AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Betty Kiehl

PHIL111 · PHIL101 · KNOWREALITY · PHIL113 · PHILO102 · PHIL102 · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL120 · PHILOSOPHY100 · PHIL100 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
11.76%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you must take philosophy and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderVague Essay RubricsHeavy ReadingMind-Reading FeedbackBoring Lectures
  • Most students call her an extremely .
  • Instructions and rubrics feel vague, so many say you must guess what she wants.
  • A and no-fluff essays can still earn a pass, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and many strong students report B ceilings or worse despite heavy effort.

Both online and ; online incompletes and zeros are especially common.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

and concept-focused essays make the content intellectually .

Online and and hard essay prompts.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance reports mix mandatory and optional, but lectures are often called slow while still expected for participation.

Several online and ; others say no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Would-take-again is near 12% and recent comments repeatedly say do not enroll.

Negativity is consistent across formats, with online reviews especially hostile.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

Tough-grader tags dominate and students report .

Format shift

and in-person recent reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and many papers make the workload high relative to payoff.

Format shift

So many papers and get ready to read appear across formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Many call lectures boring, pause-filled, and vague; a minority say she knows the material but still grades harshly.

Format shift

; online focuses on unclear guidance and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades are driven mainly by essays and papers, with some written exams and occasional tests.

Format shift

Online weekly essays and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and unclear expectations, plus frequent complaints about slow, pause-heavy lectures; a few older reviews found take-home exams workable with effort.

Main concern

and many students never crack what she wants.

What students said

“The . You do not know what she wants.”
PHILOSOPHY100
“This teacher in particular is a and looks for minute mistakes.”
PHIL113
“If the averages are low for everything there is not a problem with the student, but instead the teacher”
PHIL100

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative about vague prompts, zero-heavy grading, and .

Main concern

Arbitrary essay deductions and .

What students said

“ ; they are very vague, and professor Kiehl gives zeros and seems to change the guidelines as she goes.”
PHILOSOPHY
“Probably a 1 in 30 chance you'll get higher than a grade.”
PHIL113
“even if you get an answer right, ."”
PHILOSOPHY

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and rather than simple multiple choice.

Essay ExamsTake-Home TestsPrompt-Based WritingNo Clear Proctoring Details

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

where matching her preferred framing matters more than recall.

Essay ExamsTake-Home Tests
“ . She gives you the option of 3-4 prompts to choose from”
PHIL111
“ .Just keep up with your reading.”
PHIL102

Online

Online reviews emphasize weekly essays and ; no clear webcam or Lockdown Browser proof.

Weekly EssaysVague Prompts
“The professor is an , and will mark down for the smallest mistakes.”
113
“The and you will lose points for things that are never even asked for on the prompt.”
PHIL113

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You do not know what she wants. B if that.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting tough essay grading, vague rubrics, and . Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

14/100

“Probably a 1 in 30 chance you'll get higher than a grade.”

🧭

20/100

“it seems that she wants you to read her mind. ; they are very vague”

👎 Low Recommendation

16/100

“dont”

📚

28/100

“Lots of reading and if you don't read, you won't pass!!!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • B if that
  • class average for

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were absolutely BORING
  • pauses for long periods of time
  • she was either very rude in her response or it made absolutely no sense

Theme 3

📝

  • for on the prompt

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with consistent tough-grader themes give strong signal despite some older positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 56
3 out of 514
2 out of 58
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 4 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 2