AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Jeremy Ball

PH100 · PHIL103 · PHILO244 · PHIL244 · PHILOSOPHY · GBST101 · INTROPHIL100 · PHIL100 · 190 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
70.51%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you like challenging discussion-heavy philosophy, but if you need structure and fast communication.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEngaging LecturerReading HeavyTough Writing GraderPolarizing StyleBetter In Person
  • Many students call Jeremy Ball an exceptional, funny, and thought-provoking lecturer, especially in person.
  • The , and group projects.
  • Student experience is polarized, with strong praise for lectures but serious complaints , and online structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Many students earn A grades, but the A usually requires reading, memorizing his prompts, writing in his preferred style, and .

if you study, while online students report heavier workload and less support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The material can be fascinating but dense, with , and abstract philosophical ideas.

, while online reviews more often frame the workload as overwhelming.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

Participation is not always required, but attending lectures, watching videos, and .

and discussion value, while online reviews depend more on prerecorded lectures and weekly deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and viewpoint-challenging style, but others strongly dislike his grading, comments, or online organization.

In-person reviews are far more enthusiastic, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Many A grades are reported, but students repeatedly describe grading as .

Format shift

In-person students often succeed by preparing known prompts, while online students more often complain about rubrics and .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

, and group projects make the workload heavy for many students.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially workload-heavy, while some reading.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

His lectures are often described as brilliant, funny, and engaging, but some students find him unclear, offensive, unavailable, or disorganized.

Format shift

, while online teaching suffers from communication and structure complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades come , and group projects rather than exams alone.

Format shift

, and papers, while online reviews emphasize essays, quizzes, videos, and group projects.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mostly positive about lectures and discussion, but warn that , and .

Main concern

, and the class is not one to skate through.

What students said

“Very solid professor, engaging lectures, but it is definitely not a class you can skate through.”
PHIL100
“Good professor with engaging lectures, but .”
PHIL100
“ .”
PHIL100

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed to negative, with several students , and poor email response.

Main concern

Online students often feel unsupported and , and group work.

What students said

“ so far.”
PHIL100
“there is a lot of reading and writing.”
PH100
“Class was pretty easy if you did the reading.”
PHIL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because students often receive prompts in advance, but and writing-heavy.

Known Exam PromptsHandwritten ExamsTimed EssaysReading QuizzesGroup Projects

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are usually written or handwritten, often based on prompts provided beforehand, with .

Known Exam PromptsHandwritten ExamsTimed EssaysIn-Class Exams
“5 prompts you have access to beforehand”
PHIL100
“He makes you handwrite the exams (there are only 4).”
PHIL244
“a .”
GBST101

Online

, and weekly sections, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

QuizzesGroup ProjectsEssay ResponsesWeekly Deadlines
“There's four sections throughout the course which have 3 quizzes and ”
PHIL100
“he expects u to read, watch his lectures, write 3 500 word essays, watch a movie, and do a group assignment”
PH100
“ .”
PHIL100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Very solid professor, engaging lectures, but it is definitely not a class you can skate through.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“The class is challenging, but the lectures are fun and interesting.”

📚 Workload Reality

36/100

“Be prepared to do so much reading and writing..”

⚖️

55/100

“Good professor with engaging lectures, but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • His class completely changed how I see the world.
  • Professor Ball's lectures are intriguing and humorous.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Exams

  • Lots of .
  • There are 3 tests and 2 papers.
  • questions well in advance of the exams.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • so far.
  • Class was pretty easy if you did the reading.
  • Rarely responded to emails and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

190

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 detailed reviews span both formats and show consistent but polarized themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5114
4 out of 534
3 out of 514
2 out of 58
1 out of 521

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

34

A+ 3 · A 26 · A- 5

B range

4

B+ 4

C range

3

C+ 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 3