AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Donald Gauthier

GEO02 · GEO01 · GEOG30 · GEOG001 · GEOG014 · GEOGRAPHY002 · GEO3 · GEOG045 · GEOG09 · ENVST101 · ENVST3140 · GEO1 · GEOGR420 · GEOG1 · GEOG0304 · GEO001 · GEOG15 · GEOG2 · GEO045 · EASCI01 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will attend, take notes, and use the ; skip if you need a polished online class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit HeavyLecture HeavySoft-SpokenField Trip FriendlyPolarizing Online
  • In-person students praise him as caring, funny, and full of if you show up and .
  • Course content is mostly intro-level geography with and study guides for exams.
  • Online and a minority of in-person reviews slam disorganization, soft voice, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Plenty of , and study guides make an A realistic if you show up and do the work.

Evidence is almost all in person; the two online reviews say little about grade path.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro geography is manageable with notes and reading, though some find lectures soft-spoken or off-topic.

; online sample is too small to compare.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Many say attendance is mandatory or that skipping tanks your chance to pass, though .

In-person reviews often stress show-up-or-fail; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and EC outweighs a vocal minority about boredom and unfairness, with ~70% would-take-again.

In-person is largely positive; online is split and thin.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, curves of opportunity, and .

Format shift

In person drives this view; online has one positive and one very negative case.

Workload

Light

70/100

, and optional field-trip EC keep load light for a science GE.

Format shift

In-person comments dominate; online workload clarity is weak.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students love his passion, humor, and care, but some struggle with soft voice, tangents, and disorganization.

Format shift

In person is strong; online teaching support is criticized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and rather than pure exams or pure homework.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

: genuine, funny, lecture-heavy with lots of EC and field trips if you do the work.

Main concern

Soft monotone voice, digressions, and occasional claims of unfair extra-credit or .

What students said

“Don Gauthier is a very GOOD professor. One of !!!”
GEO045
“He is one of the most genuine professors I've ever met.”
GEOG014
“He gives you the chance to get an A with lots of .”
GEO02

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student found him caring with , another reported zero instruction and refused accommodations.

Main concern

Weak online organization and .

What students said

“Sympathetic and will listen to you.”
GEO001
“There was zero instruction the whole semester.”
GEO01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are often take-home and exams follow study guides and .

Take-Home QuizzesStudy GuidesIn-Person Midterm/FinalExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final often in class; winter sessions sometimes all take-home tests.

Take-Home QuizzesStudy GuidesIn-Class Midterm/FinalOpen Book Winter Quizzes
“you have a couple of and a final which he gives study guides for.”
GEO01
“There is a and .”
GEO1
“ and most material was covered in class.”
001

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe exam proctoring or format beyond general test-heavy tags.

Test heavy
“ ”
GEO001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If . He gives you the chance to get an A with lots of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting in-person teaching warmth . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“One of the ! and gets excited teaching it.”

📈 Easy A Path

78/100

“Gives you the opportunity to get an A with lots of . You just have to put the time in to do it.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“ANY OF ! PAY ATTENTION TO LECTURES AND VIDEOS.”

⚠️ Polarizing Moments

40/100

“There was zero instruction the whole semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • soft spoken but awesome
  • very funny, cool person to be taught by
  • his failed jokes are adorable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • lots of
  • not an easy A, easy B
  • work required is very easy
  • if you show up and do the little work he gives out your guaranteed and A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • one of the most genuine professors I've ever met
  • truly cares about environment and his students
  • sweetest man you will ever meet

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on EC, lectures, and soft-spoken style; online sample is only two reviews.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 523
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1