AI Rate Professor

Humanities

Kevin Vandergriff

PHIL300 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
81.82%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want strong philosophy teaching and will watch lectures and engage; expect .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesDetailed FeedbackClear CriteriaFlipped ClassroomEngaging Philosophy
  • Lectures are widely praised as , and engaging.
  • Course content is approachable for many, but a .
  • Format often flips lectures to videos with in-class or discussion participation expected.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many earn A or B with moderate effort, but and .

Online has both easy-feeling praise and one tough-grader complaint; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Average difficulty is low and lectures simplify tough ideas, though a few say content feels advanced or condensed.

; in-person notes denser pacing more often.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though participation and discussion still matter.

Online is largely optional attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

About 82% would take again and the dominant tone calls him one of the .

Recommendation is strong online and in person; a few setup complaints do not cancel the praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and reasonable outcomes.

Format shift

Online includes an ; .

Workload

Light

70/100

Workload centers on lectures, discussions, and exams rather than endless busywork, though videos can run long.

Format shift

; online still emphasizes not waiting until the last minute.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students repeatedly call lectures transformative, clear, and among the .

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Comments note exams can carry half the and participation also mattering.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person is praised for engaging lectures and dialogue, but some dislike watching long home videos then discussing them in class with .

Main concern

Flipped setup and .

What students said

“ , and full of useful examples.”
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“you have to watch the lectures at home and the videos sometimes add up to 2.5-3+ hours a week.”
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“You know a professor is great when they make even the toughest topics feel like an adventure.”
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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students mostly rave about lecture quality, fast replies, and grading.

Main concern

Long lecture videos and .

What students said

“Some professors grade hard. Some give great lectures. . Vandergriff does all three and still manages to be one of the .”
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“ , and gives a lot of applicable examples.”
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“Grades way too hard and isn't consistent with critiques, especially for an intro class.”
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Exam style

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Exams are a major grade driver with study materials and feedback, but .

Exam HeavyClear CriteriaStudy Materials Provided

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and required discussion of prewatched lectures without naming proctoring software.

Test HeavyLecture Videos At HomeIn-Class Discussion
“The whole class is only worth 100pts, 50 of .”
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“Be prepared before class, you will be required to discuss online lectures in class.”
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Online

and critiques more than specific proctoring or open-book policies.

Clear Grading CriteriaWritten Critiques
“Grades way too hard and isn't consistent with critiques, especially for an intro class.”
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“ so detailed, I felt like I was getting personal coaching from Socrates himself.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Most professors teach. Vandergriff transforms. His lectures don't just educate; they rewire your brain to think better.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 PHIL300 reviews online and in , and format setup. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Vandergriff's lectures are so good that even ChatGPT would struggle to summarize them.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“Easily the .”

📝

85/100

“ so detailed, I felt like I was getting personal coaching from Socrates himself.”

⚖️

58/100

“Grades way too hard and isn't consistent with critiques, especially for an intro class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and full of useful examples.
  • I actually paused Netflix to watch them.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Grades way too hard and isn't consistent with critiques
  • 50 of
  • If you put in the effort, you'll come out of his class a much better thinker.

Theme 3

💻 About Course Format

  • Don't wait until the last minute to watch the lectures
  • videos sometimes add up to 2.5-3+ hours a week
  • required to discuss online lectures in class

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven fairly recent PHIL300 reviews with detailed comments but a modest sample size yield medium credibility.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL30011 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 3 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

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