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Geography

Dan Walsh

GEOGRAPHY1 · GEOG1 · GEO3 · GEOGRAPHY2 · WORLDGEO · GEOG3 · PHYSCIALGEO · GEO1 · 214 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
86.05%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take Walsh for an entertaining GE geography class if , and study for the few big assessments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturesTravel StorytellingEngaging GEQuiz and Exam FocusedShow Up to Pass
  • Students overwhelmingly praise funny, travel-rich lectures that make geography engaging.
  • Getting an A is doable with notes and study, but , and a project.
  • graded because slides may not be online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many call it an easy A with notes and study, but tough-grader and assessments.

; in person high-stakes midterm/final/project make the A less automatic.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

GE-level geography is presented accessibly and entertainingly, with content difficulty low to moderate for most.

Both formats call content interesting and manageable; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Often not graded as attendance, yet many say you must show up because lectures hold the and .

Online relies on watching videos; in and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

and many best-professor comments outweigh a .

Strong recs dominate both formats; online has a .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Fair if you do the work and ; projects and exams can be graded specifically or strictly.

Format shift

Online sometimes open-note with two quiz tries; in person project and .

Workload

Light

75/100

; main load is lectures, quizzes or few big exams, and one project or paper.

Format shift

Online is weekly quiz heavy but light otherwise; in person graded by few things.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Consistently praised as hilarious, passionate, and story-driven with lectures students call binge-worthy.

Format shift

Both online videos and and travel stories.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, finals, and a homework.

Format shift

Online leans weekly quizzes plus papers; in , and photo project.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is a and stories; easy enough with attendance and notes, but , and project.

Main concern

Few graded .

What students said

“Absolute gem! I took his class for my major, and it is one of the easiest A's I have ever received.”
GEOG3
“ , and final. So if you do bad on one then you fail the class.”
GEO3
“Dan Walsh is by far the .”
GEO1

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections use , and light other work; a minority call grading picky or quizzes hard.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“ and all of the answers can be found in the lecture videos!”
GEOG3
“Was going to give 5 stars until I was accused of and .”
GEO1
“just watch the lectures (1hr at most) and do the quiz”
GEOG3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and quizzes; online is more student-friendly with open notes and retries, in person more high-stakes.

Weekly QuizzesTwo Attempts OnlineOpen Note SometimesMidterm and FinalPhoto or Term Project

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person , and a project; exams follow lectures and can feel tough without notes and study.

MidtermFinalPhoto ProjectLecture-Based Exams
“Only 3 big grades: , and .”
GEO3
“To get an A on the .”
GEO1

Online

Online students often get weekly open-note quizzes with two attempts and videos; no Lockdown or camera policy stated.

Open Note QuizzesTwo AttemptsLecture Videos
“ and all of the answers can be found in the lecture videos!”
GEOG3
“just watch the lectures (1hr at most) and do the and see which answers you got wrong)”
GEOG3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are reading this and deciding if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 in person), highlighting lecture engagement and assessment structure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Dan Walsh is by far the .”

😂 Humor & Engagement

92/100

“He is a fun guy that is full of dad jokes!”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“ !”

⚖️

45/100

“ , and final. So if you do bad on one then you fail the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures show him and his first hand experience around the world
  • He makes jokes every class and is pretty witty sometimes.
  • Dan's lectures are fascinating and honestly binge-worthy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • one of the easiest A's I have ever received
  • though it is NOT an easy "A" for GE!
  • Easy A if you try.

Theme 3

📍

  • Attendance technically isn't graded, but the .
  • you need to attend to pass and
  • if you miss the lectures you will have a hard time

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

214

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with strong volume, detail, and consistent themes on humor, lectures, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5147
4 out of 535
3 out of 514
2 out of 59
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 6 · A 19 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 4 · B 3

C range

4

C 4

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1