AI Rate Professor

Geology

Jim Repka

ASTRO20 · GEO20 · GEO21 · ENV23 · AST21GEO20 · A20 · HUM31CH · GEOL20 · GEO23 · ASTR20 · ASTR21 · GEOL1 · GEO1 · GEOL170 · 109 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
40.82%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can sit through long lectures and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture HeavyGenerous CurveTricky TestsDisorganizedMonotone
  • Many students get As via a .
  • Grades often come late, with weekly quizzes and .
  • Field and passion-focused students like him more than GE students seeking easy structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

A generous curve, often around 83 percent equaling an A, .

As, even when students dislike teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content itself is often called easy, but and sparse alignment raise the mental tax.

Online quizzes can feel harder than videos suggest; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Attendance is often not mandatory, though skipping can hurt if .

Most online and as optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; recommend only if you want a and can handle boring lectures.

Recent online and GE reviews are harsher than some older field-trip fans.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and frequent point recovery.

Format shift

Online and wording.

Workload

Light

74/100

; , and final.

Format shift

Both formats are graded by few things, with sparse assignments.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly cite monotone long lectures, tangents, late grades, and disorganization.

Format shift

In-person boredom is dominant; online adds late posting and unpreparedness.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Assessment , and final with .

Format shift

Online is almost only quizzes and tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person geology and astronomy are lecture-heavy and often boring, yet the curve and if you endure class.

Main concern

Long monotone lectures, late grades, and tricky tests frustrate many GE students.

What students said

“You have to really try to not pass his class as .”
GEO1
“he is completely incompetent instructor.”
GEO20
“Every day I had to try so hard not to fall asleep.”
GEOL1

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call it an easy A with sparse work, , and weak video alignment.

Main concern

Quizzes and , and materials can post late.

What students said

“It was super easy and there was no work for almost half the semester.”
AST21GEO20
“None of the notes or videos (just crash course videos) made any sense and did not help with the quizzes.”
AST21GEO20
“He was not prepared for online learning at all.”
ASTR21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are often described as tricky, conceptual, and poorly matched to lectures.

Weekly QuizzesTricky WordingTest HeavyPoint RecoveryCumulative Final

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and conceptual, though point recovery and a .

Tricky QuizzesMidterm And FinalPoint RecoveryIdentify Rocks And Minerals
“ so you better study hard even then it still will be hard to pass.”
ASTRO20
“ some points”
GEO1
“he gives 83-100 grades an A”
GEOL20

Online

Online reviews describe timed weekly tests with hard or off-topic questions and occasional late quiz posts.

Weekly Timed QuizzesHard Confusing QuestionsTest Heavy
“ and .”
AST21GEO20
“ the videos, trick questions”
AST21GEO20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Overall was one of the easiest A's I've gotten.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 geology and astronomy reviews with strong recurring lecture and . Credibility rating: High.

😴 Lecture Experience

38/100

“Every day I had to try so hard not to fall asleep.”

🅰️

80/100

“Great study class tho with easy curve, 83% = A”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

42/100

“Please run away from this teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • monotone lectures
  • He is a wonderful teacher
  • completely incompetent instructor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easiest A's I've gotten

Theme 3

🗂️ About Organization

  • Did not post grades at all during the course
  • We never knew our grades
  • forgot to post the quiz

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

109

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years show highly , and tricky tests.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 520
3 out of 516
2 out of 515
1 out of 522

Course coverage

GEO112 reviews
GEOL19 reviews
ASTR204 reviews
ASTR214 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 8 · A 12 · A- 3

B range

10

B 9 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2