AI Rate Professor

Geology

John Conrad

GEO20 · ENV23 · ENVGEO23 · GEO3 · GEOL20 · GEOL1 · GEOL4 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid John Conrad for lecture geology unless you already love the subject and can self-organize messy classes.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerUnorganized LecturesTricky TestsTalks About HimselfExtra Credit in LabAvoid If Possible
  • Lectures often feel jumbled, movie-heavy, or .
  • Tests and quizzes are described as tricky or expert-level for weak prep.
  • and lots of .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tricky worded tests and reach for most non-majors.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

33/100

Students call the class needlessly hard with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

, though skipping still hurts because of .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is about 14% and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Graded by few things with tricky tests; clarity of real grade is often missing.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and papers appear, but intensity varies by course.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

, and low teaching care.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy with quizzes and ; some group projects and papers too.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person geology and and hard with tricky tests, though .

Main concern

, and needlessly hard quizzes relative to teaching.

What students said

“ ! He likes talking about himself more than actually teaching the class.”
GEO3
“we were barely learning anything and ”
ENVGEO23
“gives TONS of on the quizzes”
GEOL1

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

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Quizzes and lecture clarity, with occasional .

Tricky testsPop quizzesTest heavyExtra credit on quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are called tricky or expert-level; .

Tricky testsExpert-level quizzesExtra credit on quizzes
“the test and ”
ENV23
“ ”
ENVGEO23
“gives TONS of on the quizzes”
GEOL1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting unorganized lectures and tricky tests. Credibility rating: Medium.

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18/100

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📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He likes talking about himself more than actually teaching the class.”

📝 Tricky Assessments

38/100

“the test and ”

🧪

60/100

“his half of the class was SO much more enjoyable than lecture”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . He just seems like he doesn't care about teaching.
  • lectutes... are comprised of jumbled ideas
  • he sometimes rants

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the class was just needlessly hard
  • You never know your real grade.

Theme 3

🧪

  • if you study hard
  • Wish he also taught the lecture.
  • gives TONS of on the quizzes

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Eight in-person reviews from 2016-2018 with , though sample is modest and grades often incomplete.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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