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Geography

Cecelia Hudelson-Putnam

GEOG110 · MGEOG110 · MGEOG102 · GEOG101 · MGEOG101 · ECON115 · MECON115 · GEOGRAPHY · GEO110 · GEO101 · 227 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
23.96%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

; only take her if you want rigorous writing practice and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderExpand More FeedbackSlow GradingHeavy Reading LoadMind-Reading Prompts
  • Most students warn she is a .
  • Workload is , and long essay midterms or finals.
  • A small minority who enjoy rigor and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report Bs and Cs because prompt.

Both formats are hard to ace; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and long analytical essays make intro geography or econ feel upper-division hard.

Online condensed and summer terms feel especially brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many online , though some list it mandatory and in-person can require presence.

Online is mostly flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and repeated avoid warnings outweigh a minority of appreciative reviews.

Negativity is strongest online; a few in-person and older reviews are more positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

for unstated depth and slow grading that blocks recovery.

Format shift

long grading delays.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly readings, videos, discussions, quizzes, map work, and .

Format shift

Online and summer .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many say she posts videos instead of teaching and ; a few call her excellent and helpful.

Format shift

; some in-person reviews still praise rigor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Weekly posts, papers, and long essay midterms or finals outweigh traditional multiple-choice testing.

Format shift

Online essay midterms and finals are especially central.

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

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In , and high expectations; a few students praise real learning and feedback.

Main concern

Confusing prompts and .

What students said

“If I could rate her a -10 I would, honestly she grades hard.”
GEO101
“Her class is not an easy A, but you will learn and retain much more from her than you would from the average professor.”
GEOG110
“The final and any sources.”
ECON115

Remote format

Online

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is self-guided modules of videos and readings plus weekly quizzes or posts and .

Main concern

, and feedback that arrives too .

What students said

“ . Takes forever to grade and then when finally grading, removes points for reasons that are completely off-topic.”
ECON115
“The .”
GEOG101
“wants you to magically read her mind to include the information she wants”
GEOG110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Major assessments are long original essays graded strictly for depth you must infer beyond the prompt.

Long Essay MidtermsLong Essay FinalsOpen-Prompt Expansion RequiredTextbook Allowed on Some QuizzesDraft Feedback If You Email

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person and finals with strict expectations.

Long PapersNo Sources AllowedStrict Essay Rubric
“The final and any sources and it all has to be in your own words.”
ECON115
“than the strictly and ruins your grade.”
GEOG101

Online

Online midterms and ; quizzes often allow the book.

1500-2000 Word EssaysWeekly QuizzesDiscussion PostsSlow Essay Feedback
“Midterm and final are both 1500-2000 word essays.”
GEOG101
“There were two midterms that were about 1500 words long each and a .”
GEOG110
“Will give you a 6-part question with a 1200 word limit then give a bad grade for not going into more depth.”
ECON115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Takes forever to grade and then when finally grading, removes points for reasons that are completely off-topic and weren't asked by the assignment.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Shes so impersonal & doesnt even teach anything.”

⚖️

18/100

“wants you to magically read her mind to include the information she wants”

📚 Workload Load

22/100

“The sheer volume of work would justify her course as a 5 unit class.”

👍 Minority Praise

70/100

“If your goal is to learn from a . .”

Theme 1

📝

  • always expects you to expand more
  • grades incredibly slowly

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • LOTS of reading, articles, and videos
  • So many papers
  • weekly post

Theme 3

🚫 About Recommendation

  • Look for other options before settling
  • if my degree depended on it

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

227

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with and heavy-workload themes across many years support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 529
3 out of 523
2 out of 541
1 out of 585

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 9 · A- 1

B range

15

B+ 1 · B 11 · B- 3

C range

10

C+ 3 · C 6 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5