals drawn from lectures and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students widely praise his humor, passion, and field trips, but warn that and reading.

Main concern

Some courses have difficult, detailed exams with no study guide if .

What students said

“ !”
GEOG14

“ unless you want to suffer like I did.”
GEOG5

“ !!!”
ENVRN7

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams mostly come from lectures and reading; free responses and help, but difficulty varies and can feel high.

Lecture-based examsMultiple choice and free responseExtra credit opportunitiesNo study guide (some sections)Textbook chapter heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and free response from lectures and books; some report no study guide and hard detail.

Lecture-based examsFree responseExtra creditHard detailed tests

“ .”
GEOG5

“ , and very detailed.”
GEOG5

“Always has a tell me what you ”
ENV7

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Of all of my teachers over the years, Professor Selby made me understand and enjoy and appreciate how learning can be fun and desirable rather than just work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Energy

84/100

“He is so funny, and really passionate about the subjects he teaches.”

📝

48/100

“ , and very detailed.”

⭐ Lifeline

62/100

“He gives tons of so !”

👍

70/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

super into the classes he teaches
down to earth and funny
makes lectures interesting
inspirational

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You will get an A if you pay attention
Students who expected an easy A without working or learning were disappointed
do ALL THE YOU CAN

Theme 3

🎒

Show up to class!
Most of the during lectures
Dont skip class

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years with detailed, mostly , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575

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3 out of 56

2 out of 51

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

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C range

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William Selby

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

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 Energy

📝 x x

⭐ x x Lifeline

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎒 x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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F

No letter grade reported

Take Selby if , and use ; skip if you want an easy A without attending.

📝

⭐ Lifeline

👍

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