AI Rate Professor

Physical Education

Rick Niles

SWIM4345 · SWIM2 · PHYED12 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

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Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing swim coachCaring and flexibleHilariousGreat individual feedbackSkill-building workouts
  • and individual help.
  • Flexible on misses with ; not overly demanding.
  • Unanimous five-star quality and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Low difficulty ratings and comments that he is not demanding and offers makeups make strong grades attainable.

and PE reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is skill practice with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

85/100

He is understanding about missed class and .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students cannot recommend him enough and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

85/100

Supportive coaching tone and low reported difficulty suggest forgiving assessment of skill progress.

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Workload

Light

80/100

Main load is class swim practice; .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

, and visible skill gains across reviews.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment appears skill- and practice-based in the pool rather than formal exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person swim and , and skill-focused with optional intensity.

Main concern

He can get distracted, but students say it does not hurt learning much.

What students said

“Rick is an amazing coach! I had him for intermediate and advanced swim and my skill improved so much!”
SWIM2
“He's the . and helps everyone individually.”
SWIM2
“excellent teacher!!! super nice and keeps everyone interested in listening with his sense of humor.”
PHYED12

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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; evaluation centers on swimming skill and participation.

Skill practiceOptional hard workoutMakeup opportunities

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews describe coaching, constructive criticism, and workouts rather than closed-book exams.

In-pool skill workConstructive criticismMakeup opportunities
“Also is cool and not demanding when you don't feel up to the challenge.”
SWIM2
“He is really good at explaining the strokes in a concise way and .”
PHYED12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting coaching quality, flexibility, and strong recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🏊 Teaching Quality

95/100

“He's the . and helps everyone individually.”

❤️ Caring Coach

90/100

“He's understanding if you miss class and gives plenty of opportunity for makeups.”

👍

95/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and helps everyone individually.
  • explaining the strokes in a concise way
  • keeps everyone interested in listening with his sense of humor

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • amazing coach
  • very friendly guy and very helpful
  • super nice

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Effort

  • cool and not demanding when you don't feel up to the challenge
  • Will give you a great workout if you want it
  • gives plenty of opportunity for makeups

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Four all-positive reviews spanning 2006-2017 with consistent praise, but older sample and limited grade detail.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

SWIM22 reviews
PHYED121 review
SWIM43451 review

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