AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Science

Mike Van Ry

GEOLAB · GEOL100 · GEOLA100 · GEOLLAB · GEOL105L · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you show up, finish labs, and ride the .

Best fit · Easy A HunterHuge curveHilariousSkip class you won't passEasy graderChill lab
  • As
  • Attendance and
  • Funny, approachable geology lab instructor with mixed lecture clarity

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Show up, finish labs, study notes and study guides, and a .

Online evidence is one COVID review calling it an easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is manageable for a science lab if you attend, but some call the material not that easy and one lecture student dropped.

; the single online review also rated difficulty low.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, with as mandatory.

Both the online review and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

, and the curve, though a minority found lectures weak or the course a pain.

Stronger praise in ; the sole online review was positive; would-take-again sits around 60%.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Students repeatedly , and easy grading that rescues lower raw scores.

Format shift

Curve and .

Workload

Light

72/100

; finish lab and leave early is common, with no heavy textbook load.

Format shift

Workload comments .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Warm, funny, and , though and self-study is needed.

Format shift

; online had temporary COVID hiccups.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and a final, sometimes with participation and pop quizzes.

Format shift

Test-heavy and ; online also tagged test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and heavily curved; most love his humor and help, a few say explanations are weak and .

Main concern

Skipping class or relying only on his explanations can hurt before the .

What students said

“Dont be scared if your grade is low all semester, he does a ”
GEOL105L
“Hes a but hes really bad at explaining stuff. But he makes up for it by being an .”
GEOL105L
“ and every class time, he does a short lecture. Then after the lecture, you do the assigned lab.”
GEOLAB

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One COVID-era online GEOL100 review praises him as caring and an easy A if you attend daily despite a few tech hiccups.

Main concern

Only one online review and early pandemic transition issues.

What students said

“IF YOU SHOW UP EVERY DAY ITS AN EASY A FOR SURE.”
GEOL100

Exam style

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Exams are standard in-person tests on notes and .

In-class examsStudy guide basedPop quizzes possibleCurve on tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Labs and ; study slides and study guides; no clear open-book or proctoring software claims.

Labs and examsStudy guidePossible pop quizzesCurved tests
“ and two exams and a final but they are not that hard.”
GEOL105L
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
GEOL100

Online

One online review tags the class as test heavy but .

Test heavy
“ ”
GEOL100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dont be scared if your grade is low all semester, he does a , you could have an 85 at the end and still get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (1 online, 13 in , and lab vibe. Credibility rating: Medium.

📈

86/100

“you could have an 85 at the end and still get an A”

😄

78/100

“HE IS ONE OF THE !! HE MAKES CLASS ALOT OF FUN!!”

🚪

28/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

🗣️ Mixed Clarity

55/100

“hes really bad at explaining stuff. But he makes up for it by being an .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dorky guy but he was funny and great.
  • One of those teachers who really loves their job and the subject matter.
  • Very down to earth man. Wants everyone to succeed.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he does a
  • also gave us 5-10
  • IF YOU SHOW UP EVERY DAY ITS AN EASY A FOR SURE.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Once you finish with the .
  • and he lets you work in groups.
  • Turn in .

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews span 2010-2020 with and chill-lab themes, but many older vague comments and only one online review.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

GEOL105L6 reviews
GEOL1003 reviews
GEOLAB2 reviews
GEOLLAB2 reviews
GEOLA1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1