Gina Frost

GEOLO15 · GEOL15 · GELO16 · GEOLOGY5 · OCEANOGRAPGY · GEO10 · GEOL5A · GEOL005 · 1A · GEO1A · GEOL16 · GEOLOGY1A · GEO15 · GEO16 · GEO5 · GEOL1A · GEOL5 · GEOL2 · 176 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 16/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
Take again: 7.59%
Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

Do not take Gina Frost for gen-ed science credit if any other option exists.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDoes Not TeachExpensive TextbooksQuiz and Test CrushLockdown Browser OnlineRun Away

Massive consensus that and .
Expensive required books and and time.
, and failing grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

7/100

Exams and , and many students drop or fail despite heavy effort.

Online and weighting.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Even intro earth-science classes feel major-level with dense weekly material and unforgiving tests.

Both formats describe content and quizzes as extremely hard for non-majors.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and punish lateness or leaving early.

In-person has more late-door and stay-until-end stories; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Would-take-again is under 8 percent and comments overwhelmingly say run or switch schools.

A rare positive hybrid review exists, but online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

10/100

and students report low class averages with little grace.

Format shift

Online and and .

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

, and quiz prep regularly exceed 10-plus hours.

Format shift

; online adds Pearson fees and multi-day discussions.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students say she reads slides, posts YouTube links, or assigns Pearson instead of teaching.

Format shift

Online focuses on no original lectures; in-person adds boring long lectures and rudeness.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Tests and cited around 60-75 percent.

Format shift

Online explicitly notes Lockdown timed tests; and big exams.

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

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, huge homework, and often rude or rigid classroom rules.

Main concern

and GPA damage for non-majors.

What students said

“She at all, so you're forced to teach yourself the material and she gives really hard weekly quizzes based on things she didn't teach.”
GEOL5

“If .”
GEO10

“Glad she left halfway through the semester because if not we all would have failed!”
GEOL5A

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and YouTube work with timed Lockdown exams and harsh discussion rules.

Main concern

Lockdown Browser, self-teaching, and no meaningful instruction wreck non-majors.

What students said

“ . Terrible!!”
OCEANOGRAPGY

“ and she provides no original lectures.”
GEOL5

“I just ended up taking a W. Run away!!”
GEO5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are high-stakes, timed, often proctored online, and poorly aligned with what is taught.

Lockdown BrowserTimed ExamsWeekly Hard QuizzesNot Open BookHigh Exam Weight

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams are described as closed-style, extremely hard, and not based on lectures.

Weekly In-Person QuizzesClosed StyleTests Not ReturnedHigh Stakes

“every ”
GEOL2

“ .”
OCEANOGRAPGY

“on the -.”
GEO10

Online

and poorly connected to assigned videos or homework.

Lockdown BrowserTimed TestsHigh Exam WeightSelf Taught Prep

“Class is weighted by tests (65% of grade). Two tests = 8 chapters each! .”
OCEANOGRAPGY

“the lockdown browser made my anxiety skyrocket since I couldn't .”
GELO16

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If . Ruined geology for me.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with , and overwhelm. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“She at all, so you're forced to teach yourself the material and she gives really hard weekly quizzes based on things she didn't teach.”

💸 Cost and Workload

8/100

“Three books are required and in total cost more than $200.”

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“ if you want your mental health to not be ruined.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She does not even teach during lecture
provides no original lectures
you'll have to teach yourself the material the entire semester

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

class averages in terms of scores were consistently quite low
Im an all A student and I barely passed this class

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Cost

Lots of homework
expensive books
Be prepared for 12+ hours of studying

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over several years with rich detail and strong negative consistency make the pattern highly credible.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 9 · C- 1

D range

D+ 2 · D 2 · D- 3

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 11 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 3