AI Rate Professor

Oceanography

Cari Gomes

OCN100 · ES100 · OCN101 · OCN100L · OCEAN100 · GEO100 · OCEA101 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

with field trips and ; skip older-style online sections if you need active support.

Best fit · Easy A HunterSuper Easy GELaid Back & FunnyExtra Credit FriendlyAvoid Old OnlineShow Up for Worksheets
  • as easy, fun, and passable with attendance and worksheets.
  • Older online reviews , and a hands-off feel.
  • , powerpoints, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Show up, finish video worksheets and , and many students .

and worksheets; one strong recent online review also calls it super easy, while older online grades feel messy.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is GE-level movies, worksheets, powerpoints, and field trips with low intellectual load.

Both formats rate difficulty very low; online complaints are about contact, not hard concepts.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several reviews say daily attendance or and in-class work.

In person emphasizes show-up culture; clarity.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong in-person love and recommendation.

; older online students say stay away.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

, video sheets, and lenient curves let students pass despite failed exams.

Format shift

In person is clearly generous; older online reviews claim grades go unfixed.

Workload

Light

82/100

Weekly worksheets, easy labs, movies, and few high-stakes tasks keep the load light.

Format shift

Online summer work is light weekly assignments; in person is worksheets and labs.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

In person she is funny, passionate, and helpful; older online delivery felt abandoned.

Format shift

In-person praise dominates; online quality is polarized by era.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Daily video sheets, labs, and worksheets outweigh exams; some .

Format shift

In person highlights worksheets and ; online focuses on weekly assignments.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and lectures are laid back, funny, worksheet-heavy, and often described as .

Main concern

Attendance and daily video ; she can talk fast in lab.

What students said

“ .”
OCN100L
“Cari Gomes is an excellent teacher that provides lots of making it easier to end up with an A.”
ES100
“Just come to class and turn in the video wrksheets. You'll pass w/ no problem.”
GEO100

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one recent summer OCEA101 felt easy and responsive, while older online OCEAN/OCN sections cite zero contact and .

Main concern

Hard to reach the instructor online and grades may not get corrected.

What students said

“Took this course during summer online, and it was super easy.”
OCEA101
“She makes a really strong effort to not interact with the online class.”
OCEAN100
“Communication is bad. Structure is bad. .”
OCN100

Exam style

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Exams exist in some sections but are often secondary to worksheets, notes, and , with at least one no-final report.

No Final ExamStudy Powerpoints/NotesExams Secondary to Worksheets

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report no final in one OCN100 section and tests that work if you study notes and powerpoints.

No Final ExamPowerpoint/Notes Based Tests
“ !!!!!”
OCN100
“ if you study her notes.”
OCN100

Online

Online comments emphasize weekly and do not clearly describe proctoring.

Weekly Assignments
“There are , and they're not insanely hard you just have to make an effort.”
OCEA101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . I took her Oceanography 100 lab and it was super easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (4 online, 10 in person), highlighting easy GE workload and format split. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy GE Experience

88/100

“All you do is watch movies and complete a video wrksheet.”

👍

78/100

“Must take class!”

⚠️ Online Contact Issues

30/100

“Good luck ever getting ahold of her.”

📝

86/100

“I failed almost all the exams but since she give out almost every day fill in sheets for B :)!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is hilarious and makes the class fun and entertaining.
  • A lively, and inspirational, instructor that engages the class.
  • , and focused.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • super easy
  • Show up and do the labs and you should get an A.
  • lots of making it easier to end up with an A

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • borderline impossible to get ahold of her
  • Easily the .
  • Communication is bad. Structure is bad. .

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews span 2011-2021 with consistent easy GE themes in person, but online evidence is older and more negative, so overall confidence is medium.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

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