Scott Marcus

PHIL125 · HIST110 · PHIL121 · PHIL101 · PHILO110 · PHLI110 · PHILOSOPHY125 · PHIL · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL110 · PHIL135 · PHIL120 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.9/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

Avoid unless and can handle unstructured, opinion-heavy lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStay AwayTest-Only GradingUnclear LecturesPolitically BiasedBoring and Unorganized

Large majority of students call him the .
Grades often rest on a .
A small minority find him brilliant, but most report confusion, bias, and boredom.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and reports that the highest grade was a C make an A rare.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and unstructured material with hard unfair tests.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, while others say absence rules are enforced to a T.

Conflicting in-person reports only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most reviews urge students to stay away, with only a few defenders calling him brilliant.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

; little homework or participation to cushion a .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Light

70/100

Often only a few tests and but risky for grades.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

and weak teaching skill.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades commonly rest on two or .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Heavily negative in-person Philosophy experience: , and frequent stay-away warnings.

Main concern

Whole grade on a if you bomb one.

What students said

“This is by far the .”
PHIL125

“Stay away! Honestly the !”
PHIL125

“GET AWAY, GET FAR AWAY!! !”
PHIL

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 finals with little study structure and .

Essay TestsFew High-Stakes ExamsHard and Unfair TestsIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tests and almost no other recovery work.

Essay TestsFew High-Stakes ExamsHard and Unfair Tests

“Gives 3 tests entire semester (this includes the ”
PHIL125

“ , and unfair.”
PHILOSOPHY125

“ and !”
PHIL

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This is by far the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 in-person , and unclear lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🚨 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“Stay away! Honestly the !”

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“The . I love this subject and he made it the most boring time I've ever spent in a class room.”

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28/100

“Only grades tests, no other work. So if .”

💬 Lecture Clarity

20/100

“ what his talking about.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

. DO NOT WRITE YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS IN ANY PAPER
and vague.
nice guy, but terrible teacher. .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Highest grade was a C
!!!
,and biased

Theme 3

⚠️ Student Warnings

BEWARE!!
!!!!
STAY AWAY!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

negative themes on teaching and grading.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 55

3 out of 52

2 out of 54

1 out of 517

Course coverage

PHIL11011 reviews

PHIL1255 reviews

PHILOSOPHY3 reviews

PHIL2 reviews

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Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Scott Marcus

Avoid unless x x x x x and can handle unstructured, opinion-heavy lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚨 Recommendation Rate

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

💬 Lecture Clarity

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ Student Warnings

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

F results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless and can handle unstructured, opinion-heavy lectures.

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