AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Herminia Reyes

PHIL102A · PHIL100 · PHIL401A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you can handle heavy weekly philosophy work and ; otherwise pick someone lighter.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy HomeworkTest HeavyUnrealistic DeadlinesTime-Consuming Exams
  • Online PHIL100 is workload-heavy with frequent midweek deadlines that clash with full-time schedules.
  • ; some students say a full A feels nearly impossible despite hard work.
  • and , but take-home exams can run 13+ pages and 6+ hours.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Grades reported include some As, but students , and an A that feels nearly impossible without huge effort.

Online reviews stress impossible As and no full credit; and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and long exams make the material feel tough and time-heavy.

Both formats call it tough; online adds deadline stress while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and stress that missing lectures quickly puts you behind.

; online is less explicit but still deadline-driven.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Only about one-third would take again, with complaints about rudeness, workload, and .

Online reviews are mostly negative; the but still warn about time sinks.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tags and comments frequently call her a and rarely awards full credit.

Format shift

Online is harsher; one older online review found her reasonable on late work, and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report multi-day homework sets, weekly discussions, chapter tests, and .

Format shift

Online PHIL100 workload is the ; and long take-homes.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call her intelligent and reasonable, but , and harsh tone.

Format shift

Online experience is polarized and often negative; in-person comments are more neutral-to-positive on content delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Course is test-heavy with and regular homework.

Format shift

Online emphasizes chapter tests and ; and long take-homes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person classes reward attendance with open-notes quizzes and , but .

Main concern

is manageable.

What students said

“Lots of quizzes, but all are open notes so as long as you have her lecture notes - you'll get a perfect score.”
PHIL100
“get ready to spend over 6 hours on every exam. Exams are take home exams, it's about 15-20 questions and mine was never less than 13 pgs long.”
PHIL401A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections feel packed with , and tight midweek due dates that punish busy students.

Main concern

Unrealistic due dates and for many full-time students.

What students said

“I worked hard for an A and felt like it was impossible to acheive.”
PHIL100
“2-3 long homework assignments due every M, W, F, and Sunday. A .”
PHIL100
“Extremely hard class to take when going to school full time and working part time.”
PHIL100

Exam style

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Exams range from open-notes quizzes to very long take-home tests that .

Take-Home ExamsOpen Notes QuizzesTest HeavyTime-Consuming Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence supports open-notes quizzes and .

Open Notes QuizzesTake-Home ExamsExtra Credit
“Lots of quizzes, but all are open notes so as long as you have her lecture notes - you'll get a perfect score.”
PHIL100
“Exams are take home exams, it's about 15-20 questions and mine was never less than 13 pgs long.”
PHIL401A

Online

Online reviews emphasize frequent chapter tests and .

Test HeavyChapter Tests
“A . No .”
PHIL100
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PHIL100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I worked hard for an A and felt like it was impossible to acheive.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (4 online, 2 in , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Workload Reality

22/100

“2-3 long homework assignments due every M, W, F, and Sunday. A .”

⚖️

28/100

“She does not offer 100% for something to deduct.”

⏱️

52/100

“get ready to spend over 6 hours on every exam.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I worked hard for an A and felt like it was impossible to acheive.
  • .
  • There were two weeks that I didn't finish the and with an email she simply said to email it to her and .

Theme 2

📝 About Workload & Deadlines

  • Extremely hard class to take when going to school full time and working part time.
  • unrealistic due dates for the amount of homework assigned for this "3 unit online course".
  • Be ready to attend every lecture!

Theme 3

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Tone

  • Prof.Reyes is good for the .) but is very rude.
  • Reasonable and incredibly intelligent.
  • Drink some coffee before class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews spanning 2016-2025 give a usable signal, but the sample is small and splits between formats and course levels.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHIL1004 reviews
PHIL102A1 review
PHIL401A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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