AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Torres Jr Santos

SOC1 · SWRK126 · SOCIOLOGY1 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Avoid unless and and strict grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderLots of readingPoor email responseSelf-published book requiredPolarizing lectures
  • Recent online reviews slam little teaching, , and ignored emails.
  • older students loved lectures, one recent student calls it a rant and opinion trap.
  • You can still get an A with , but communication and fairness feel poor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many earn A or A- but , and .

Online stresses workload for the grade; if you read and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Average to heavy weekly reading and .

Online difficulty feels higher due to SmartBook volume; in-person difficulty comments are mixed.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

; in-person reviews often mark it mandatory.

Online is more flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

and recent comments actively warn others away.

Online lean negative recently; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and AI-plagiarism suspicion lower grading leniency despite high letter grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly SmartBook, quizzes, discussions, papers, and lots of reading dominate the load.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are strongest; older in-person load was lighter.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

some find him knowledgeable and engaging, many cite no teaching help and bad communication.

Format shift

Online teaching quality scores are .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of SmartBook quizzes, discussions, research or theoretical papers, and .

Format shift

Online is assignment-heavy; , and short essays.

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

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Older in-person SOC1 ; one later review calls lectures off-topic rants and requires his book.

Main concern

Lectures may not match graded work and dissenting opinions may be poorly received.

What students said

“his lectures are him ranting for an hour and have literally nothing to do with .”
SOCIOLOGY1
“The as the test and we go over it in class”
SOC1

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and papers; common complaints of tough grading and unresponsive email.

Main concern

Little actual teaching and frustrating or .

What students said

“Very little actual teaching. Most of the course relied on SmartBook assignments.”
SOCIOLOGY1
“ was frustrating.”
SOC1
“he is a .”
SOC1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment blends weekly online quizzes and papers with and final; .

SmartBook quizzesResearch or theoretical paperMidterm and final in some termsSample test on Blackboard

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a sample test that matches the .

Midterm and finalShort essaysSample test on Blackboard
“There was a , and a few short essays. The as the test”
SOC1

Online

Online , and a paper; proctoring is not clearly described.

SmartBook quizzesDiscussionsResearch or theoretical paper
“You will use a online textbook through MCGRAW HILL to access the , and a theoretical paper.”
SWRK126
“usually a quiz, smartbook ”
SOC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very little actual teaching. Most of the course relied on SmartBook assignments.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 mixed online and in-person reviews spanning 2012-2026. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Very little actual teaching. Most of the course relied on SmartBook assignments.”

📧 Communication Issues

25/100

“Communicating with this professor was such a headache as if the problem was too troublesome for him.”

📚 Workload

32/100

“You do have to read a lot, complete smartbooks, , and a research paper”

⚖️

28/100

“he is a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very little actual teaching.
  • Engaged the class. Interesting speakers subject matter.
  • his lectures are him ranting for an hour

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class wasn't hard at all.
  • he is a .
  • Lots of homework

Theme 3

📧 About Communication

  • I dreaded having to communicate with
  • . .

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

8 reviews from 2012-2026 across online and but polarized themes.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

SOC13 reviews
SOCIOLOGY13 reviews
SWRK1262 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 3 · A- 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values