Is this an easy A?
MissionImpossible
12/100Even A students report Cs, Ds, incompletes, and drops because exams dominate and few pass easily.
Online and in-person both report near-impossible As; .
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Even A students report Cs, Ds, incompletes, and drops because exams dominate and few pass easily.
Online and in-person both report near-impossible As; x x x x x x.
Is the course easy?
Intro science is treated as advanced, with dense reading, math, and exams that students call extremely hard.
Both formats describe extreme difficulty; online adds self-paced overload.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x x, though some online courses focus more on weekly work than live presence.
x x x x x x; online varies by section.
Is this professor recommended?
Overwhelming majority warn others away x x x x x, and low pass rates.
x x x x x x and in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
12/100
x x x x; tiny errors marked wrong and x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
Workload
Overwhelming
10/100
Weekly chapters, 100-question homework sets, and x x x x x x x x x.
Format shift
Both online and x x x x.
Teaching experience
Poor
22/100
Most say he does not teach problem-solving and focuses x x x x x x.
Format shift
A few in-person fans praise rigor; online reviews are nearly all negative.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
85/100
Multiple exams often worth ~70%+ of the grade, with homework and quizzes comparatively low weight.
Format shift
Online and x x x; x x x x x.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
x x x x, and lectures many call unhelpful or philosophical rather than instructional.
Main concern
x x x and destroy GPAs for non-majors.
What students said
“toss you in the deep end and watch you sink”
“He would not go over how to solve problems... so we had to teach ourselves.”
“Unless you plan on working for x x x x x !”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
Online astronomy and physical x x x x x x x x and brutal exams, sometimes with in-person finals.
Main concern
Minimal teaching support and x x x x x x x.
What students said
“He expects you to teach yourself advanced science and math. He is never there to help or answer questions.”
“4 exams and they account for 72 percent of your grade. They are very hard!”
“he never gave powerpoints and told us we have to study all on our own for our 3 100 question tests.”
Exam style
Hard timed multi-exam structure with x x x x x x x x, and high fail risk.
Assessment risk
Strict
20/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x x x x students say do not match homework.
“his 4 exams are 72% of your grade, and are timed and very difficult.”
“The x x x x x x x x book.”
“Easy A right?Too bad you won't pass the exams.”
Online courses still hinge on very hard exams, sometimes taken in person, with little study-guide support.
“4 exams and they account for 72 percent of your grade. They are very hard!”
“the instructor does a final exam in person that is worth 50% of your grade. 3 students pass is final out of 150.”
“the exams are so hard that he set the passing grade at 60% which is a D”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“x x x x x x x x. Prof. Lee believes that making the course and exams as difficult as possible is the x x x x.”
“x x x x x! He is actually the worst professor I have taken at Delta College.”
“We don't pay tuition to self teach. He focuses more on the philosophy of teaching than actually teaching.”
“4 exams and they account for 72 percent of your grade. They are very hard!”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
123
Lifetime ratings
90/100
Evidence confidence
50 reviews with high volume, multi-year span, rich detail, and x x x x x x.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
27 reported outcomes
A+ 1
B 3
C 5 · C- 1
D 6 · D- 2
F 1
Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2