AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Benjamin Etgen

STAT300 · STAT480 · MATH110 · MATH300 · STATS300 · 196 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
95.7%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want a difficult subject manageable and grade-friendly.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyVery CaringExtra CreditFast RepliesClear StructureFlexible Grading
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as , and unusually supportive.
  • Statistics can still require work, but , and make high grades very reachable.
  • The evidence is mostly online, where students consistently praise organization, flexibility, and low stress.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

High grades are very reachable because students mention , extensions, retakes, multiple attempts, and strong support.

Online evidence is abundant and strongly supports an easy-A path, while the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Statistics is not always easy by itself, but his videos, workbook, practice, and .

Online reviews repeatedly say he makes statistics manageable, while as not very hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Attendance fields vary, but , and flexible deadlines more than strict attendance penalties.

Most evidence comes from online reviews showing flexible pacing, while and mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and willing to help students recover their grades.

Both formats are highly positive, but the online evidence is much larger and more detailed.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

96/100

, retakes, extensions, multiple attempts, and grade .

Format shift

Online reviews give extensive proof of leniency, while and chances to improve.

Workload

Moderate

66/100

The workload is usually manageable, but some students , and multiple online tools.

Format shift

Online reviews describe manageable but steady work, while the .

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students consistently praise his clarity, patience, responsiveness, organization, and genuine care for student success.

Format shift

Both online and in-person reviews show excellent teaching, with online reviews and resources.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Assessment , and sometimes finals rather than only exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention My Open Math, quizzes, tests, projects, and finals, while and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are also extremely positive, emphasizing kindness, , late-work flexibility, and strong student support.

Main concern

The small in-person sample means format-specific confidence is lower than the online evidence.

What students said

“The .”
MATH110
“Definitely the .”
STAT300

Remote format

Online

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students consistently praise his clear videos, quick replies, flexible deadlines, , and strong support.

Main concern

The main concern is that statistics still has regular assignments, chapter exams, tools, or .

What students said

“Professor Etgen is incredible - he made a daunting stats course super manageable.”
STAT300
“By far one of the .”
STAT300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The exam setup is student-friendly because comments mention , and possible final waivers, with no clear proof of strict proctoring.

Multiple AttemptsQuiz RetakesFinal Can Be WaivedPractice TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, , and final waivers, but do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Multiple AttemptsQuiz RetakesFinal Can Be WaivedPractice TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“No surprises, and if you failed a .”
MATH300
“if you perform well enough, .”
STAT300

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Etgen is incredible - he made a daunting stats course super manageable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“Professor Etgen is incredible - he made a daunting stats course super manageable.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ :)”

⚖️

96/100

“I had an F a week and a half before the semester was due, reached out to him, and that's how I got an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He truly cares about his students' success and goes above and beyond to make sure everyone is supported.
  • His chapter videos were very easy to understand!
  • He made a daunting stats course super manageable.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Flexibility

  • Multiple chances and and late work.
  • The is super easy and brought my grade from a 93 to 97.
  • You would have to try hard to fail this class.

Theme 3

📝

  • No surprises, and if you failed a .
  • If you average 80% on quizzes while never scoring below around 75%, .
  • There are a lot of assignments and a .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

196

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is highly credible because 50 analyzed reviews are detailed, recent, and overwhelmingly consistent, though mostly online.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5182
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

STAT30039 reviews
STATS3007 reviews
STAT4802 reviews
MATH1101 review
MATH3001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

47

A+ 14 · A 32 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values