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Philosophy

Vanessa Schulz

PHIL9 · PHILOSOPHY25 · PHIL01 · PHIL1 · PHIL025 · PHIL25 · PHIL001 · PHILO25 · PHIL3 · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
45.83%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Only take her if you want a demanding philosophy course and and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Reading LoadHard ExamsSlow or Missing FeedbackPolarizing Style
  • Experience is highly split between caring helpers and .
  • , and .
  • Online sections are often reported as harder and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

, and dense reading mean an A requires sustained hard work with little safety net.

; online often feels harder.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

and tricky tests make the course intellectually demanding.

Online students especially warn against accelerated terms.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance is sometimes optional or unused in short meetings, but .

Online is usually no meetings; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; praise for help and lectures .

Online draws more frustration about communication; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

As, and exams described as brutal or designed to trick students.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Very large reading loads, many papers or modules, and .

Format shift

Online modules can exceed 20,000 words; and papers.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

, and engaging; many others report no teaching, arrogance, or zero email response.

Format shift

teaching; older ones are mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

, and major papers dominate; practice problems help but .

Format shift

Online and and papers.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are reading-heavy with short or limited lectures for , and mixed reports of helpfulness versus arrogance or chaos.

Main concern

Little actual teaching for and .

What students said

“She does not teach. We would come to class talk about the reading for 30 min and she would dismiss us”
PHIL001
“ and narcissistic. .”
PHIL001
“Her classes were always very engaging and I always looked forward to attending”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections range from manageable asynchronous work to very hard self-guided loads with and .

Main concern

, and harder online exams or group work.

What students said

“After the first week, she didn't grade anything until the , so ”
PHIL025
“the online course is so much harder than the actual physical course”
PHIL25
“Workload was manageable and ”
PHIL025

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequently described as hard, long, or tricky, with but little student-friendly cushion.

Hard ExamsEssay ExamsLong Multiple ChoiceTake-Home Essay SometimesTricky Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes take-home components with .

Hard ExamsEssay FinalsTake-Home Exam OptionTricky Multiple Choice
“ . The average score on the 1st was a D”
PHIL001
“There were 3 multiple choice exams, 1 take-home exam and 1 six-page final paper”
PHIL25

Online

Online exams are often hard and high-stakes, with .

Hard Online ExamsDelayed FeedbackSelf-Paced Modules
“The exams are HARD but luckily the ”
PHIL25
“The and hard while the ”
PHIL25

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across 12 online and 38 in-person comments. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Consistency

48/100

“She does not teach. We would come to class talk about the reading for 30 min and she would dismiss us”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“Take her class!!!! !!!”

📚 Workload and Exams

30/100

“Hardest Class. Would avoid at all cost, especially the 8 week online course.”

📬 Communication Issues

28/100

“ . After the first week, she didn't grade anything until the ”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • if you're looking for an easy A, run

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • classes were always very engaging
  • and narcissistic
  • and thorough for some

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • online course is so much harder than the actual physical course
  • fully online class w/ no meetings so I got to create my own schedule
  • Save the trouble and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

63

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and , and communication.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 513
3 out of 511
2 out of 54
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

13

A 8 · A- 5

B range

11

B+ 4 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2