AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Roman De Jesus

ESC101 · ESC130LF · ESC101F · ESC130L · ESC130 · ESC130F · OCEANOGRAPHY · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
46.88%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can manage heavy independent work and tolerate inconsistent support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy workloadMixed teaching qualityOpen-note examsTough or slow gradingCan feel condescending
  • Reviews are sharply split between and engaging and students who felt unsupported or talked down to.
  • The workload is the dominant , and frequent assignments.
  • Getting an A is possible, but usually through time-consuming work rather than an easy course experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students report A grades, , but the workload makes the A time-consuming.

Online reviews often say the A is doable but very time-heavy, while and tough grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Intro-level material becomes challenging because of , and unclear or limited guidance.

Online sections are weighed down by videos and modules, while , and frequent quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and missing class can put students far behind.

, while online reviews focus more on deadline control and locked assignments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether the student can self-manage heavy work and handle his communication style.

Both formats are polarized, but online reviews are more negative about interaction and workload consistency.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Some reviews mention , open notes, or multiple attempts, but many describe harsh grading, late grading, and .

Format shift

Online reviews complain about slow or , while and harsh grading.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and assignments for an intro course.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially severe about workload volume, while and homework.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Teaching is inconsistent, with strong praise for and serious complaints about condescension and low interaction in others.

Format shift

Online teaching is criticized for limited interaction, while and classroom tone complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment uses frequent quizzes, homework, modules, lab reports, midterms, projects, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online sections emphasize quizzes, modules, videos, and discussions, while , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with some praising clear lectures and open-note exams while , and a condescending tone.

Main concern

In-person students may struggle with , and uneven classroom support.

What students said

“Professor , and thorough.”
ESC130
“His tone is condescending to the .”
ESC130LF
“definitely a lot of work!”
ESC101F

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews often describe heavy , and limited interaction, though some students still earned A grades.

Main concern

Online students may face heavy workload, limited interaction, and .

What students said

“Easy A, but so much time with the useless work assigned.”
ESC101F
“the workload is very heavy and ridiculous for an intro class”
ESC101
“The professor is never in contact with you, grades extremely tough and locks everything”
ESC101

Exam style

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Exam rules often sound student-friendly due to open-note tests and multiple quiz attempts, but and .

Open-Note ExamsOnline QuizzesMultiple AttemptsFinal Exam Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention open-note or open-book tests and online quizzes, with some students still calling exams hard.

Open-Note TestsOpen-Book TestsOnline QuizzesIn-Class Final
“There's 4 tests total, 3 online, final in class, all open note/book”
ESC130F
“The tests and ”
ESC101
“3 exams that are all open note.”
ESC130

Online

, and a final, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam use, or open-book rules for online exams.

Multiple Quiz AttemptsWeekly QuizzesMidtermsFinal Exam
“you get a good amount of tries on the quizzes (I think 10).”
ESC101F
“weekly quizzes. 4 midterms.”
ESC101
“ .”
ESC101F

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy A, but so much time with the useless work assigned.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“This single class amounted to more work than I get with four classes combined.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Professor , and thorough.”

⚖️

38/100

“ my class was nothing past 68%.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Makes the class very interesting, although if youre not willing to put in the .
  • Professor , and thorough.
  • His tone is condescending to the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, but so much time with the useless work assigned.
  • This course was harder than my statistics course!
  • The scientific concepts can be daunting for non science majors.

Theme 3

📝

  • There are a lot of assignments and quizzes.
  • weekly quizzes. 4 midterms.
  • The tests and

Theme 4

💻 About Online Experience

  • Professor Jesus has little interaction with students and all the work is just boring videos.
  • The professor is never in contact with you, grades extremely tough and locks everything
  • Online class with a pile of videos since he doesn't do lectures himself.

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-seven reviews across online and in-person formats provide detailed but polarized , and grading.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 54
3 out of 58
2 out of 57
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ESC10112 reviews
ESC13010 reviews
ESC101F6 reviews
ESC130LF4 reviews
ESC130F2 reviews
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OCEANOGRAPHY2 reviews
ESC130L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 2 · A 14 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4