AI Rate Professor

Geology

Tisha Irwin

GEOL23 · GEO15200 · GEOL1 · GEO1 · 15620D · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
6.45%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

if you can switch professors or campuses.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAvoid at all costsHarsh unhelpful labsCondescending toneIntro class overkillTest and rock ID heavy
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  • Labs and lectures often mismatched; as rude or useless.
  • meticulous grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students report C and , and almost no path to an easy A.

Both online and in person describe punishing grades with rare positive grade stories.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Intro geology is treated as very hard with , and heavy memorization.

Difficulty complaints dominate both formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Skip class and you will not .

and no exceptions.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Nearly every review warns others not to enroll and to switch professors.

and in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

points and meticulous penalties.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Long lectures, daily labs, frequent exams, rock memorization, and .

Format shift

In person stresses long labs; and labs.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students describe textbook reading aloud, rude help, and little real teaching support.

Format shift

Both formats call lectures unhelpful and interaction condescending.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Frequent cumulative tests, rock ID, and heavily graded labs drive the course.

Format shift

; in person stresses rock ID and midterms.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

long textbook lectures, harsh .

Main concern

, and zero mercy on attendance.

What students said

“AVOID!! Unforgiving and dismissive of students.”
GEOL23
“ ! I promise any other professor is better.”
GEOL1
“Worst. Class. Ever.”
GEO1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are uniformly negative , and .

Main concern

Little lecture help and while already struggling remotely.

What students said

“ ”
GEOL1
“DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH TISHA IRWIN!!!!!”
GEOL1
“When you struggle with a problem, it's better to search the internet than ask for her help.”
GEOL1

Exam style

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Exams are described as hard, cumulative, detail-heavy, and graded without mercy.

Cumulative examsRock and mineral IDHarsh essay portionsFrequent quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person stresses cumulative tests, 60-rock ID, and .

Cumulative testsRock IDNo curveHarsh labs
“ and she doesn't curve them (avg score is 30-40%).”
GEO1
“ and unfair.”
GEOL1

Online

Online students say tests are difficult explain-style items, not easy multiple choice.

Explain-style testsDifficult labsHarsh grading
“ as they are explaining rather than multiple-choice questions like every test”
GEOL1
“It's extremely difficult, gives very little information in lectures”
GEOL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“IM WARNING YOU DONT DO IT JUST CLOSE THIS AND GO TO IVC OR FIND A DIF TEACHER”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting avoid consensus and harsh labs. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“ in actually teaching.”

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“ ! I promise any other professor is better.”

⚖️

10/100

“A .”

🧪 Lab Experience

15/100

“ and harshly graded, and she is no help during them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are long and pulled directly from the textbook.
  • Her every response is either cryptic or sarcastic.
  • She is extremely rude and unhelpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she will make you a C student in a SNAP
  • avg score is 30-40%
  • best grade on midterm #2 was a D

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • complete definition of pretentious, rude, and hates her job
  • looks at you like you have a low IQ
  • condescending and unapproachable

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews over many years with extreme negative consistency and little contradictory praise.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 528

Course coverage

GEOL118 reviews
GEO15 reviews
GEOL235 reviews
GEO152002 reviews
15620D1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

12

C+ 2 · C 7 · C- 3

D range

3

D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 3