AI Rate Professor

Geology

Carolyn Rath

EARTH20 · GEOL23 · ERTH20 · GEO23 · GEOL3 · GEOL1 · EARTH62775 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
35.42%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if and strict deadlines; easy-A seekers should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderLecture heavyNo late workPop quizzesExtra credit available
  • and zero late-work policy dominate the experience.
  • Long lectures often misalign with , and exams.
  • A and attainable with and consistent effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are possible with and steady work, but accuracy grading and .

; while in person adds long lectures and picky lab scores.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is often gen-ed level but fast long lectures, dense labs, and .

Online and in person both rate as hard science workload; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews say attendance is required, with pop quizzes early in class and penalties for missing.

Both formats lean mandatory; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

and many urge students to pick another science professor despite some caring reviews.

In person has more positive outliers; online is more consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students repeatedly report accuracy-only grading, rare full marks, and no partial credit on late work.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly labs, homework, long lectures, and .

Format shift

Online labs and papers also feel lengthy; in person emphasizes long lectures and tedious labs.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and caring, but many say lectures are long, boring, and misaligned with tests.

Format shift

In person has more mixed praise; online .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and multi-question exams rather than one type alone.

Format shift

; in person adds lengthy exams and practicals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call her sweet and , and .

Main concern

and content often mismatches exams.

What students said

“One of the ... Prof Rath is so sweet and caring.”
GEOL23
“She literally refuses to give 10/10 on labs everybody in the class will get either an 9.4 or below.”
ERTH20
“ ... SUCH. A. STRICT. GRADER.”
GEO23

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel tough, long, and poorly aligned; and .

Main concern

, and lectures that do not match assessments.

What students said

“ . if you are taking a science class.”
ERTH20
“Even during a pandemic she didn't accept late work or partial credit.”
ERTH20
“ ! Overall nice professor.”
GEOL23

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

long hard tests that often diverge from study guides.

Open notes sometimesCheat sheet allowed sometimesLong multi-question examsContent mismatch riskPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard; some allow notes or a one-page cheat sheet, others feel mismatched to lectures.

Long examsCheat sheet sometimesOpen notes sometimesStudy guide mismatch
“ .”
ERTH20
“ ... typically focuses on things not in the study guide for the test.”
GEOL1
“her exams are almost 80 questions”
GEOL23

Online

At least one online lab section reports open-note exams without Proctorio; others call exams hard and lecture-mismatched.

Open note reportedNo Proctorio reportedLecture mismatch
“ !”
GEOL23
“The content of the .”
ERTH20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“if you want easy A, .”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews spanning online and and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

22/100

“ .”

📚 Lecture vs Assessment Mismatch

35/100

“her lectures don't even match what we get on the hw/labs so you are bound to get lost.”

❤️ Caring but Demanding

42/100

“It's lecture heavy, but Prof Rath is so sweet and caring.”

🚫

35/100

“Please do yourself a favor and .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want easy A, .
  • She is so .
  • Study hard for an A.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Long lectures don't always correlate to the .
  • She's not too bad, but definitely not easy.
  • SHE WAS A GREAT PROFESSOR. SHE REALLY CARES ABOUT HER STUDENTS.

Theme 3

⏰ About Policies

  • No late work accepted
  • 0 for late work

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

48 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of and .

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

18

B+ 7 · B 8 · B- 3

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2