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Geography

Frankie Carey

GEOGRAPHY300 · GOEG310 · GEO300 · GEOG101 · GEOG310 · GEOG1208 · GEOG300 · GEOG1111 · GEOG200 · GEOG301 · SOC300 · GEO310 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want to be pushed and learn deeply; if you want an easy GE or soft classroom vibe.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate GeographyPolarizing StyleAttendance CriticalDemo-Heavy LecturesNo Coasting
  • many call her one of the while others find her arrogant or harsh.
  • Physical and cultural geography become memorable through demos, stories, field trips, and strong notes.
  • Showing up, taking notes, and doing the work is the consistent formula for a solid grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is earnable with , and study, but and coasting is explicitly discouraged.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Physical science content, memorization, and course.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and show-up culture repeatedly decide the difference between an A and a B.

All evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Strong majority of and passion despite a loud minority of harsh critiques.

All evidence is in-person; but historical praise is heavy.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and leniency for and she weeds out students who try to coast.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and optional field trips; but real study required.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and organized notes win most students; a sizable group experiences arrogance, inconsistency, or poor help.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes after chapters, midterm, final, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and effort; lectures use demos and stories but quizzes can be hard and personality clashes are common.

Main concern

Tough quizzes and a blunt style that some experience as rude or dismissive.

What students said

“She busted my butt into shape.In the end I learned a TON and actually enjoyed being pushed.”
GEOG300
“horrible teacher one of the . !”
GEOG300
“Show up ON TIME, listen; she KNOWS what she is talking about, do the assigned work. She is funny and full of anecdotes. !”
GEOG1208

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 exams reward notes and study; difficulty is often high and reviews do not prove open-book or soft proctoring.

Chapter QuizzesMidterm and FinalStudy GuidesNotes CriticalNo Open-Book Claims

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; study guides and class notes are the main support.

Chapter QuizzesMidtermFinalStudy Guides Posted
“Median score for quiz 2 is "D". So much for trusting what people write on this thing. She's hard.”
GEOG300
“She also posts study guides to refresh before a test.”
GEOG310
“just study for the class and you'll be fine. no pouting.”
GEOG300

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“YOUR LIFE IS NOT COMPLETE... untilyou take this class from Frankie Carie. She is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting passion, difficulty, and . Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Polarizing Passion

70/100

“Some say she's arrogant- that's passion, people! She's hard- no way, just do the work!”

🧠 Real Learning

72/100

“She will feed you information that are useful and jaw dropping. I did not have any idea about the physics of weather until I took her class.”

⚠️ Hard Grades

38/100

“if your not a ”

📍

32/100

“ . As long as you show up to class and do the work you'll get an A or B.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • one of SCC finest teachers
  • She is very inconsistent in her conduct -- one day she's great, the next she is angry.
  • she is quite mean and at many times expects you to just get what she is talking about

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • NOT an easy class.BUT if you show up and participate that goes a LONG WAY.
  • It takes some effort to get a A in both classes, but you will learn so much from her.
  • she grades very lienently.

Theme 3

🏕️ About Class Experience

  • Go on the field trip. awesome experience.
  • because it is a great experience.
  • She uses great demos and stories to make the science of Earth easier to understand.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews across many years with rich detail and a consistent dual narrative of excellence versus harshness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 515
3 out of 56
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

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