AI Rate Professor

Geology

Elizabeth Shadman

OCEANOGRAPHY12 · GEOL012 · GEO3 · GEO0747 · GEOGEO · GEOL3 · GEOL1 · GEOL12 · GEOLGEO3 · GEO1 · GEO003 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will show up, do the work, and want a ; skip if you want light busywork-free easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkMandatory attendancePassionate lecturerExtra credit lifelineExpensive unused materials
  • Passionate, funny, and .
  • , and .
  • Tests can be long and tough, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable with consistent labs, homework, and , but and lazy students struggle.

Nearly all ; the one online review does not discuss grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, though labs and mineral tests raise the challenge.

Difficulty comments are overwhelmingly from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tardiness can cost points, with repeated skip-and-you-will-not-pass warnings.

and tardy penalties are described in in-person reviews; online evidence is limited.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Many students call her a and support, tempered by workload and organization complaints.

Strong recommendations dominate in-person reviews; the single .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Completion-based labs, partial credit, and frequent .

Format shift

Leniency .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly report lots of , and online quizzes.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students highlight clear, passionate, funny lectures and genuine care, with .

Format shift

In-person praise is strong; the one online review is much more negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and multiple exams.

Format shift

Assessment mix is described almost entirely in in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Most students praise her passion, humor, and knowledge, while , and .

Main concern

Lots of busy work, expensive materials not fully used, and .

What students said

“Professor Shadman is awesome! She's so nice and funny.”
GEO1
“she gives a lot of homework. Make sure you attend every class and do all the homework”
GEOL3
“I personally struggled with her tests and nearly failed all of them but she provides a lot of ”
GEO3

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review calls lectures boring, materials poorly used, and .

Main concern

Perceived waste of tutorial materials and low engagement in the online format.

What students said

“Her lectures are boring as well. She does use the lab manual but .”
GEO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often long and challenging with study guides that help but sometimes mismatch the final.

Long testsShort answersStudy guidesMultiple choiceChallenging mineral exam

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as long, hard, short-answer heavy, with useful but imperfect study guides.

Long testsShort answersStudy guidesMineral exam hardest
“ and challenging.”
GEOL3
“ so use the study guide and you will be ok”
GEO3

Online

Online review notes quizzes with questions not covered in readings and a test-heavy feel.

Quiz-basedReading-dependent
“some of the questions on the .”
GEO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Shadman is awesome! She's so nice and funny. She's very knowledgeable about the subject and you can see shes super passionate about it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, highlighting teaching passion, heavy workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“LOVED Shadman! Very smart and to the point. Super funny lady who has years of teaching Geology under her belt.”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“she gives a lot of homework. Make sure you attend every class and do all the .”

📝

52/100

“I personally struggled with her tests and nearly failed all of them but she provides a lot of ”

🚪

18/100

“ . One min. late and you lose 5 points.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's so nice and funny.
  • Amazing lectures
  • Teaches with a passion and cares about her students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and challenging.
  • most things are graded by completion and not accuracy
  • GIVES !!!

Theme 3

📎 About Workload and Materials

  • Bunch of busy work & waste of papers.
  • Spent almost $100 for a class that was supposed to have a free textbook.
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

41 reviews spanning many years with detailed, mostly consistent themes on teaching quality, workload, and attendance.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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