AI Rate Professor

Geography

K Jones

PHGEO170 · HIST180 · GEOG100 · GEO100180 · GEO185 · GEOG1 · GEOGA180 · HTTA124 · GEOGA198 · GEO180 · GEOA180 · GEO0267 · GEOG180 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him only if you can attend, build strong notes, and tests.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOpen-note examsFast lecturesBoring to manyNewspaper/map projectPolarized personality
  • Exams are open note and , but still require solid notes and .
  • Lectures move fast and many call them boring; success often means heavy note-taking or self-study.
  • Students split between funny/helpful and rude/unhelpful, so experience is highly variable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Open notes, curves, dropped tests, and redoable projects help grades, but poor notes or .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is GE-level but concepts can be dense, and lectures often .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

32/100

Roll is not always taken, but notes and , so skipping often tanks performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

, yet many older reviews praise open notes and humor while others say run.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and newspaper project resubmits support higher grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload centers on constant note-taking, several tests, and a .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Some find him funny and passionate; many find lectures boring, rushed, or unhelpful and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade is mostly tests plus one newspaper or .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person geography classes revolve , and a newspaper or map project, with sharply mixed opinions on clarity and personality.

Main concern

Fast, sometimes .

What students said

“ , but ”
GEO180
“Gives out way too much info way too quickly & his notes don't make sense”
GEOA180
“It's been rare to me that a professor allows notes and he allows it for all exams”
GEOG180

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely open note and often curved with dropped lowest scores, but .

Open-note examsCurved testsDrop lowest testMultiple choice with essayExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus short writing, with curves, , and a dropped lowest test excluding the final.

Open-note examsCurved testsDrop lowest testExtra credit
“ , but ”
GEO180
“he allows notes and he allows it for all exams”
GEOG180
“Just pay attention and ; the ”
GEOA180

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Lectures straight off pps & goes so fast you can't write them down. are HARD, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing open-note benefits against fast lectures and polarized personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Must self teach. If you're not acquainted with the subject you're in trouble.”

📝 Open-Note Exams

78/100

“It's been rare to me that a professor allows notes and he allows it for all exams”

⚡ Lecture Pace

40/100

“Gives out way too much info way too quickly & his notes don't make sense”

👍 When It Works

80/100

“So glad I found Professor Jones! ... This time I understood the concepts, and I .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is funny. Like Dad joke, science funny
  • Extremely boring lectures
  • he talks WAY too much about things that have nothing to do with the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but
  • Take his class if u dont want to work too hard and still get an A!
  • If you can't teach yourself you will fail his class

Theme 3

🗂️ About Assignments

  • DO THE
  • Start the newspaper assignment as soon as possible

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years provide rich detail; opinions conflict, but and lecture patterns stay consistent.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 519
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

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