AI Rate Professor

Geography

Maryam Younessi

GEOG02 · GEOG1 · GEOG2 · GE2014 · 20135GEOGRAPHY · GEO101 · GEO001 · GEO1 · ENST1 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
25/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid Maryam Younessi unless you can , and inconsistent support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict gradingHeavy readingTest heavyInflexible policiesMixed teaching quality
  • Reviews are sharply divided, but recent online reviews are heavily negative about strict grading, slow responses, and .
  • Students repeatedly , and little room for mistakes.
  • Some in-person students praise her passion and helpfulness, but many warn that the class is stressful and disorganized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students earn A grades, but comments show that , and timed tests make the A costly.

Online reviews are much harsher about grade risk, while mixed with and test warnings.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The geography content may not always be conceptually hard, but , and frequent quizzes make the course feel challenging.

Online students describe self-teaching and , while in-person students describe long lectures, group work, and frequent quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and due dates appear strict, with several students saying missed work or class creates serious grade problems.

Online reviews emphasize strict deadlines and tracked participation, while and penalties.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Recommendation is low because many students describe strict grading, poor flexibility, unclear directions, heavy workload, and .

, while in-person reviews are more mixed but still contain many strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

as tough or harsh, with small mistakes, missed deadlines, and .

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly mention harsh grading and no flexibility, while and strict paper or .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students often report heavy reading, weekly , and test-heavy pacing.

Format shift

Online workload is described as reading-heavy and quiz-heavy, while , and frequent in-class quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

but many complaints about unclear directions, boring lectures, slow responses, and poor support.

Format shift

Online students more often describe self-teaching and slow replies, while but also accent, disorganization, and strict classroom control.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Assessments are dominated by quizzes, midterms, finals, timed tests, and and projects.

Format shift

Online reviews stress quizzes, discussions, midterms, and finals, while and online exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mixed, with some students praising passion and curves, while many criticize strict , and stress.

Main concern

Students must keep up with readings, quizzes, attendance, group work, and .

What students said

“EXPECT A QUIZ EVERY OTHER DAY IN CLASS, FIRST 5 MINS!”
GEO1
“Don't .”
GEO1
“Gives you only an hour to complete a 100 question tests.”
GE2014

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing heavy reading, strict grading, vague , and little flexibility.

Main concern

Online students while managing strict deadlines and .

What students said

“ if you care for your mental health and sanity.”
GEO1
“ and powerpoints so we're self teaching.”
GEO1
“There is no path to have any error.”
GEO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam risk is high because students , and strict submission handling.

Timed ExamsFrequent QuizzesTest HeavyOnline FinalGroup Presentation Final

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention timed online tests, frequent quizzes, group presentation finals, and , so but often feels strict.

Timed Online TestsFrequent QuizzesGroup Presentation FinalTake-Home Exams
“The .”
GEO1
“she only gives 1 hr to take a 100 questions exam.”
GEO1
“ and .”
GEOG1

Online

Online reviews mention a , and exams that heavily affect grades, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Two-Part FinalTimed QuizzesTest HeavyFrequent Quizzes
“Final is 2 parts, 1 part multiple choice and 2nd part short answer.”
GEO1
“60 questions with 90 minute limit.”
GEO1
“ reading or our discussion board postings.”
GEO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you care for your mental health and sanity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“This Professor does not align her assignments with the textbook and and she obviously copies and pastes from the previous semester.”

👍 Recommendation Level

30/100

“I would not .”

⚖️

22/100

“ .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • Be ready for lectures, A LOT of reading!
  • and powerpoints so we're self teaching.
  • Crams too many chapters in to 1 week.

Theme 2

📝

  • so both can understand the material because a person that is alone in the class won't make it out alive!
  • If you miss something then good luck.
  • Gives you only an hour to complete a 100 question tests.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a great professor who really cares about her students.
  • She is very strict and fair when it comes to the grading.
  • I could not understand her accent, and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews cover many years and formats, with repeated themes of , and divided teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 57
3 out of 510
2 out of 56
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 8 · A- 3

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 1 · D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1