AI Rate Professor

Geology

Bryan Wilbur

GEO22 · GEOL001 · GEO12 · GEO2 · GEO001 · GEOL22 · GEOL2 · GEO1 · 195 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.27%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will never skip lecture and will study hard for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious Geology ShowmanLecture-Is-EverythingTest-Heavy RocksStrict AttendancePassion Contagious
  • Students adore his humor, energy, and passion for geology.
  • Grades hinge on lecture attendance and .
  • Missing class or understudying tests can tank the course despite how fun lectures feel.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with and hard study, but and few graded items make free As rare.

In-person reviews dominate this evidence; online .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

yet still demands memorization and dense note-taking.

and oceanography sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

; multiple reviews say four absences trigger an .

Strict attendance rules are reported mainly for in-person classes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students strongly recommend him for fun learning, with a and rigidity.

In-person praise is strong; the small online set is more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Clear criteria for many, but tough graders tags and .

Format shift

Strict-grading complaints appear in both formats; .

Workload

Light

62/100

Little traditional homework beyond labs, but .

Format shift

; online workload detail is thin.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Hilarious, passionate lectures regularly called among the .

Format shift

Teaching excellence is overwhelmingly an in-person consensus.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Multiple exams and rock/mineral practicals dominate; labs matter but .

Format shift

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly rave about fun lectures and care, while warning that tests and .

Main concern

and high-stakes exams punish busy or test-anxious students.

What students said

“Genuinely the .”
GEO001
“If you miss 4, you are immediately dropped.”
GEO001
“Not an easy A for sure, but if you pay attention you'll be fine.”
GEO001

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some like the and weak accommodation responses.

Main concern

Communication and accommodation follow-through look weaker online.

What students said

“Professor Wilbur if I could. He gives great lectures and has a good sense of humor!”
GEO1
“ accommodations”
GEO12
“He's funny and relatable but really strict on .”
GEO001

Exam style

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Exams are frequent, memorization-heavy, and can make or break the grade with limited soft buffers.

Multiple unit examsRock and mineral practicalsLecture-based testsLittle extra creditHigh grade weight on tests

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tough rock/mineral IDs, often with review days before tests.

Rock and mineral examsLecture reviews before testsNo late work or extra credit for some sectionsDrop after 4 absences
“the rock and . Not an easy A for sure”
GEO001
“no /late work, 6 tests, & you're dropped after 4 absences.”
GEO001
“prior to all exams he goes through a .”
GEO001

Online

Online reviews do not clearly document proctoring tools; and .

Strict gradingTest heavy
“He's funny and relatable but really strict on .”
GEO001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Genuinely the . and he makes sure to break down every detail to make it as understandable as possible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in person), and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Dr. Wilbur is THE !”

📝

38/100

“ of studying. No study guide. Lots of memorization needed.”

📅

12/100

“If you miss 4, you are immediately dropped.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“TAKE HIS CLASS!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are fun and engaging and he genuinely cares about his students.
  • super intellectual dude. i personally loved the tangents
  • Prof Wilbur's energy wakes you up, fav prof I've had, funny stories.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A for sure, but if you pay attention you'll be fine.
  • You're not graded on a lot of things, but if you don't do good on the .
  • The last month is a nightmare with 4 exams that will break your grade.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Rigidity

  • If you miss a class you miss a class regardless how early you notify him.
  • and permanent zeros
  • because there's always very dense information in his lectures

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

195

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with rich repeated themes on humor, lecture dependence, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5153
4 out of 519
3 out of 56
2 out of 510
1 out of 58

Course coverage

GEO00138 reviews
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GEO11 review
GEO21 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 4 · A 12 · A- 2

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

4

C 4

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 10 · Rather not say 1