Dan Sorensen

PHIL320 · PHIL300 · PHIL310 · PHIL12 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you write strong essays, tolerate strict rules, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict RulesHeavy HomeworkEssay HeavyPedanticMixed Reviews

Cares about philosophy but pedantic rules and .
and essays drive difficulty; redo policies sometimes help.
witty and engaging to some, annoyed and unkind to others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Getting an A , and solid essay skills, not minimal effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Philosophy content plus demanding essays and and logistically tough.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

Some praise teaching and charm, but , and grading.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and essays heavily decide outcomes.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report , and multiple essays.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

and charismatic; others say he is unorganized, quick to rebut, or cannot teach.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades revolve around textbook homework and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and redo-friendly homework with heavy textbook work, strict rules, and a sometimes irritable teaching style.

Main concern

, and a professor who gets annoyed easily.

What students said

“be ready to do a shtload of ”
PHIL320

“Rules are strict but and respect has a lot to do with it.”
PHIL310

“A lot of as many times for full credit.”
PHIL320

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize essays and , so .

Essay FocusHomework Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Comments stress essay writing and .

Essay FocusHomework Heavy

“passing this class depends on how , and how much time you're ”
PHIL320

“ and be able to write a .”
PHIL310

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“be ready to do a shtload of ”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 , and personality themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Workload Reality

25/100

“His homework assignments takes HOURS to complete, and .”

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

55/100

“He teaches well.”

⚖️ Strict Rules Culture

32/100

“he is so pedantic about his rules that he ends up annoying some students”

👍

48/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's witty, humorous, charismatic, and enjoyable.
While and charm.
If teach..

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

A lot of as many times for full credit.
I struggled a lot to get a good grade in this class.
be quite time consuming

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

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He DOES get annoyed easily, and constantly complains about everything
Act like an indifferent jerk and he'll get annoyed quickly.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten detailed in-person reviews from 2008-2013 show consistent themes but are dated and mixed in tone.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 53

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Dan Sorensen

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Heavy Workload Reality

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

⚖️ Strict Rules Culture

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Personality

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

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if you write strong essays, tolerate strict rules, and .

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