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Philosophy

Kerry Ybarra

PHIL11 · PHIL1 · PHIL1A · PHIL2 · HUMAN10 · PHILA1 · PHIL1AH · PHIL4 · PHIL1C · 54 lifetime ratings

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

The decision

if you want an engaging philosophy professor and are willing to keep up with reading, quizzes, and papers.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturerHeavy readingClear gradingDaily quizzesHelpful and approachable
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Ybarra as passionate, helpful, and effective at explaining philosophy.
  • The class , and paper effort rather than effortless participation.
  • , and dropped low scores.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is realistic if students read, attend, write the papers, and use dropped low scores, but it is not effortless.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Philosophy concepts can be challenging, but and makes them understandable.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Many reviews say attendance is necessary, graded, or tied to passing and participation.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students recommend her because , and makes difficult material interesting.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students mention , and fair grading, though papers can be strict.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Workload is steady and sometimes heavy, with frequent reading, quizzes, essays, exams, and participation expectations.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most students praise her enthusiasm, clarity, kindness, and ability to make philosophy engaging and understandable.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades appear , and occasional presentations.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a highly respected, passionate professor , and active effort.

Main concern

The workload can feel heavy because of , and .

What students said

“You do have to put in the work for her class, but if you want an A, she'll help you get one.”
PHIL1C
“Easy A if you do the work and read the assigned pages of the textbook for the quizzes.”
PHIL2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams sound standard and manageable with preparation, with essay-based tests, quizzes, and dropped or optional low-score policies mentioned.

Essay ExamsQuizzesDropped Lowest ExamFinal As Makeup Test

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

readings, and policies that drop or replace low scores.

Essay ExamsReading QuizzesDropped Lowest ExamOptional Final
“5 argumentative papers and 5 tests that consist of and some multiple choice.”
PHIL1A
“ .”
PHIL2
“ essay, and 5 of the lowest quizzes.”
PHIL2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You do have to put in the work for her class, but if you want an A, she'll help you get one.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“She does a wonderful job at explaining the material so that everyone can understand.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“Great professor. .”

📚 Workload Reality

45/100

“This class does tend to have a lot of and writing assignments) but they aren't challenging.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely enthusiastic about the subject she teaches.
  • She is great at helping everyone to understand the concepts.
  • She .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you do the work and read the assigned pages of the textbook for the quizzes.
  • but not too bad!
  • She gives room for error (ex: ).

Theme 3

📚

  • so do the readings prior to class.
  • and to understand the material.
  • A lot of work with homework and , but if you just do the work it is easy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

54

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show strong consistency , and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 515
3 out of 57
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL1A18 reviews
PHIL1C13 reviews
PHIL1AH6 reviews
PHIL24 reviews
HUMAN103 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 3 · A 12

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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