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Foothill College · Geography

Alexis Aguilar

GEOG10 · GEOGF001 · GIST052 · GEOG1 · GISTF011 · GEO01 · GEOG01 · FOO1 · GEO001 · F010 · GEOG001 · GIST11 · GEOGF010 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
16%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you are highly interested in geography or GIS and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh GraderUnclear FeedbackSlow GradingHeavy ReadingAvoid For Gen Ed
  • The dominant complaint is extremely harsh, picky, and with strong effort.
  • Many students say improvement hard.
  • A small minority praise his passion, , or course content, but the overall recommendation tone is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

16/100

Students repeatedly say , so an A is difficult even when the course content feels manageable.

Both formats report harsh grading, with online reviews adding late feedback and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The subject matter is not always described as hard, but his assignments, reading load, and .

Online students mention textbook-heavy self-teaching, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some reviews mention participation and required online meetings, but the evidence does .

Online reviews include one required-meeting complaint, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and disproportionate to course level.

Negative recommendations are strong in both formats, with only scattered positive comments in each.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students consistently say he marks down tiny mistakes, gives little partial credit, and makes full credit nearly impossible.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews describe lots of , and heavy website work.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize textbook reading and assignments, while , and tests.

Teaching experience

Awful

25/100

Most reviews , and students needing to teach themselves.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on absent support and late feedback, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention labs, assignments, , and reading-based work.

Format shift

Online sections appear assignment-heavy, while in-person , and tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and confusing lectures, though a few students praise his passion and .

Main concern

In-person students most often complain that lectures are unclear and .

What students said

“he looks for .”
GEO01
“He gives a ton of extra credits, A TON!”
GEOG1
“Be prepared to teach yourself everything for this class”
GEOGF001

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are very negative, with repeated complaints , and harsh point deductions.

Main concern

Online students often feel they must teach themselves while waiting too long for .

What students said

“He takes forever to grade stuff and is incredibly harsh when he does.”
GIST11
“He grades months late so don't expect to get anything back on time.”
GEOGF001
“they're all open book.”
GEOG001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is mixed, with some online open-book exams, one locked exam complaint, and .

Open Book EvidenceLocked ExamsLots Of TestsStudy Guide Concern

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and quizzes, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring details.

Midterm And FinalWeekly QuizzesStudy Guide
“His study guide for both the midterm and final are about 40 pages long”
GEO01
“I had in-class assignments and quizzes weekly and they were tough.”
GEOG1
“Graded by few things”
GEOGF010

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention open-book exams in one course and locked exams in another, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Open Book ExamsLocked ExamsLots Of Tests
“they're all open book.”
GEOG001
“The exams locked so I was unable to see what I got wrong”
GEOGF001
“Lots of tests.”
GEO01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He constantly looks for and nit picks the smallest issues on even the ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and feedback. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

8/100

“You will get marked down for the smallest mistakes.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“Terrible. and watch YT videos from profs at other schools.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ !”

Theme 1

⚖️

  • Grades more harshly than almost any professor I've ever had, but .
  • HEAVY mark downs for minuscule mistakes.
  • .

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Be prepared to teach yourself everything for this class
  • He doesn't really teach or go over the lectures nor does he ever really seem prepared for class.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload And Feedback

  • Lots of reading. Lots of tests.
  • He grades months late so don't expect to get anything back on time.
  • The instructions in

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews across many years and both formats show a very consistent pattern of and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 535

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 3

C range

8

C+ 3 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 9 · Rather not say 1