AI Rate Professor

Geology

Jim Schneider

GEOLA105L · GEOL105 · GEO105 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
81.25%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Jim if you will read every chapter and want an engaging science class; if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardRead the book or failHilarious lecturesFair with curvesField trip geologyTest heavy
  • Students love his humor, passion, and real-world geology including field trips.
  • Exams and quizzes are tough and book-driven; lectures alone are not enough.
  • Effort is rewarded fairly, often with , if you read and keep a notebook.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As , and study, but tests are specific, cumulative, and frequently called brutal.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content covers geologic timescale, rock cycle, and theories with .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory or warn that skipping leaves you behind on notebook and lecture content.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Most students call him one of and if you are willing to work.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, yet multiple students say he curves and grades fairly if you put in effort.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Heavy textbook reading, notebook upkeep, homework, quizzes, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Consistently praised as passionate, funny, caring, and memorable, with field trips and strong student connection.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and quizzes plus notebook checks more than endless small assignments.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and lab with entertaining lectures, heavy textbook reading, notebook checks, and .

Main concern

and cumulative details, so non-readers struggle.

What students said

“ . Im now at UCSD and I can say that his science class helped prepare me for being here.”
GEOL105
“you MUST READ, he only covers 60% of test and book.”
GEOL105
“READ THE BOOK. if you don't.”
GEOL105

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams reward detailed textbook mastery and are often cumulative and unforgiving without heavy study.

Book-heavy testsCumulative finalNo study guidesSpecific dates and terms

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and heavily based on textbook material beyond lecture coverage.

Read the bookCumulative finalFew study guidesLecture covers about 60 percent
“Very specific and . no read no pass”
GEOL105
“The , so if you don't study or read the book you won't do well.”
GEOLA105L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hands down this is the in three years.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Jim is an awesome guy, he really cares about his students and inspires them to become great students.”

📚 Read Or Fail

34/100

“READ THE BOOK. if you don't.”

⚖️ Fair But Tough

58/100

“His grading is fair however, as As”

👍

84/100

“I would 100% recommend prof Schneider.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are fun and engaging.
  • He makes class fun and makes rocks super cool!
  • Professor Schneider is funny.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Jim's class is very hard but if you read and .
  • Work hard, read the book, show up to class, ask questions, you'll get the A you deserve.

Theme 3

🧪 About Course Format

  • we went on local field trips too. IT was fantastic.
  • Stay on top of , and attendance.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three mostly detailed in-person reviews from 2015-2019 , and test difficulty.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 55
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2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GEOL10518 reviews
GEOLA105L4 reviews
GEO1051 review

Reported outcomes

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17 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

5

B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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