Marc Bobro

PHIL100 · PHIL101 · PHIL205 · HNRS100 · PHIL207B · MODERNPHIL201 · PHIL200 · ETHICS · PHIL101ETHICS · PHIL101H · PHILI101H · PHIL201 · 130 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 76/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 79.63%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you will do the and write exactly to his prompts; skip if you want an easy free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough reflection graderLecture heavyGet ready to readEngaging discussionsClear but picky

Strong, patient lectures and deep subject knowledge draw many A grades when students follow his exact expectations.
Reflections and written work are graded very strictly; effort alone is not enough if answers miss his preferred framing.
In-person sections often require attendance and pop quizzes, while , and reflections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn As by attending and completing work, but reflections and and demand exact phrasing.

Online reviews stress harsh reflection grading more than in-person sections, which .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

, yet dense reading and abstract philosophy keep it from feeling introductory.

; difficulty scores cluster in the moderate range across modes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Many reviews say , and skipping lectures hurts grades.

and quizzes; online attendance is often optional or not tracked.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students praise knowledge, humor, and clarity and .

Recommendation is stronger in older in-person reviews; recent online ethics and PHIL101 reviews are more split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

42/100

and reflection markdowns appear often even when quizzes and discussions are easier.

Format shift

Online reflections draw the harshest complaints; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly reading, quizzes, discussions, and reflections add steady work without being universally overwhelming.

Format shift

Online summer ethics notes three assignments weekly; .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and expert, with a minority finding him boring or biased.

Format shift

In-person praise for lecture energy is stronger; and grading.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and sometimes midterms, finals, or projects.

Format shift

Online often has ; older in-person ethics uses exams and pop quizzes more heavily.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes mix engaging lecture-heavy discussion with , and exams; , and worth taking.

Main concern

Attendance is often mandatory and .

What students said

“Attending class really matters because he is very lecture-heavy, grades fairly, and .”
PHIL205

“Attendance is mandatory in this class with no exceptions. But .”
PHIL101H

“Really wants students to succeed and get the most out of the class. .”
PHIL101

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online , and harshly graded reflections with and little room for imperfect answers.

Main concern

even when workload feels manageable.

What students said

“As a . He is probably the toughest grader I have ever had.”
PHIL101

“Effort is not enough it has to be exactly what hes looking for to get an A.”
ETHICS

“The discussions and , but he grades the reflections toughly leaving no room for error.”
PHIL101

Exam style

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and tests with precise answers, while several online sections rely on reflections instead of large exams.

Pop quizzesIn-person exams with writingSpecific answer expectationsSome no midterm or final online

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

finals, and essay portions that reward attending lecture and matching his expected specificity.

Pop quizzesMultiple-choice plus short essayStudy guides sometimes providedAttendance-linked quizzes

“ ! Go to class.”
PHIL101

“ essay.”
PHIL101ETHICS

Online

Online courses emphasize weekly quizzes and reflections more than high-stakes proctored exams; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Weekly quizzesReflectionsNo midterms or final in some sections

“Lots of reading, but .”
PHIL101

“3 assignments a and a 600 word reflection.”
ETHICS

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Doctor Bobro is super cool. His online lectures are in the form of podcasts, which I genuinely enjoyed and he is super personable. He might be a , but the . Super engaging and all you really have to do is care and put in the work. Take his class!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person philosophy courses, highlighting lecture . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Professor Bobro is omniscient in his discipline. I took ethics, logic, ancient, and modern philosophy with him. All of them are superb.”

📝

42/100

“He is such a . Would get marked down for answers being too "short" or too long. No way of winning with him.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“Take his class!!”

📚 Reading Load

52/100

“Lots of reading, but you have two weeks in between , so you should be fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very engaging lectures and well-challenged content, yet mellow/relaxed in his demeanor.
Bobro is a cool dude and gives you so many opportunities to earn a good grade.
His lectures are in podcast form so it doesn't really feel like a lecture and the topics he discusses are SUPER interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He is an and this class was not hard.
the . Ruined my 4.0 gpa streak by a .
you have to put in a lot of work to get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's nice, but unless you do it specifically how he wants it, even if it's not asked in a prompt, you won't get an A.
Super good class environment, and asking questions definitely makes this class more entertaining.
straight up homie, learned a lot about myself in his classes

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Lifetime ratings

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Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Marc Bobro

x x if you will do the x x and write exactly to his prompts; skip if you want an easy free A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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if you will do the and write exactly to his prompts; skip if you want an easy free A.

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