AI Rate Professor

Geology

Robert Gray

DINOS122 · ENVS116 · EARTH151 · ERTH122 · MINERALOGY · EARTH101 · ENV116 · PETROLOGY · DINOS · ERTH151 · EARTH115 · DINOSAURS · EARTH122 · EARTH125 · PHYSICALOCEANO · ERTH231B · DINO122 · OCEANOGRAPHY · GEOLOGY115 · EARTH116 · GEO200 · MINEROLOGY · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if ; many students warn the exams feel impossible relative to class.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught requiredTests miss lecturesEncyclopedic knowledgeRambling lecturesTest-heavy grades
  • Many students say lectures ramble and so you must teach yourself from books or handouts
  • A smaller group finds him brilliant, inspiring, and deeply knowledgeable about geology
  • Grades often rest almost entirely on hard, unpredictable tests with

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Multiple students call tests impossible or unpredictable and say getting a strong grade requires self-teaching far beyond lecture.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content and testing are repeatedly described as hard science with dense names, vague structure, and high difficulty.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

Several reviews say he does not care if you attend and some students claimed they learned more by skipping to study alone.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Negative reviews dominate with minority who love him.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

; some claim he is not there to help you get an A.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

55/100

Little day-to-day homework is mentioned, but the .

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

many report rambling, unhelpful, unstructured teaching; a minority praise deep knowledge and inspiration.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Comments repeatedly say grades are based .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person geology and dinosaur courses draw polarized views: some call him influential and expert, many say lectures are unstructured and tests unfair.

Main concern

independent study.

What students said

“by far the SBCC”
DINOSAURS
“He talks in circles the entire class period and does not prepare you for the ”
EARTH151
“This professor is difficult but lets face it we are studying science its supposed to be tough.”
ERTH231B

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 are high-stakes and frequently described as extremely hard and poorly aligned with lectures.

Test-heavy gradingUnpredictable examsLecture-test mismatchSelf-study required

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are repeatedly called impossible, unpredictable, or unrelated to lectures and study guides.

Impossible or extremely hard testsStudy guides mismatchedMultiple choice and free responseLecture-test mismatch
“ and free answer are based on his flawed logic.”
DINO122
“The study guides had absolutely nothing to do with what was on the test.”
EARTH151

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You teach yourself. He actually said hes "not here to help you get an A" and he really isn't.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, highlighting self-teaching demands and polarized teaching views. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“This guy is the biggest joke of a professor I have ever had. He rambles on about nonsense the entire class”

📉 Recommendation

32/100

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🧠 Course Difficulty

28/100

“The and unpredictable. Be ready to know everything if you want at least a B”

💡 Knowledge Depth

70/100

“DR. GRAY IS PROBABLY THE SINGLE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN MY LIFE.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He talks in circles the entire class period
  • lectures, if thats what you want to call them, have no structure
  • Dr Gray is a strong teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Your
  • and don't refelct the lectures at all
  • Class average when i was in it was a low C

Theme 3

❤️ Polarized Student Love

  • HE HAD MORE FAITH IN ME THAN I DID IN MY SELF
  • One of the
  • awesome teacher. just get in touch with the love of rocks!

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews spanning many years show a and exam problems.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

MINERALOGY3 reviews
DINOS1222 reviews
EARTH1252 reviews
EARTH1512 reviews
DINO1221 review
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DINOS1 review
DINOSAURS1 review
EARTH1011 review
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ENV1161 review
ENVS1161 review
ERTH1221 review
ERTH1511 review
ERTH231B1 review
GEO2001 review
GEOLOGY1151 review
MINEROLOGY1 review
OCEANOGRAPHY1 review
PETROLOGY1 review
PHYSICALOCEANO1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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