Loren Sachs

RADA100 · RADT100 · A010 · A100 · AKDJFA110 · ALH010 · RADTCH100 · RADTA100 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 52.17%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if and tolerate a sharp personality; prefer other options for RADT physics if available.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing personalityTest-heavy radiology physicsExtra credit rescuesNo study guidesBelittling jokes risk

some call him hilarious and , and humiliating.
, and poorly guided; Health Occupations is far easier and more popular.
and points-back can save grades, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A grades appear, but RADT physics tests are hard, finals can fail the whole course, and many need or .

Online and ; Health Occupations online/in-person is much easier for credit.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Health Occupations is light, radiologic physics is dense, fast, and reading-heavy.

Both formats show the same split by course, not by modality.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that multiple absences cost credit in short Health Occupations classes.

Online and ; a few older RADT notes say no.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

love the humor and help in and harsh classroom tone.

Online leans slightly warmer on Health Occupations; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

He gives , points back, and and few graded items can still trap students at C or worse.

Format shift

Online students mention points-back and ; in-person also notes EC but .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Health Occupations can be light with few tasks, while , and high-stakes tests without study guides.

Format shift

Workload intensity tracks course more than online vs in person.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Roughly ; the other half report vague lectures, belittling, and poor answers to questions.

Format shift

Online has more mid-high quality scores; in-person has more extreme 1s and 5s.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Radiology sections are test-heavy with few graded items; as grade help.

Format shift

Online and and sparse grading categories.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

strong praise for Health Occupations professionalism and some RADT summer wins, versus sharp attacks , and alleged discrimination.

Main concern

Personality and teaching clarity complaints are severe enough that several students urge studying radiology elsewhere.

What students said

“He's also mean to students to make public/humiliating jokes and so rude to students who ask questions.”
ALH010

“Lectures are awful, impossible to understand what he says. He belittles students who have questions and rarely gives a .”
A010

“It was better than I expected because I've heard that . He gave us 2 points.”
RADTA100

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online feedback is mixed-positive for Health Occupations and mixed-hard for RADT physics: some praise clarity and fairness, others say exams miss lectures, structure is messy, and .

Main concern

and can sink the course even with solid other work.

What students said

“I have never excelled in Physics but he made everything so clear! If you need any help with .”
RADA100

“If you pass the class but fail the other way around.”
RADT100

“ lecture.”
RADT100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard, poorly previewed, and high-stakes, with limited study guides and .

Difficult testsNo study guidesFinal can fail courseExtra credit or retakes sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides, and require heavy note/book study, though some summers felt fairer with EC.

Shock questionsNo study guidesStudy notes and bookExtra credit points

“The because he can say to study certain chapters, but then comes the test and some questions are a total shock.”
RADT100

“He gave us 2 points. That , and cooperative.”
RADTA100

Online

Online physics exams are difficult, sometimes misaligned with book/lectures, and can fail students who fail the if other work passes.

Difficult testsExam-final gateMisaligned questionsHW quizzes hard to source

“If you pass the class but fail the other way around.”
RADT100

“ lecture.”
RADT100

“No study guides, it's hard to know what will be on the exam.”
RADT100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This man seems completely unfit to be a teacher. He seems uneducated as he makes a ton of mistakes in his writings... He belittles students who have questions and rarely gives a .”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (12 online, 12 in person), contrasting course ease and personality extremes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split

48/100

“I have never excelled in Physics but he made everything so clear! If you need any help with .”

😠 Classroom Climate Risk

25/100

“He's also mean to students to make public/humiliating jokes and so rude to students who ask questions.”

📝

38/100

“If you pass the class but fail the other way around.”

👍 Recommendation Depends

50/100

“ so much that if I could have a chance to be part of his students again, I would.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lecture was the and he skipped the lab
Makes learning physics enjoyable
he lectures way too fast. does not tell you whats going to be on the test

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

, but
3 things need to be done for this class for you to pass, super easy
No study guides and he is all over the place

Theme 3

💔 About Character

belittled students for asking questions that he deemed silly or repetitive
HR found him guilty of discrimination towards an autistic student
Very sassy but he is always willing to answer questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four reviews across many years with and detailed, recurring themes on personality and .

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 54

3 out of 53

2 out of 51

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 3

Loren Sachs

Only take him if you can self-teach dense material and tolerate a sharp personality; prefer other options for RADT physics if available.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Split

😠 Classroom Climate Risk

📝 Exam Pressure

👍 Recommendation Depends

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💔 About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if and tolerate a sharp personality; prefer other options for RADT physics if available.

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