Kathy Trafton

METRE1 · METRO11L · METRO101 · METRO1010L · METRO1 · METRO10 · METRO1L · METEOA · 10L · METRO · METEO10 · METEOROLOGY10 · METEO1 · METEO1446 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you keep up with , and discussions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful and responsiveOrganized online materialsWeekly quizzes and discussionsReading-heavy but fairExtra credit available

Most students find meteorology doable with and weekly work.
, and often offers .
A few older reviews call her scatterbrained or hard, but the dominant tone is strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many say you can earn an A with readings, quizzes, discussions, and if you put in steady effort.

Online and and ; online stress passability with the book.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

but widely called doable and interesting when students stay current.

Online reviews lean easier to manage; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

70/100

, while many course descriptions reflect online weekly work without seat-time pressure.

Online reviews rarely discuss attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Would-take-again is 100% and .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students report fair grading, benefit of the doubt, , and A paths via consistent work.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Weekly quizzes, discussions, reading, plus midterm and final; light for .

Format shift

Online students often call weekly load light; some older reviews stress lots of lookup work.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Majority praise organization, fast responses, and engaging materials despite a minority of harsh older critiques.

Format shift

Online reviews are uniformly glowing; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly quizzes and and final; finals often recycle quiz material.

Format shift

, and final.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Most in-person-labeled reviews still describe , and fair helpful style with mostly strong praise.

Main concern

and a minority of older complaints about scatterbrained or strict vibes.

What students said

“ ! And I'd want her to teach in my department.”
METEO10

“There's no reason you can't get an A in the class if you do all of the assignments and study for the , and final.”
METEO1446

“Can be easy A if the quiz.”
METRO10

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online METRO10 is structured with , and final; students call it manageable with the book.

Main concern

You need the book and must keep up weekly to pass easily.

What students said

“Well structured online class with interesting and engaging instructor information sections.”
METRO10

“Very easy to pass, but you need the book.”
METRO10

“ .”
METRO10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and final drawn from assigned material, generally student-manageable.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalQuestions from weekly workExtra creditBook required

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Many reviews describe the same quiz-discussion-exam pattern; and long untimed tests appear in labs.

Weekly quizzesFinal from weekly assignmentsLong untimed testsExtra credit

“ .”
METRO10

“study for the , and final.”
METEO1446

“ , but not timed.”
10L

Online

Online students report weekly 10-question quizzes, discussions, midterm, and final; .

Weekly 10-question quizzesWeekly discussionsMidterm and finalBook required

“Weekly discussions and , and final.”
METRO10

“There's a 10-question "quiz" every week, a weekly discussion, and .”
METRO10

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“There's no reason you can't get an A in the class if you do all of the assignments and study for the , and final.”
Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews (3 online, 32 in , and strong recommend rate. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“ . the instructor is awesome, informative, responds to all questions fast”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“I highly recommend Kathy Trafton”

📗 Easy A Path

80/100

“Can be easy A if the quiz.”

📬 Responsiveness

85/100

“ and work in a timely manner, and grades assinments quickly.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

fascinating method of teaching
Well structured online class
meticulously maintained with lots of helpful links

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Very easy to pass, but you need the book.
no reason you can't get an A
She gives too.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

very helpful and
She's also extremely fair
!

Theme 4

⚠️ Minority Concerns

Does not contact students, gets irritated
Crack the whip and get to work.
This woman is insane.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews across many years with rich detail and mostly consistent positive themes despite some older outliers.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521

4 out of 58

3 out of 51

2 out of 54

1 out of 51

Course coverage

METRO1018 reviews

METEO103 reviews

METRO1010L2 reviews

METRO11L2 reviews

10L1 review

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METEO11 review

METEO14461 review

METEOA1 review

METEOROLOGY101 review

METRE11 review

METRO1 review

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METRO1011 review

METRO1L1 review

Reported outcomes

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Kathy Trafton

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📗 Easy A Path

📬 Responsiveness

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

⚠️ Minority Concerns

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you keep up with , and discussions.