AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Romulus Masterson

PHIL11 · PHIL10H · PHI13 · PHI10 · PHI11 · PHI1147075 · PHI · PHI10H · PHI32 · 142 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can self-study philosophy and tolerate disorganization; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized LecturesTangent HeavyCaring But ChaoticEasy With CurveMandatory Attendance
  • Content and , but lectures are rambling, late, and .
  • In-person experiences are polarizing; online COVID-era sections drew the harshest complaints.
  • and ignore chaos can still land solid grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many report A or A+ with , and a .

Both formats report fair or ; online adds friction more than grade harshness.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Philosophy content is usually manageable if you read and practice; chaos comes from delivery, not impossible material.

Online felt harder mainly due to structure; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as required, and homework is often due each class meeting.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; fans praise care and fairness while critics cite chaos, rudeness, and wasted lecture time.

In-person splits love-or-hate; online skews more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students often note fair grading, heavy curves, and .

Format shift

Online and ; a few call him tough on essays.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and multiple essays depending on the PHI course.

Format shift

; in-person load is steady but predictable.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

and incoherent, late, pretentious lecturer.

Format shift

In-person has more glowing stories; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment mixes daily or , and several tests by course.

Format shift

PHI13 leans quizzes and papers; PHI11 and PHI32 lean homework plus tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In , and , but many still cite lateness, tangents, and unprofessional chaos.

Main concern

Disorganization and off-topic lectures still drain focus even when grades are fair.

What students said

“Masterson is a professor unlike any other. They truly care for their students and want students to prosper”
PHI11
“The most pretentious, chaotic, and .”
PHI10
“Could have been extremely boring and difficult content but professor ”
PHIL11

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections often felt chaotic with , and heavy self-teaching.

Main concern

, and weak structure make online especially frustrating.

What students said

“dont ever take his class online, he takes weeks to grade homework, the understand”
PHI11
“Very difficult to understand him. Goes on many tangents.”
PHI32
“ .”
PHI11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and readings with moderate difficulty and occasional pop quizzes; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Reading QuizzesEssaysHomework Mirrors TestsCurve GradingPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment often uses daily quizzes, homework that mirrors tests, and .

Daily QuizzesHomework Like TestsEssaysCurve
“The .”
PHI11
“Mainly graded on reading quizzes with . .”
PHI13

Online

Online tests and , with and no clear proof of webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Slow GradingSame-Day HomeworkUnclear Test Format
“ and makes it due that same day”
PHI11
“his class was fairly easy if you really read the book”
PHI32

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy class, bad lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 philosophy reviews, balancing strong praise and strong complaints on organization and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“The lectures are a complete mess and very difficult to follow.”

❤️ Caring Side

72/100

“They truly care for their students and want students to prosper and engage in their class.”

🌀 Organization Risk

30/100

“always late to lectures, unorganized, lectures were incoherent, constant irrelevant story times”

🅰️ Grade Accessibility

76/100

“if u can handle the unprofessionalism its an easy A but id say dont!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • goes on tangents
  • unique and eccentric
  • engaging storyteller for some
  • for others

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • graded on a curve
  • easy if you read
  • content doable, delivery not

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • always late
  • unprofessional moments
  • better in person than online

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

142

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail and consistent polarization give solid confidence despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 576
4 out of 532
3 out of 512
2 out of 515
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 4 · A 14 · A- 3

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1