Holly Dodson

EARTHSCI10 · ESCI0010 · ESCI0001 · ESC001 · EARTHSCIENCE10 · EARTHSCIENCE · EARTH010 · EARTH10 · ESCI3L · ESCI10 · ESCI0001L · GEO1L · EARTHSCI · ESC10 · 242 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 40.69%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you will attend every class, study her exact lecture wording, and use ; skip if you need a low-effort GE.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyExtra CreditTough GraderMandatory AttendanceNitpicky Wording

Passionate and funny for and rushed for others.
In-class .
Exams and exact wording can feel harsh, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Many As appear when students attend, copy lecture wording, and grab , but exams and .

Online As often require exact wording; in-person As and closed-book study.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Intro earth science content is manageable, but pace, volume, and memorization make it feel harder than a light GE.

Both formats call lectures fast; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Daily or frequent in-class assignments and protect the grade.

In person ; but weekly work is locked.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half the voices love her energy and structure while the rest warn GE students to run from the rigor and .

In-person fans emphasize passion; online critics emphasize nitpicking and workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

and word-for-word expectations are common, though curves and soften the blow for prepared students.

Format shift

Online nitpicks wording more; and chart-heavy.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, but daily ICAs, long lectures, and online multi-part weekly work add real hours.

Format shift

Online weekly load is heavier; in-person load is class-time heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Students either praise witty passionate lectures or call them rushed, rambling, and .

Format shift

In-person energy is often praised; online video quality and clarity draw more complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and quizzes carry most weight; homework and ICAs feed the grade but .

Format shift

Both formats test-heavy; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

enthusiastic storytelling and versus , and mandatory ICAs.

Main concern

Miss one class or arrive late and ; .

What students said

“There was an in-class assignment in every class worth 10 points. There were only 3 homework assignments that were really easy.”
ESCI0010

“ she wanted you to regurgitate exactly what she wrote during lecture. No notes allowed”
ESCI10

“ !!!”
ESCI0010

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call videos clear and no-textbook , and heavy weekly work.

Main concern

Exact-word grading and .

What students said

“I'm taking her 16 week course rn and I legit have a 99.7%. If and don't google things, you'll do great.”
EARTHSCI10

“This has been my toughest class, demanding 6-12 + hours per week.”
EARTH010

“ , unless you want to deal with and tests for not being word for word what she wants”
ESCI0010

Exam style

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Exams are often closed-note and demand exact lecture details, while and .

Closed-book examsMemorization chartsOpen-note quizzes sometimesPencil gradingExact wording expected

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and expect memorized charts and lecture phrases; quizzes can be open note or ICA-based.

No notes on examsBlank charts to fillPop quizzesStudy guides not always matching

“ she wanted you to regurgitate exactly what she wrote during lecture. No notes allowed though”
ESCI10

“ . No notes, and she does not accurately prepare you for the exams.”
EARTH10

Online

Online tests and quizzes pull answers from her videos and dock points for wrong wording; .

Lecture-quiz hybridsExact wording requiredLocked after duePencil grading available

“I literally got a 0 on a fill in the because I wrote a sentence (with the answer) and she wanted just the word”
ESCI0010

“Nit picky with grades; if it's not the definition or answer provided in her lectures she will mark you down.”
EARTH010

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“A lot of people complain that she's a tough teacher, but she just expects you to pay attention and do your work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing online and and personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Teaching

56/100

“She's a great professor. She's very enthusiastic about the concepts.”

📝

34/100

“ . No notes”

⭐ Lifeline

70/100

“She gives TONS of opportunities for & the as long as you study.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is quite passionate and witty with her lectures
and does not make sense
Likes to ramble about her own life all class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if they are not the exact wording she uses
... but put other things on the
is amazing for

Theme 3

🚪

because of in-class assignments
if u arrive late or after she handed out the in class activity, u will not get a chance to do it
If you miss one class, you will fall behind immensely

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 across online and in-person formats with , and give a strong evidence base.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5112

4 out of 529

3 out of 521

2 out of 532

1 out of 550

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 15 · A- 3

B range

B+ 6 · B 2

C range

C 4 · C- 1

D range

D 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 3

Holly Dodson

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⭐ x x Lifeline

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🚪 x x

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Quality ratings

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C range

D range

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No letter grade reported

if you will attend every class, study her exact lecture wording, and use ; skip if you need a low-effort GE.

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⭐ Lifeline

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