AI Rate Professor

Geology

Sasha Carter

GEOL101 · GEOL100 · GEOL104 · GEO111 · GEO101 · GEOL100GEOL120 · GEO100 · OCEA101 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will show , and can tolerate uneven organization for a caring geology prof.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but disorganizedHuge extra creditHard testsAttendance expectedPolarizing labs
  • Older reviews rave about passion, memes, and field trips; newer ones call him scatterbrained and last-minute.
  • and flexibility can salvage grades even when tests feel unfair or labs drag.
  • Attendance and participation matter, and organization quality varies a lot by semester.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Show-up effort, flexible point sources, and huge make high .

EC; online still got A+ and 300 points of EC.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Intro geology content is approachable, but and .

In-person difficulty feels mixed; online labs and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and stress showing up and participating to pass.

Both online and in-person comments treat attendance as required or critical.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans love the energy while critics reject the chaos.

In-person older reviews are glowing; newer online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

He adjusts, piles on , and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both mention large EC and grade flexibility.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

; online labs were poorly structured.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Passionate and funny when prepared, but frequent disorganization and .

Format shift

; online and recent OCEA notes call him last-minute.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of homework, labs, tests, participation, field trips, projects, and heavy .

Format shift

and in-class tests plus a group project; and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Many praise inspirational, funny teaching and ; and scatterbrained delivery.

Main concern

Labs and , and class structure quality depends heavily on the term.

What students said

“ !! He has multiple ways of teaching to his students that fit their learning needs.”
GEOL100GEOL120
“He's very scatterbrained and doesn't have a clue what he's doing half the time.”
GEO111
“labs are like 6 times longer than they should be and consist of busy work that doesn't help you learn anything.”
GEO101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one reports broken lab links and late grading; but massive .

Main concern

Disorganization, opaque late grading, and .

What students said

“IF YOU .”
GEO111
“ and rarely mentioned in the reading or his lectures. so you may not learn much.”
OCEA101

Exam style

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Exams can be hard and loosely aligned to lectures, but and .

Hard testsExtra credit heavySome take-home testsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses pair hard tests with , and frequent opportunities.

Hard testsLots of homeworkLabsExtra credit
“ but he gives a ton of !”
GEO100
“as long as you turn everything in you will pass his class and he also gives a lot of opportunities.”
GEOL104

Online

Online OCEA mixed two , and large ; GEO111 labs lacked clear structure.

Take-home testsIn-class testsFinal group project300 points extra credit
“2 take-home tests, 2 . 300 points (DO IT).”
OCEA101
“ and rarely mentioned in the .”
OCEA101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is, however, a very easy A since you just need to show up and be there.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, balancing glowing older in-person praise with newer organization complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“ and last minute.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ !!”

🎁 Safety Net

78/100

“300 points (DO IT). He truly cares and wants you to do well, so he will adjust.”

🧪 Lab Pain

30/100

“Every. Single. Lab. was stressful and complicated”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Tries to make the (challenging) material more relatable by using memes, videos, and stories.
  • Hysterical dude. Loves his trade.
  • but his passion for geology shines through

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is, however, a very easy A since you just need to show up and be there.
  • but he gives a ton of !
  • You can pick and the .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Super funny and caring professor.
  • the Hagrid of Geology
  • Funny and likable guy, but this class was a nightmare.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews over many years show a , so consistency is only moderate.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 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

Not sure yet 2