Chad Richins

MAD134 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 12/100
RMP rating: 1.7/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

Avoid Chad Richins unless you can work independently through vague instructions, late updates, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProVague InstructionsTough GraderHeavy AssignmentsPoor CommunicationOnline Only Evidence

and expectations that are hard to meet.
Communication is a and rare email responses.
The class is passable but stressful, especially for students new to the tools.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

The class may be passable, but getting a strong grade requires , and ambitious assignments.

All evidence comes from online reviews because there are no in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Students say the class is harder than necessary because instructions are vague and .

All course-difficulty evidence comes from online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

One review says skipping class means you will not pass, but the .

, and there is no in-person evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Students do not recommend him because poor clarity, delayed communication, and .

The recommendation evidence is entirely online and consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

All reviews tag or , and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report lots of , and increasingly intimidating project expectations.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Students describe vague instructions, rare email replies, and .

Format shift

All teaching-experience evidence comes from online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention major assignments and test-heavy tags, so assessment appears split between projects and tests.

Format shift

All assessment-method evidence comes from online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews consistently describe vague , and high stress.

Main concern

The main online concern is unclear expectations with limited instructor response.

What students said

“He is VERY vague in all the instructions he gave and would expect every student to basically read his mind.”
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“He very rarely answers emails.”
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“I almost got overwhelmed numerous times.”
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Exam style

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Reviews tag the class as test heavy but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book rules, or .

Test Heavy MentionUnclear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online reviews include test-heavy tags but do not clearly prove the rules.

Test Heavy MentionUnclear Exam Policy

“He is VERY vague in all the instructions he gave and would expect every student to basically read his mind.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is VERY vague in all the instructions he gave and would expect every student to basically read his mind.”
Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He very rarely answers emails.”

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20/100

“it was very tough to comply with his unknown criteria.”

📚 Workload

24/100

“I almost got overwhelmed numerous times.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is VERY vague in all the instructions he gave and would expect every student to basically read his mind.
He very rarely answers emails.
finally received a response saying "sorry" within 2 days of it being due.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

he made this class a lot more difficult than it needed to be
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Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is low because there are only 3 reviews, though they are recent and .

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

MAD1343 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Chad Richins

Avoid Chad Richins unless you can work independently through vague instructions, late updates, and x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

📚 Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid Chad Richins unless you can work independently through vague instructions, late updates, and .

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