AI Rate Professor

Counseling

Leland Finch

COUN20 · COUNSLING11 · SEMESTER · COUNS11 · COUNS1570 · COUNSELING20 · COUNS20 · COUNSLING20 · COUNS1550 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
94.74%
Difficulty
1.3

The decision

Take him for COUNS20 if you want an easy A, transfer guidance, and a genuinely supportive professor.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ACaring MentorOpen-Note QuizzesExtra Credit KingFreshman Essential
  • Nearly unanimous praise as one of and
  • , and lots of make an A very realistic
  • , but content is light and highly practical for transfer planning

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Students repeatedly say , and you get an A with and make-ups available.

Easy-A ; the one online review also reports A+ and strong support.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

Counseling content is practical and beginner-level with .

Almost ; online sample is too small to compare depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and say showing up matters for quizzes and material, though a few say it was not.

; online also listed attendance mandatory in the single review.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Students call him best at SMC and and an easy A.

Recommendation is near-universal in person; the sole online review is also strongly positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

95/100

, and many reported A/A+ grades.

Format shift

Leniency is heavily documented in person; online review also stresses and help to pass.

Workload

Light

82/100

Frequent short quizzes and , but most say work is easy and not heavy; a few mention lots of reading or quizzes.

Format shift

Workload comments .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students describe him as caring, hilarious, inspirational, and highly helpful for SMC resources and transfer planning.

Format shift

Teaching praise dominates in-person reviews; online review matches the same tone.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Weekly or , and a final; not exam-only.

Format shift

Assessment details come mainly from in-person COUNS20/COUN20 reviews.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and hilarious teaching for first-year and transfer students.

Main concern

and one student reported uncomfortable physical contact.

What students said

“The class is super easy, you just have to show up and complete the work. Lots of quizzes, but they are open note and the answers are straight out of the textbook.”
COUN20
“There is no possible way to get anything less than an A in his class”
COUNS20
“BEST PROFESSOR IN SMC. HE REALLY CARES FOR HIS STUDENTS AND EASY ITS STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK.”
COUNS20

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and .

Main concern

Only one online review, so online experience is thinly documented.

What students said

“He's absolutely amazing and one of the ! he cares about his students, offers & helps you so much!”
COUN20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are mostly open-note quizzes from the textbook with make-ups and , very student-friendly.

Open-Note QuizzesOpen Notes TestsMake-Up QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; presentations are described as easy.

Open-Note QuizzesOpen Notes TestsPop QuizzesPresentations
“Lots of quizzes, but they are open note and the answers are straight out of the textbook.”
COUN20
“ and !”
COUN20
“There will be a lot of quizzes in the semester but they are all easy since it's all open-notes.”
COUNS20

Online

Online ; focuses on support and .

Extra CreditHelpful Feedback
“he cares about his students, offers & helps you so much! He will do anything to help you pass the class!”
COUN20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There is no possible way to get anything less than an A in his class”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 , and caring mentorship. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Finch is truly one of the greatest professors at SMC.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

“Every first year !”

⚖️ Easy A Reality

96/100

“ !!!! HE IS THE . WILL GIVE YOU SO MUCH AND DEFINITLEY AN EASY A TAKE HIM”

❤️ Student Care

95/100

“ and and caring”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Finch makes you want to come to class. His energy is great and he is hilarious.
  • Amazing lectures.
  • Down to earth and so caring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is super easy, you just have to show up and complete the work.
  • book.
  • SO !!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He really cares for his students
  • one of the most loved teachers at SMC
  • He is such a good person and has a good heart.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

49 reviews spanning many years with highly consistent praise for ease, care, and .

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

COUN2017 reviews
COUNS2017 reviews
COUNSELING205 reviews
COUNS112 reviews
COUNS15502 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 13 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values