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Philosophy

Melanie McQuitty

PHIL005 · INTRO3380 · PHILO001 · PHILO42 · PHIL01 · PHILO01 · PHIL001 · PHIL5 · PHIL40 · PHIL42 · PHIL042 · PHIL41 · 127 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
49.12%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a rigorous, reading-heavy philosophy class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy reading loadLots of homeworkPolarizingAnnotation-heavy
  • Workload is consistently heavy with , and frequent assignments.
  • as strict, nitpicky, or unpredictable, including AI-flag concerns.
  • Students who want real philosophy rigor sometimes love her; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are possible with heavy effort, but , and dense weekly work make an easy A unrealistic for most.

Online and ; a few older lighter sections are exceptions.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and conceptually demanding philosophy keep intellectual difficulty high.

Short online terms amplify difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections require cameras, cold calls, or participation; .

Online sometimes mandates cameras and live participation; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; enthusiasts praise rigor while many say run due to workload and .

Polarization appears in both formats, with recent online reviews trending more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

; students cite nitpicking, no roundups, AI flags, and .

Format shift

and AI accusations are especially common.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Repeated reports of 7-15 hour weeks, daily winter assignments, heavy annotations, blogs, quizzes, and long papers.

Format shift

; even regular terms are described as heavier than peers.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some call her knowledgeable, organized, and inspiring; .

Format shift

Positive teaching praise exists in both formats but is outweighed by workload frustration online recently.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grades lean on weekly annotations, blogs, discussions, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online is assignment-saturated; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise inspiring lectures and fairness, many slam harsh grading, annotation sites, and .

Main concern

Nitpicky grading and 7-15 hour weeks of .

What students said

“RUN.”
PHIL005
“Good professor just a lot of work. a lot of reading and al to of assignments”
PHIL005
“She uses some crazy AI software and claims flags all the time that are totally bogus.”
PHIL042

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections are assignment-dense with , and participation; many call the load burnout-level especially in short terms.

Main concern

Heavy and occasional AI accusations make online sections especially stressful.

What students said

“If you have any life outside of online school, you're going to struggle with this class.”
PHIL001
“Lots of and make you hate socrates. ...”
PHIL005
“midterm and ”
PHIL001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but overall risk sits more in weekly graded work than in proctored finals.

Open notes examsQuizzesHeavy assignment weightingStrict prompt following

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments emphasize reading-based tests and tough writing grading; .

Reading-based testsTough paper gradingParticipation
“If you do not do the and you will not survive the test.”
PHIL40
“The .”
PHIL001

Online

Online students mention open-note midterms/finals, frequent quizzes, and .

Open notesQuizzesWeekly blogs and annotations
“You get 2 attempts for the quiz. midterm and ”
PHIL001
“This class , and lecture outlines each week.”
PHIL005

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you have any life outside of online school, you're going to struggle with this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with strong online and , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Intensity

18/100

“7-15 hrs of work per week easily. So many better professors.”

⚖️

28/100

“She's a and assigns a good amount of work.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“If you .”

🎯 Teaching Polarization

55/100

“I honestly think she is the epitome of what an online educator should be.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • NITPICKS. EVERYTHING.
  • No grade roundups , accuses of AI
  • She's a and does not go by the rubric

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • The workload is significantly heavier than comparable courses
  • dish out 20 pages a week with 3 assignments

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Teaching

  • She is genuine, no ego, and caring.
  • Makes you work, but !
  • She is very inspirational and loves philosophy.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

127

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty mixed reviews with rich detail, multi-year span, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 568
4 out of 519
3 out of 513
2 out of 55
1 out of 523

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 6 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 7 · B- 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3