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Geography

Marsha Bond-Nelson

GEO104 · GEOG101 · MGEOG101 · GEOG104 · PHYSGEO101 · GEOG110 · GEOGRAPHY · GEO101 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
42.42%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Only take if you are self-driven, can buy the books, and and a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlow gradingExpensive textbooksEssay finalsPolarizing online GEVague instructions
  • Workload is mostly weekly reading, quizzes, and .
  • Biggest pain , and costly books rarely used.
  • A minority of summer online students report an easy A if they stay on top of every task.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Weekly quizzes can be easy, but the and .

Online summer students more often report easy A; in-person and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Content is GE-level geography, but volume of , and .

Online condensed courses feel heavier; some full-term online students call quizzes easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

; in-person older reviews sometimes call it mandatory for movies and essays.

Evidence is mostly online-optional; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Would-take-again sits near 42% with sharp split between easy-pass fans and no-communication critics.

Positive online summers exist, but many online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

, and a final essay that can crush the course grade.

Format shift

and ; some say full credit if you follow instructions exactly.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and sometimes $100+ textbooks for limited use.

Format shift

Online reviews most often cite hours of reading and recycled weekly work.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call lectures and videos excellent; many say she does not teach, only posts links and grades late.

Format shift

Polarized online experience; in-person critiques lean toward book-teaching and weak communication.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly quizzes and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly quiz plus discussion; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

the book, essay tests, and weak engagement, with a few older positive outliers.

Main concern

Essay exams and self-teaching from expensive textbooks with little classroom instruction.

What students said

“Literally didnt teach me a thing just told the class to read chapters from the book.”
GEOG101
“Felt letdown by this class. Professor took forever to grade and you essentially learn not from her, but the textbooks.”
GEOG101
“ .”
GEO101

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online GEO101 is the dominant format: doable quizzes and discussions for some, but , and a graded-by-final essay wreck others.

Main concern

Grades can sit unposted for weeks and the C.

What students said

“Graded everything at the end of the semester so you don't know where you stand, and .”
GEO101
“Wont grade HW for 2-3 months then gives a random grade.”
GEOG101
“I received an "A" throughout the course until it came down to the and it dropped my grade all the way to a "C."”
GEOG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix easy weekly quizzes with a .

Essay finalUnlimited time final (some)Weekly quizzesOpen notebook (some)

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and dice-roll question selection; closed-book style risk.

Essay examsOn-demand essaysOutline allowed
“ ; on-demand essays (we could use outlines if we made them, though).”
GEOG101
“When mid-term and did not even go over throughout the semester.”
GEOG101

Online

; a few report unlimited time and and final.

Essay finalWeekly quizzesUnlimited time finalNotebook allowed (some)
“ so you can return back to it.”
GEO101
“ and so was the and the videos”
GEO101
“it came down to the and it dropped my grade all the way to a "C."”
GEOG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's not that her class is hard it's just that she doesn't communicate, engage or try at all. Wont grade HW for 2-3 months then gives a random grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews (29 online, 14 in , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

⏱️

28/100

“She . Literally MONTHS.”

📚 Textbook Cost Trap

40/100

“You'll spend around $100 on books, if you're not good at science good luck”

📝

45/100

“the and it dropped my grade all the way to a "C."”

👍 Minority Easy Pass

70/100

“as long as you read and do the work you should have no problem receiving an A+.”

Theme 1

⚠️

  • No communication. Class is terribly set up.
  • takes forever to grade!!
  • and takes weeks to grade

Theme 2

📖 About Workload & Books

  • HOURS of videos and
  • You have to purchase two books that you barely need
  • Lots of papers. Be ready to read.

Theme 3

💬 Split Opinions

  • I LOVED THIS CLASS. Professor Bond-Nelson is exceptional.
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

43 reviews spanning 2013-2026 with repeated themes of and .

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 56
3 out of 56
2 out of 59
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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GEO1043 reviews
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GEOG1102 reviews
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GEOGRAPHY2 reviews
MGEOG1011 review
PHYSGEO1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 6 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1