AI Rate Professor

Science

Amy Stinson

MARINESCIENCE20 · ERTHS20 · MS20 · EARTH20 · ERTH20 · GEOLOGY1 · GEOL1 · OCEANMS20 · GEO1 · 117 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
13.56%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless and are ready for a strict, high-effort, low-reward course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest-heavy grindNo extensionsMandatory lab attendanceFast confusing lectures
  • Most students warn to avoid her Earth/Marine Science GE for and huge exams.
  • Lectures and labs often .
  • Attendance and and inflexible, with almost no late work or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Students and uncurved, and even strong GPAs struggle.

Online and ; in-person sample is much larger.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Fast lectures, heavy memorization, and content feel far harder than a typical GE.

Both formats report high difficulty; online adds self-teaching from lecture videos.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance and , and extensions are almost never granted.

and in-person sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Only a small minority defend her; the dominant message is to pick any other professor.

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

, and very few A's according to students.

Format shift

; online adds inflexible deadlines.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and same-night lab due dates create constant pressure.

Format shift

and papers; online emphasizes video-based homework grind.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

A few call her kind, but most say lectures are too fast, unhelpful, and leave students teaching themselves.

Format shift

Both formats criticize teaching; rare positive notes are mostly older or minority views.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Giant exams and .

Format shift

Exam and and in-person courses.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students overwhelmingly report harsh , and high drop rates.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ !”
ERTH20
“Her tests are impossible (70+ multiple choice questions and 20+ lab questions) and .”
MS20
“This was one of the .”
EARTH20

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews call the class a grind with , and boring lecture videos that hide answers.

Main concern

, and self-teaching from dense videos.

What students said

“ if you can - her class is an absolute grind.”
MS20
“The the study guide.”
MS20
“This online class is stupid hard and .”
EARTH20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, uncurved, and often mismatched to study guides or lectures.

Huge examsNo curveMemorization heavyStudy guides weak

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams include 70-100+ questions , and heavy memorization.

70+ multiple choiceLab examsNo curveMemorization of rocks/maps
“Her tests are impossible (70+ multiple choice questions and 20+ lab questions) and .”
MS20
“The exam has 100+ Questions”
ERTH20

Online

Online students report nearly impossible exams and study guides that do not match tested material.

Nearly impossible examsStudy guide mismatchInflexible deadlines
“The , and she's extremely inflexible on deadlines and grades.”
MS20
“The the study guide.”
MS20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! As a 3.7+ GPA student. This is the most frustrating class I have ever took.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Warning

15/100

“Absolutely DO NOT recommend taking her class, no matter how good of a student you think you are.”

🧪 Teaching Experience

24/100

“I've learned nothing and I went to class.”

📝

22/100

“Her tests are impossible (70+ multiple choice questions and 20+ lab questions) and .”

⚖️

12/100

“She is a , and the .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If u expect an easy .
  • only 1-2 students receive A's
  • The and require memorizing entire maps and charts.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lecture and
  • Lectures are fast-paced and slide-heavy
  • Ask her to slow down or clarify, and she'll tell you it's on the slides

Theme 3

⛔ About Flexibility

  • Dropped if you miss 6 hrs of class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

117

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning years with and workload support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 512
3 out of 515
2 out of 523
1 out of 553

Course coverage

ERTH2015 reviews
MS2014 reviews
EARTH207 reviews
MARINESCIENCE205 reviews
GEOL13 reviews
Show 4 more courses
GEO12 reviews
OCEANMS202 reviews
ERTHS201 review
GEOLOGY11 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

9

C+ 5 · C 4

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

19

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 6