Tom Carroll

PHIL1 · HUMHUM1 · PHIL12 · PHIL15 · HUM1 · SOC1 · INTROTOHUM · PHIL5ETHICS · PHILPHIL · HUMINT · INTRO1057 · 172 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 49/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 38.46%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can tolerate dry, condescending lectures and teach yourself.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A PapersMumbling LecturesCondescendingGraded By Few ThingsOptional Attendance

Grades usually rest on a midterm and if you follow his cues.
mumbling, arrogance, belittling, and weak outside-class communication.
Great for ; poor fit if you want warmth, clarity, or ethics-level rigor without drama.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Countless students report A and final term papers, sometimes with open notes, rewrites, or .

Both formats call the grade easy; online even mentions high grades with missing work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and writing canned term definitions rather than hard problem sets, though ethics can feel harder.

; intro PHIL/HUM is repeatedly called simple.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

and you mainly need to appear for midterm and .

A few in-person comments mention threats or mandatory flags, but the .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; praise for easy As fights equal hate for personality and lecture quality.

Online reviews are strongly negative; and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Term essays are formulaic and often previewed in class; many say try a little and you get the A.

Format shift

; online still reports soft outcomes amid tech chaos.

Workload

Light

72/100

Often only midterm and final plus reading; .

Format shift

Some ethics or paper-heavy terms feel heavier, but the modal .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Knowledgeable but frequently described as monotone, mumbling, condescending, and .

Format shift

Online tech failures worsen the teaching hit; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade is typically dominated by midterm and homework.

Format shift

Consistent across most in-person PHIL/HUM comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person, many students cruise with and , while others feel belittled by mumbling, opinionated, unstructured lectures.

Main concern

Arrogant tone and hard-to-hear lectures ruin the experience even when the grade is soft.

What students said

“Easy A!! He .”
PHIL1

“His arrogance is directed to make you feel completely unintelligent.”
HUM1

“You don't need to show up to class. .”
PHIL15

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections suffered major tech issues, dry or inaudible lectures, and chaotic organization, though grades could still be easy.

Main concern

Technical meltdowns and unhelpful communication make online learning feel unsupported.

What students said

“Major technical issues the whole semester. If I had a question he would give dry responses.”
PHIL1

“First 3 weeks of class he had major tech issues, just rambled on and on in lectures”
HUM1

Exam style

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terms, often with in-class coaching, rewrites, or open materials.

Midterm and Final OnlyTerm Definition EssaysSometimes Open Book/NotesTake-Home Midterm MentionedExtra Credit Video Essays

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students repeatedly describe midterm/final , and heavy coaching on expected answers.

10-Page Term PapersOpen Book/NotesTake-Home MidtermIn-Class Answer Review

“So simple. Don't even go to class. and in class final. Just summarizing his book.”
PHIL1

“ .”
HUM1

“graded on just mid term and . i misread the and told him about it and he totally let me redo it”
PHIL15

Online

Online reviews ; they mainly note easy grades despite tech problems and .

Few AssignmentsEasy Final Outcomes

“Easy class though, got an A w/o turning in the final and my friend got a B without turning in the .”
PHIL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you aren't lazy and put even some effort in trying to understand the material, you will get an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with and mixed personality critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯

84/100

“There's a Mid-Term and ... Easy A!!”

😤 Personality Tax

30/100

“ .”

🎧 Mumble Factor

35/100

“he is nearly impossible to hear because he mumbles so much”

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88/100

“You don't need to show up to class. .”

Theme 1

📈 About Grades & Workload

EASIEST CLASS EVER!!!
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Just do as he says and you'll get an A

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Personality & Lectures

extremely condescending
Dominates the class with condescension
He mumbles. His head reminds me of Humpdy Dumpdy

Theme 3

📚 About Exams

and in class final
he will go over every question and answer for the essays

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years show and personality friction despite polarized tone.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527

4 out of 527

3 out of 534

2 out of 547

1 out of 537

Course coverage

HUM121 reviews

PHIL116 reviews

PHIL154 reviews

PHIL5ETHICS2 reviews

HUMHUM11 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 x x x

😤 Personality Tax

🎧 Mumble Factor

🚪 x x

📈 About Grades & Workload

👨‍🏫 About Personality & Lectures

📚 About Exams

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can tolerate dry, condescending lectures and teach yourself.

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