AI Rate Professor

Geology

Dick Hilton

ESCI01 · ESCI2 · EARSC10 · ESCI0010 · ESCI0055A · ESCI1 · ESCI0054 · HISTGEOLOGY2 · GEOL1 · EARTHSCI10 · ESCI · ESCI001 · ESCI10 · GEO001 · GEOL3 · ESC001 · ESCI0001 · ES10 · ESCI0003 · ESC10 · 138 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want rigorous geology and can handle lecture-only, high-stakes testing without much hand-holding.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOld-school lecture onlyPop quizzes and hard testsCondescending to manyGreat for geology majorsNo homework high stakes
  • Grades rest almost entirely on a few tests, pop quizzes, and .
  • Majors and serious geology students often call him knowledgeable and legendary; GE students frequently call him rude and harsh.
  • and his chalkboard, old-school style is polarizing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Students say few earn As, grades hinge on a handful of , and there is little room for error.

All evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Even GE earth science is treated like a major course with , and .

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Skip-class warnings are constant; missing class or makeup.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

About 40 percent would take him again; geology-focused students recommend him while many others say run.

All evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and comments about little partial credit or petty mark-downs are common.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Light

62/100

There is often little or , but that shifts all pressure onto studying for a few brutal tests.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Deep content expertise is widely acknowledged, but many students find lectures dry, belittling, or .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Almost everything is tests and assignment buffer.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

lecture-heavy, attendance-critical classes that reward serious students and frustrate many GE students.

Main concern

High-stakes tests plus a condescending classroom tone for students who struggle.

What students said

“Professor Hilton is a legend. Took all his courses.”
ESCI0054
“ this day and age”
EARTHSCI10
“He expects you to read ahead of him, attend every single class meeting, pay attention 110% of his lecture”
ESCI001

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

pop quizzes on unread chapters and .

Pop quizzesLong hard testsNo study guides oftenLecture-based examsRead ahead required

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

pop quizzes and little published study support.

Pop quizzesTest heavyNo study packet oftenChalkboard lectures
“There's no test study packet and you need to go to the classes in order to pass because all the ....”
EARTHSCI10
“He gives pop quizzes based off the book on topics that haven't been lectured on yet.”
ESCI001

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're serious about majoring in geology, this is the stuff.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing major-track praise against frequent GE student warnings. Credibility rating: High.

🎓 Major-Level Rigor

48/100

“Hilton knows his stuff.”

🧪 High-Stakes Testing

32/100

“ and getting points in the class.”

⚠️ Classroom Tone Risk

25/100

“constantly belittles them in class.”

📚 Read Ahead or Sink

30/100

“You can get a fairly easy A, if you read 2 chapters ahead and pay attention in his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are wonderful they are humorous and informative
  • still uses a chalk board
  • Very old school, uses the chalkboard to draw images

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There was nobody who got a A in my class C's and below.
  • Fairly easy A, if you read textbooks
  • 3 major tests that account for pretty much all of your grade.

Theme 3

🧭

  • !
  • Professor Hilton is a legend.
  • Unless you are passionate about the subject, I do not reccomend.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

138

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years consistently describe high-stakes testing and a split between majors and GE students.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 3 · C 2 · C- 2

D range

2

D 2

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 3