AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Tom Carrol

PHIL101 · PHIL1 · PHIL15ETHICS · PHIL15 · PHILPHIL · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless and can handle a blunt, unsupportive classroom.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCondescendingDoes not teachDense readingsFew graded itemsStraight to the point
  • Majority of reviews call him one of the and little actual instruction.
  • Course centers on dense readings plus a midterm and .
  • A small minority like his no-BS style and passion, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A few students still earned As, but success depends on grinding dense readings and high-stakes midterm and .

; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is hard because readings are long and dense and .

; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

Multiple students and some stopped going after the .

; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

, and most comments urge students to pick any other professor.

; no online reviews were analyzed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some students get As with strong papers, but scaffolding.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Few turn-ins, yet workload feels heavy because of very long dense readings and substantial writing.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A couple praise knowledge and direct lectures, but most say he does not teach, is rude, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course is graded and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

- and reading-heavy with very few graded pieces; many students report condescension and self-teaching rather than guided learning.

Main concern

Students feel belittled and left to learn alone from long dense articles with little teaching support.

What students said

“ . He is condescending and belittles his students.”
PHIL1
“its easy because ... its hard because you HAVE to read the articles... the and long”
PHIL1
“I learned NOTHING from him and taught myself.”
PHILPHIL

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on midterm and ; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring software or open-book policies.

Midterm and final onlyHeavy reading basedEssay heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections are described as midterm-plus-final with dense article prep; .

Midterm and finalDense reading based
“you only have two things to turn in(midterm and final)”
PHIL1
“ and you'll be fine”
PHIL1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He doesnt educate his students. He is condescending and belittles his students. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting hostility, self-teaching, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Quality

28/100

“This guy is a HORRIBLE teacher. He doesn't teach. He's egotistical. He's rude.”

📚

30/100

“I learned NOTHING from him and taught myself.”

👍 Minority Praise

70/100

“Great professor and class... very knowledgeable and passionate about subject.”

📝 Assessment Load

40/100

“you only have two things to turn in(midterm and final)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and sporadic
  • he's straight to the point and
  • He doesn't care about students and it's obvious in the way he teaches

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the and long
  • If you are taking it for an easy grade this class isn't for that
  • Graded by few things

Theme 3

⚠️ About Character

  • He even swore at me when I asked him a question in his office
  • All around just a mean person who should not be a teacher
  • just dont

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 in-person reviews over many years, but they are detailed and consistently negative aside from two strong outliers.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHIL14 reviews
PHIL1011 review
PHIL151 review
PHIL15ETHICS1 review
PHILPHIL1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1