AI Rate Professor

Health Science

Larry Grihalva

EMT289 · EMT1 · EMTEMT · EMTB · EMT207 · EMT · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

if you want a supportive EMS mentor and ; avoid if you need strict, on-topic NREMT prep only.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and hilariousOff-topic political rantsLots of homeworkEasy A if you do the workStrong field anecdotes
  • Most students say , and life-changing for EMS careers.
  • and reading load, but grades are very forgiving if work is done.
  • Critics say lectures go off into politics/religion and may leave you underprepared for NREMT.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly say it is hard not to get an A if ; and review sessions help a lot.

Both formats report easy grades; online still grades easy even when teaching is criticized.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is career-oriented and often called common sense, but volume of reading and .

In-person and ; online adds self-teaching burden.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; a few note optional or night-class flexibility.

; online reports mixed mandatory/optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Take-again rate is only about 57% because fans love his care while critics reject rants and weak NREMT prep.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Very high share of A/A+ grades; homework and .

Format shift

Leniency shows up in both formats; online still awards high grades.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

and get-ready-to-read tags; .

Format shift

Heavy load is consistent across formats.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him caring, hilarious, and inspirational, but a vocal minority says he rambles and underprepares students.

Format shift

In-person praise dominates; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and tests all matter; doing HW is the main path to an A.

Format shift

Online tests described as open-book; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly rave about care, humor, and career inspiration, while and occasional off-topic rants.

Main concern

and occasional unfocused lectures still require self-study.

What students said

“it's REALLY hard NOT to get an A in this class. Just do HW.”
EMT
“I just adore Larry. I took him Spring 2025 and the class and him changed my life for the better.”
EMT207
“He will ramble about useless things all class and leave you severely unprepared for NREMT.”
EMT207

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

rants, little teaching of material, expensive textbook, and weak NREMT prep.

Main concern

You may learn almost nothing from lectures and .

What students said

“The worst and most expensive decision I have ever made.”
EMT
“ as you will learn nothing.”
EMT207
“He was off topic 95% of the time.”
EMT207

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

review-guided, so grade risk is lower than content load.

Open-book online testsReview sessions before testsHomework-weighted grades

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

content and solid grades with attendance plus HW.

Pre-test review sessionsScenario-style prep
“he does a review session the day before a will be on the test.”
EMT207
“Larry's scenario question were just like the questions on the test.”
EMT

Online

Limited online evidence; one night-class note says online homework and tests are open-book.

Open-book online tests
“since the homework and get an A anyway as long as you're at the avg.”
EMT207

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“it's REALLY hard NOT to get an A in this class. Just do HW.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting , and lecture focus concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Such an incredible and caring instructor.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“There is a lot of , and students need to study the material independently.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“it's REALLY hard NOT to get an A in this class. Just do HW.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • Larry is one of the .
  • I just adore Larry.
  • . compassionette, really cares for students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • tons of homework and you gotta study a lot, but its for a career so makes sense. GIVEN THIS, it is so easy to get an A lol.
  • If you score mediocre on the eeeasy A.
  • class is very very easy. its common sense information.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Off-Topic Lectures

  • he should under no circumstances be an EMT Professor... focused on preaching his political and religious opinions
  • Prof talks mostly about political issues and religion.
  • He was off topic 95% of the time.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews across many years with detailed comments and , and off-topic lectures.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 7 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1