AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Michael Starling

PHILO50 · PHILO30 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will read, show up, and use office hours; expect a real philosophy course, not an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing LecturesGet Ready to ReadAccommodating and CaringEssay-Heavy ExamsAffordable Textbook
  • Lectures are strong, interactive, and often described as impressive or hilarious.
  • Success hinges on doing the readings and engaging in discussion.
  • and allow crib or cheat sheets, with mixed grade outcomes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students earn As with consistent reading and engagement, but and a D grade show an A is not automatic.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is interesting but and can feel hard at first without office hours.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory and say discussion participation helps quizzes and exams.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

, and accommodations despite real academic rigor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Tough grader tags appear, yet accommodations and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Main load , and essay work rather than endless busywork.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Consistently praised for , and caring about the subject and students.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and essay-based tests or finals.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise engaging lectures, accessibility, and fair support, while and .

Main concern

Tests and if .

What students said

“His lectures are impressive, and his way of concluding each one was interesting.”
PHILO30
“As long as you do the readings, and engage in class you should do well.”
philo50
“He also lets us have crib sheets/cheat sheets for !”
PHILO30

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams include essays and sheets and relatively simple online quizzes.

Crib sheets allowedEssay examsPop quizzesOnline quizzes somewhat simple

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and crib or cheat sheets on exams.

Crib sheetsEssay testsPop quizzes
“He also lets us have crib sheets/cheat sheets for !”
PHILO30
“There are , and the tests are essays.”
philo50
“There , but they're !”
PHILO30

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His lectures are impressive, and his way of concluding each one was interesting. At first, it may be hard to understand the material. However, if , and try to see him during his office hours for any questions, he'll help you so much!”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 , and exam flexibility. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“His lectures are impressive, and his way of concluding each one was interesting.”

📖 Reading Load

48/100

“As long as you do the readings, and engage in class you should do well.”

📝

74/100

“He also lets us have crib sheets/cheat sheets for !”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“Professor Starling was a great professor, he talks a lot during lectures but he knows his stuff”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are impressive
  • he's casual, engaging, & always open for discussions
  • he knows his stuff, the textbook wasn't too expensive and it was a very interactive class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the reason why I got the grade and I have myself to blame
  • Listening and participating in and exams
  • the

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • he'll help you so much!
  • really seems to care about the field of study and his students
  • He emails back quickly & is accommodating

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, though the sample is modest.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHILO305 reviews
philo501 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2