AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Frank Waters

PLILMO1 · PHIL01 · PHIL101 · PHILM05 · PHIL1 · PHILM01 · PHILOSOPHY150 · PHILMO5 · PHIL15 · PHIL5 · PHIL · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL05 · M08 · PHILINTRO · PHILMO1 · PHILMO1MO5 · PHILOSPHY · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you enjoy open debate and ; skip if you need structured lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing DebaterTangent-Heavy LecturesParticipation-DrivenInconsistent ClarityReading-Heavy Tests
  • some call him unforgettable and debate-driven; .
  • lecture structure.
  • , but participation and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students cruise with participation while and no easy A path.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material itself is intro philosophy, but and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Students report , though missing class still risks missing key discussion cues.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Recommendation swings with whether you thrive in unstructured debate or .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Multiple students call him a ; others say participation can unlock better outcomes.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Few formal tests, but and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Charismatic and debate-friendly for and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of participation, reading-based tests, and occasional essays.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person philosophy classes revolve around freewheeling debate and current events; clarity and fairness feel highly uneven across students.

Main concern

Many students report , and unfair or .

What students said

“Super difficult. Nice guy, but bad a teaching. .”
PHILMO1
“Never opened the books and got all A's”
PHIL15
“A !!”
PHIL5

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.

and can feel vague or strict.

Reading-Heavy TestsFew EssaysParticipation Matters

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests are mostly reading-based with sparse but ; .

Reading-Heavy TestsVague QuestionsFew Essays
“ lot of), very little lecture”
PHILMO1
“3 essays and a ”
PHILINTRO

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Nice guy, but bad a teaching. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization in clarity, debate style, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

42/100

“It's amazing how he got hired he's just HORRIBLE at getting his ideas across.”

🗣️ Debate Energy

78/100

“Gets the class heavily involved in debate and almost lets you teach yourself through your opinions.”

⚖️

38/100

“A !!”

📚

55/100

“need to just to get assignments you need to read everything to do good in class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Goes off on tangents all time time
  • doesn't really have control of his class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super difficult
  • Never opened the books and got all A's
  • grades pretty hard

Theme 3

🎭 About Personality

  • cool guy and will always show up
  • believes he's the smartest man alive
  • Weird guy talked about some strange stuff

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews spanning many years with consistent polarization give solid, if mixed, signal.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

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

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1