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Michael Hunter

HIST311 · GEOG308 · GEO10 · GEO308 · GEOG306 · GEO306 · GEOG300 · GEOG301 · GEOG305 · GEOG308306 · GEO300 · 109 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
36.36%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you , and tolerate strict, low-empathy grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderPicky FormattingLots of HomeworkExpensive TextbookCondescending
  • Polarizing instructor with but frequent complaints about rudeness and .
  • , and picky formatting dock points even when content is solid.
  • Some students succeed with full effort and ; and tough, poorly aligned exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough grader tags, formatting docks, and hard exams mean an A , and .

A few online reviews call it easy and open-book; most in-person and many online reviews say an A is unrealistic.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and fast lectures make the material intellectually demanding beyond busywork.

Online students mainly struggle with self-teaching from textbooks; in-person students cite pace and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that missing assignments or class risks being dropped or failing.

Both formats stress participation and due-date enforcement; online uses threatening emails about missed work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and comments repeatedly , and wasted effort.

Online and and a ; online complaints center on respect and cost.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and picky margins, plagiarism screens, and few graded items leave little room for recovery.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report harsh docks for format; .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and frequent quizzes make this a high-time commitment.

Format shift

Online often means hour-plus weekly platform HW; and many papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some praise organization and professionalism, but , and unhelpful when questions arise.

Format shift

Online students feel abandoned to the textbook; in-person students often cite boring or too-fast lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and reading with high-stakes midterms and finals that many say do not match practice work.

Format shift

Online leans on platform HW plus long finals; and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person lectures are often called boring or too fast, with hard quizzes and ; a few students praise organization and .

Main concern

, and exams that feel impossible relative to class averages.

What students said

“The class is tough but he's a fantastic teacher and he makes you a better student”
GEO10
“This is the ”
GEOG300
“Our class average for the final grades was a low D (62%)”
GEOG300

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and little instruction; a minority call it easy and open-book if you follow directions exactly.

Main concern

, and grades based on few picky assignments plus hard finals.

What students said

“prides himself on failing students for arbitrary reasons”
GEO308
“He does not teach any material, you MUST read”
GEO306
“his tests and ”
GEO308

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

long, detailed, high-stakes finals that many students fail.

Timed QuizzesHard FinalsSome Open Book OnlineLecture-Test Mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are widely called hard and poorly aligned with lectures or notes.

Hard QuizzesIn-Person FinalLecture-Test Mismatch
“The tests are so hard and that's the only part of your grade”
GEO300
“ and he doesn't teach anything that is on the test”
HIST311

Online

Some online students report easy open-book tests and homework; and finals covering many chapters.

Open BookTimed QuizzesLong Finals
“his tests and ”
GEO308
“All online quizes were times with no time to even think”
GEO308

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I thought I could handle it because oceanography is part of my major but I can't deal with the sheer lack of respect and humanity in this professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning 2009-2023, balancing online and , and tone. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

40/100

“This is the . He doesn't help when it comes to questions, tries to belittle you in front of the class”

⚠️ Recommendation Rate

36/100

“If ”

📝

28/100

“if you don't turn in the hw EXACTLY how he likes it formatted (down to the margins) you get docked a significant amount of points”

📚 Workload Load

26/100

“Hunter has you purchase a very expensive online textbook through which you do weekly hw assignments that ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He does not teach any material, you MUST read
  • Lectures are a little boring but he is very funny
  • goes through the lectures very quickly and does not

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Definitely not an easy A, requiring quite a few hours of hwk weekly
  • there's no way anyone could pass this class with an A
  • You need to turn it in on time, do ALL the

Theme 3

💬 About Character

  • condescending and needs to either cheer up or retire
  • disrespectful and condescending
  • Mike is a great lad

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

109

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show , and personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 515
3 out of 517
2 out of 520
1 out of 529

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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