AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Jason Ortiz

ENGR35 · ENGR3A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Strong pick for engineering students who want a supportive, industry-grounded professor and will complete the assigned work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardIndustry experienceLaid-back mentorAmazing lecturesExtra creditHomework matches exams
  • Industry-connected engineering professor who explains concepts clearly and cares about student success
  • Most students find him funny, patient, and
  • One and complicated material

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

As and Bs are common when you do the work; and , but it is not automatic.

Both formats reward completed work; and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Engineering content is real but and aligned assignments.

Online and ; one in-person review found his presentation more complicated.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

, though one older in-person section treated lectures as mandatory.

Recent in-person ENGR35 reports optional attendance; mixed mandatory flags appear in older ENGR3A sections.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Five of , and industry inspiration.

Online reviews are fully positive; praise.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

70/100

, and curved finals make grades fair for students who put in work.

Format shift

and ; one in-person review still called him a tough grader.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Assignments matter and can be substantial, but most say the load is reasonable relative to learning.

Format shift

Online notes lots of homework for dual-enrolled students; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students highlight clear explanations, industry stories, patience, humor, and genuine investment in engineers.

Format shift

Excellent ratings dominate both formats; the sole 1/5 is an older in-person ENGR3A review.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grade often depends on completing work and attentiveness, with limited exams and a .

Format shift

In-person ENGR3A stresses assignments over exams; other sections still use quizzes and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly praise clear teaching, industry insight, and fair alignment of .

Main concern

A minority found lectures unproductive and .

What students said

“the manner in which he teaches gets across to the student extremely well”
ENGR35
“ ”
ENGR3A
“ , but very unproductive”
ENGR3A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online ENGR3A students call him laid back, inspiring, and .

Main concern

overloaded students such as high school dual-enrollees.

What students said

“Laid back and chill yet still a respectable professor”
ENGR3A
“he inspired me to go further into engineering”
ENGR3A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and homework that mirrors quizzes and exams.

Curved finalHomework-aligned quizzesExtra creditFew or no midterms in some sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some in-person ; others use quizzes and exams matched to homework.

Curved finalHomework-aligned quizzes and examsExtra credit
“ ”
ENGR3A
“The quizzes and exams”
ENGR35

Online

Online reviews do not spell out proctoring or open-book rules, only that the professor is laid back and fair.

Laid-back assessment tone
“Laid back and chill yet still a respectable professor”
ENGR3A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Ortiz is an amazing professor who truly wants his students to become successful engineers.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 engineering reviews, emphasizing industry-informed teaching and mostly strong recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“the manner in which he teaches gets across to the student extremely well and he will help you understand the concepts”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“if they do, don't bother. , and hands-off”

🏭 Industry Edge

90/100

“He used to work for SpaceX and loves to talk about aerospace engineering”

⚠️ Outlier Concern

20/100

“ , but very unproductive”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • incredible professor
  • funny and extremely friendly
  • super laid back teacher
  • inspiring industry stories

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • made a tough class very enjoyable
  • and exams

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • truly wants his students to become successful engineers
  • Accessible outside class
  • Respected

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 6 reviews with mostly consistent praise, but the small sample and one sharp outlier keep confidence moderate.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENGR3A4 reviews
ENGR352 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1