AI Rate Professor

Sociology

R Gottfried

B2 · SOCIO307 · SOC001 · SOCIO0000 · INTROTOSOCIO · SOCIOLOGY1A · SOC1A · SOCBSOC · SOC1 · SOC1B · SOC01A3971 · SOCI1 · SOCIO1B · SOC8838 · SOCAAAA · SOCIO001B · SOCIO1A · SOCIO001A · 145 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid if you have any other option—most students call the , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderRudeConfusing LecturesPop QuizzesHeavy Reading
  • Widespread reports of , and
  • Hard to earn high grades even with and attendance
  • A minority say dedicated students can pass by matching her words and doing all work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and answers that must match her wording make As rare and costly.

; one online review still calls her a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and unclear lectures raise intellectual load.

In-person reviews dominate; the single online review rated difficulty lower.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

16/100

Tags and comments warn that skipping class tanks your chance to pass and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero and many .

Strong avoid consensus across decades of mostly in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and grades that hinge on using her exact class language.

Format shift

; online also notes tough grading.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Heavy chapter and , and lecture-note dependency.

Format shift

Workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Many students report off-topic lectures, rudeness, and poor clarification despite a smaller positive minority.

Format shift

Negative teaching critiques are concentrated in in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Pop quizzes, frequent tests, and cushion.

Format shift

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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

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as lecture-heavy, picky on wording, and hostile for many students.

Main concern

, and condescending interactions.

What students said

“ . i love sociology and its an interesting subject.”
SOC001
“She's literally the ", if you can even call her that. EXTREMELY RUDE.”
SOC1
“ it.”
SOC1B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One older online note says she is passionate and tough, with E-Tudes tests and weekly discussions.

Main concern

Still a and clarity can lag even online.

What students said

“Gottfried may be a but she is really passionate about her work.”
SOC 01A 3971

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent, often essay-style, and graded tightly against her lecture framing.

Pop QuizzesEssay ExamsMatch Her WordingLecture HeavyHeavy Reading

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and grading that demands her preferred wording.

Pop QuizzesEssay ExamsMust Match Her WordsLecture Heavy
“ ”
SOCIO1A
“BUT if you dont state your answers in HER words, good luck. You will not pass.”
SOC1
“ .”
SOCIO001B

Online

One online review notes E-Tudes tests and .

E-Tudes TestsWeekly Discussions
“Tests are on E-Tudes, you .”
SOC 01A 3971

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in and poor teaching consensus. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ . i love sociology and its an interesting subject.”

⚖️

18/100

“If you do not say or write what SHE said in class then you will not get credit for it.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ . No exaggeration. She is condescending, rude and lacks the ability to teach anything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • shes kinda all over the place and gets off topic a lot
  • She doesn't really teach anything, but expects you to know everything.
  • Her lectures are not informative so you dont know !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is not an easy A class so if that is what you are looking for then you better look elsewhere.
  • so nothing to cushion your grade.
  • if you dont state your answers in HER words, good luck. You will not pass.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • She's rude to students and dont you dare disagree with her because there goes your grade.
  • EXTREMELY RUDE
  • She is very smart but .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

145

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with highly consistent themes of and poor teaching make the signal strong.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 516
3 out of 526
2 out of 536
1 out of 557

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 2 · A- 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1