AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Vanessa Schulz

PHIL101 · PHIL1 · PHILOSOPHY001 · PHILOS001 · PHILOSOPHY1 · PHILO6 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
64.29%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Only take her if and reading; skip if you need reliable class time and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardSo many papersHeavy reading loadCancels class oftenTough essay graderPassionate lecturer
  • Students split between liking her humor and passion and .
  • Weekly essays and and stress.
  • Grades can land high for , but many call her a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible, but and constant papers mean high effort with uncertain criteria.

Online and in-person both stress essay load; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and dense philosophy texts make the course work-intensive.

Both formats mention lots of reading and papers; summer online compresses the load further.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

, though some older sections required it.

Recent in-person and ; a few older in-person sections required it.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but recent complaints about cancellations and workload drag enthusiasm down.

In-person is mixed; online and warning about no-shows.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

and comments about rare As or .

Format shift

Both formats call her a ; some still finished with A or B grades.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Weekly essays, long reading packs, and .

Format shift

Online summer was especially compressed; in-person repeatedly tags so many papers.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Passionate, funny lectures for some; cancelled classes, reliance on videos, and .

Format shift

In-person notes more cancellations; and absent experiences.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grade is , and projects more than classic sit-down exams.

Format shift

; most recent sections center essays and reading work.

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

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews praise passion and free materials but repeatedly , and many papers.

Main concern

Class cancellations combined with and .

What students said

“Only 9/16 classes actually happened.”
PHILOS001
“You will have to write quite a few papers, and the .”
PHIL101
“she's nice, but ”
PHILOS001

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online experience ranges from helpful and and .

Main concern

.

What students said

“She never graded any assignments, didn't show up to half of the meetings, and never communicated with us”
PHIL101
“There is a lot of work. I took this during a 5-week summer and it was a bit much.”
PHILOSOPHY001
“we had to do a lot of !!”
PHILOS001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and finals that assume you did the readings.

Many PapersTake-Home ExamsPop QuizzesReading-Heavy Finals

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, pop quizzes, and reading-based finals.

So Many PapersTake-Home ExamsPop QuizzesFree Online Materials
“Most of the and a couple of the .”
PHIL1
“There were a ton of papers, and you definitely had to do the reading”
PHIL101
“ As”
PHILOSOPHY1

Online

Online terms emphasize weekly essays and .

Weekly EssaysWeekly TestsTime-Consuming Extra Credit
“1 essay and .”
PHILOSOPHY001
“we had to do a lot of !!”
PHILOS001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will need to write an material to accompy the essay.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting paper load, cancellations, and mixed teaching warmth. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝 Workload Reality

24/100

“Only 9/16 classes actually happened. She often cancelled class, or ended early.”

🎯 Teaching Passion

56/100

“Overall she's a really sweet and funny teacher, it's hard not to enjoy the class.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“she's nice, but ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing professor that answers questions well
  • really passionate about Philosophy
  • too reliant on videos, cuts off questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • assigns a ton of papers
  • As
  • HW felt like gambling

Theme 3

📚

  • 100-300 pages of reading every 1-2 weeks
  • There's quite a bit of

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen fairly detailed recent and and cancellation themes with moderate consistency.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 58
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1