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Philosophy

Patrick O'Donnell

PHIL152 · PHIL101 · WORLDRELIGIONS · PHILOSOPHY102 · PHIL102 · PHILSOPHY102 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you are self-motivated and ready for ; most students say the teaching structure is too scattered.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerScattered lecturesHeavy packet memorizationGrade rides on few assessmentsKnowledgeable but unorganizedSelf-motivation required
  • Students widely describe lectures as , and
  • Grades hinge on a , and
  • A minority love his knowledge and depth if they stay self-driven and interactive

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Success depends on , and high-stakes midterm, paper, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and unfocused lectures make the content hard to track and retain.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance and participation affect a smaller grade slice, and students say coming to class is needed to keep up.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Many students explicitly say not to take him due to disorganization, despite pockets of praise for knowledge.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

, but grades feel high-stakes and occasionally unfair or hard to prepare for.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report massive reading, book-like study packets, and a .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Intelligence is widely granted, but delivery is repeatedly called scattered, dry, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments consistently say almost the , and one large paper.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person philosophy and world religions classes are knowledge-rich but often feel unstructured, lecture-heavy, and assessment-concentrated.

Main concern

, and final leave many students frustrated.

What students said

“ . Well meaning, but very scattered.”
PHILSOPHY102
“Your entire grade rides on a , and final.”
PHIL102
“He is a walking encyclopedia of religious knowledge, very fun and interesting class, a bit difficult but .”
PHIL102

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and a and little student-friendly open-book evidence.

MidtermFinal examLong research paperVocab packets

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lengthy research paper backed by dense study packets.

MidtermFinal10-15 page paperStudy packets
“Your entire grade rides on a , and final.”
PHIL102
“Basically your grade is 90% dependent on 1 midterm, the final, and one 10-15page research paper.”
PHIL102
“Mid Term, 10 page paper, exam.”
PHILSOPHY102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Teacher very intelligent but not about how to actually teach. Class time almost pointless, all of the class takes places memorizing the packets he hands out.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews, highlighting structure issues and high-stakes assessments. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Packet Memorization Grind

25/100

“all of the class takes places memorizing the packets he hands out.”

🌀 Scattered Lectures

30/100

“This teacher has no structure to his class at all...he just rambles about what ever pops into his head”

🧠 Deep Knowledge, Polarizing

70/100

“He is a walking encyclopedia of religious knowledge, very fun and interesting class, a bit difficult but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very scattered
  • the way and scattered
  • Excellent teacher. ... He will do whatever he can to make sense of it for you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Your entire grade rides on a , and final.
  • a massive amount of reading and studying intensive vocabulary
  • but they are still stupid

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

  • he handed out huge study packets that were more like books
  • Lots of reading.
  • assigns massive amounts of readings and huge packets of vocab

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews over many years show a consistent unorganized-but-knowledgeable pattern with detailed assessment comments.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
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2 out of 57
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHIL10215 reviews
WORLDRELIGIONS2 reviews
PHIL1011 review
PHIL1521 review
PHILOSOPHY1021 review
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