AI Rate Professor

Counseling

Abdimalik Buul

PERG120 · PERG101 · PERG160 · PERG103 · PD114 · PG120 · COUN120 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

Strong pick for personal growth or counseling courses if you participate and stay engaged; expect an .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring CounselorEasy AAccessibleGood FeedbackHilarious
  • Most students praise him as a caring counselor-teacher who wants everyone to pass.
  • journals, LinkedIn, group work, and low-stakes tests.
  • One strong online outlier says he was unresponsive and used a canned course; most others disagree.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many call it an easy A with light work and late work accepted; effort is modest participation and journals.

Easy-A comments appear in both formats; online also has one easy-but-disengaged A with a hate review.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Personal development content with and .

Online and ; difficulty ratings average about 1.6.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and participation-heavy; others say optional or not specified.

Online mixed mandatory vs not; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

About 87.5 percent would take again; most love his care and humor despite one severe online complaint.

; online is mostly positive with one extreme negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Wants students to pass, accepts late work, and .

Format shift

Leniency is clearer in person; online quality is more mixed.

Workload

Light

78/100

Weekly journals, simple assignments, and tolerable load; .

Format shift

Online comments cite journals and simple tasks; in .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

; one online student felt he left the class on autopilot.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is consistent; online has both excellent and awful outliers.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Journals, discussions, LinkedIn, presentations, and participation outweigh high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignments and participation over exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and an easy A with participation and group work.

Main concern

; students must self-manage.

What students said

“His lectures are interesting and he does his best to keep you awake by making jokes.”
PD114
“it's a nice and easy "A" class.”
PG120
“Never denying work that is late. He WANTS the student to pass ok.”
PERG103

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Most online students call him thoughtful and easy; one harsh review says he ignored students and used a canned course.

Main concern

Inconsistent engagement online—one student felt abandoned.

What students said

“Made me believe I was college material and worthy. He gently nudges you if .”
PERG120
“The . . he does not respond to students.”
PERG120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

When mentioned, tests are no big deal; , and participation.

Low-Stakes TestsParticipation HeavyAssignment Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as no big deal; apply material to life and participate.

Low-Stakes TestsParticipationGroup Work
“Tests are NO big deal in this class, all he wants is for and apply it to their lives.”
PERG101

Online

Online work centers on journals and simple assignments; .

Weekly JournalsSimple Assignments
“Mainly consists of weekly journal entries, creating a LinkedIn profile, and a .”
PERG120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Made me believe I was college material and worthy. He truly cared wish many professors were as empathetic.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, balancing care and easy load with one online failure mode. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Buul is great professor and a great person. He always responded to my questions with .”

👍 Recommendation

84/100

“One of ! and to the .”

⚠️ Online Inconsistency

40/100

“he has a canned course and leaves students on their own. you dont learn anything in this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are interesting and he does his best to keep you awake by making jokes
  • Always willing to help & is very relatable
  • Phenomenal. What are teachers for.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it's a nice and easy "A" class
  • tolerable workload
  • He'll do what he can to pass everyone

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly cared
  • also works as a counselor
  • Never denying work that is late

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

16 reviews over many years with mostly consistent praise, tempered by one sharp online negative and some sparse older comments.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PERG1208 reviews
COUN1202 reviews
PERG1012 reviews
PD1141 review
PERG1031 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1