AI Rate Professor

Geography

Irene Naesse

GEOGRAHPHY180 · A180 · GEO180 · GEO100 · GEOG180L · GEOG100 · GEOG180 · 235 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
32%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

; if you love geography and can protect large weekly study blocks.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming WorkloadTough GraderMulti-Part ExamsPassionate LecturesEssay Heavy
  • , and long lectures for a GE course.
  • Passionate engaging lectures and help motivated students, especially majors.
  • far exceeds credit value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many explicitly say this is not an easy A; , and strict essay standards.

Online comments stress non-easy A most loudly; a few in-person students still report As with full lecture watching.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Material is geography GE content, but volume, multi-part exams, and .

Both formats call workload major-level; online multi-part 24-hour exams intensify the challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

and rely on recorded lectures, though some still flag required participation.

Online is largely asynchronous with lecture videos; in-person varies and sometimes expects class presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

; most gen-ed students warn others off despite passion and .

; in-person is mixed with both strong love and strong hate.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

; essays and nitpicky criteria frustrate students .

Format shift

; online adds delayed email support complaints.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Students repeatedly compare the load to two classes: , and weekly quizzes.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are relentless; and .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Passionate travel stories and , while condescension, long lectures, and .

Format shift

Online is highly polarized; in-person includes both easiest-class praise and never-again rants.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Multi-part exams with essays, matching, photo ID, atlas work, and alone.

Format shift

Online exam weeks are most extreme; and frequent quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and hybrid-style notes still stress heavy quizzes, , and uneven fairness, with some students earning As by watching everything.

Main concern

and dense lecture-video loads that feel elementary or endless.

What students said

“ .”
100
“I found her class to be the easiest one for me so far.”
GEO180
“Ive never worked so hard for a B in my life.”
GEO180

Remote format

Online

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections dominate complaints about 24-hour multi-part , and GE-level overwork, with a minority praising passion and .

Main concern

, and atlas work into crushing same-day deadlines.

What students said

“LOTS OF HOMEWORK!!”
GEO180
“A GE class worth only 3 credits, you will do as much work as in all your other classes combined.”
180
“There are a ton of opportunities.”
GEO100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are multi-part, time-compressed, essay-heavy, and paired with same-day atlas work, creating high stress.

Multi-part examsEssay on every exam24-hour exam windowsPhoto identificationAtlas assignments

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, short answers from lectures, multiple choice, and photo identification plus weekly quizzes.

Essay plus short answersMultiple choice portionsPhoto identificationWeekly quizzes with attempts
“an home and come directly from the lectures), multiple choice, etc.”
GEO180
“Test week is pretty difficult since she assigns a , and photo identification.”
GEO180

Online

Online exams often have 4-8 parts due within 24 hours plus essays and atlas work, with little flexibility for tech or illness issues.

5-part or 8-part examsEssay every exam24-hour access windowsSame-day atlas work
“5 part exams also expect an because .”
GEO180
“Why is one exam 8 parts and all due within a 24 hour period to it being accessed?”
GEO180
“Assigns 5+ part exams to be done in 24 hours and large 3 part assignments all due the same day.”
A180

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“A GE class worth only 3 credits, you will do as much work as in all your other classes combined.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (38 online, 12 in , and polarized passion. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

14/100

“if you value having free time or a life outside of .”

🔥 Teaching Passion

52/100

“Professor Naesse is SO passionate about Geography. Her online lectures are fun and engaging.”

🧪

38/100

“Why is one exam 8 parts and all due within a 24 hour period to it being accessed?”

👎 Recommendation Rate

34/100

“If you are looking to take this class for a gen ed and you are not a geography .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate about geography
  • long video lectures
  • talks to us as if we are 10 years old

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • THIS CLASS IS NOT A EASY "A"
  • Ive never worked so hard for a B in my life

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK!!
  • So many essays!
  • workload is almost equivalent to taking two classes

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

235

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with highly consistent workload and multi-part exam themes give strong confidence despite polarized affection.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5126
4 out of 529
3 out of 520
2 out of 525
1 out of 535

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 8 · A- 3

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 11