AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Benjamin Scherzer

ESC1L · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
77/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

He is a good choice online if you follow lectures closely, but be .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear LecturesOnline FriendlyEasy TestsLab Instructions UnclearMixed Responsiveness
  • Most online students say and .
  • assignments harder than expected.
  • A small but serious minority reports poor communication and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Online students often report easy or , though and a few harsh experiences keep it from being effortless.

Online evidence supports an easier A path, while the single in-person review suggests a .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Most students call the class easy or doable, though .

Online reviews mostly describe a doable course, while the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

60/100

Reviews , so flexibility cannot be proven beyond the mostly online format.

Online reviews imply asynchronous access to lectures, while the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and manageable tests, but communication complaints create some risk.

Online reviews are mostly recommendable, while the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

66/100

Most students describe normal or clear grading, but one online review and the and .

Format shift

Online grading is mostly fair to lenient, while the .

Workload

Moderate

64/100

The course is usually described as doable, but labs and graded-by-few-things structure can raise pressure.

Format shift

Online workload is generally manageable with some lab confusion, while .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and responsiveness, despite a few strong complaints about support.

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is mostly strong, while the .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and lab work, with tests carrying significant perceived weight.

Format shift

Online reviews mention tests and labs often, while the .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The only in-person review is very negative and , and .

Main concern

and weak communication are the main risk in the only in-person report.

What students said

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Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive, with , and and support.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Class was not too hard, and everything in the lectures.”
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“ , and ask the same questions word for word as what he says in lectures.”
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“Intro videos and instructions for labs themselves”
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Exam style

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Online exam evidence is student-friendly because one review explicitly says tests are open book and match lectures, but .

Open BookLecture-Matched TestsEasy TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The single in-person review says tests are very hard and , but it does not prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Hard TestsNo Retakes
“ and he ”
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Online

Online reviews explicitly support open-book tests that often match lecture content, with .

Open BookLecture-Matched TestsEasy TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“ , and ask the same questions word for word as what he says in lectures.”
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“everything in the lectures.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , and ask the same questions word for word as what he says in lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and communication. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Professor was nice and explained well, and answered any questions you had on average time (same day or next).”

📘

82/100

“ , and ask the same questions word for word as what he says in lectures.”

⚠️ Main Risk

64/100

“Intro videos and instructions for labs themselves”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the
  • Professor was nice and explained well
  • Although it was an us.

Theme 2

🧪 About Labs

  • the labs it was a little hard to distinguish some of the .
  • Intro videos and instructions for labs themselves
  • Overall, I liked the lab more because of the experiments I got to see.

Theme 3

📈

  • Class was not too hard, and everything in the lectures.
  • and he

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are only 9 reviews, but most are recent and provide consistent online-course details.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ESC1L9 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values