AI Rate Professor

Counseling

Michael Byers

COUNSELING012 · COUNS012 · COUNS012ONLINE · COUN024 · COUNSELING12 · COUN12 · COUN005 · COUN12ONLINE · COUNSELING · COUNS · COUNS12 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want career reflection and ; skip if you hate busywork.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkCaringEasy A if you submitBusywork riskClear grading criteria
  • Many students call counseling classes an easy A if work is turned in on time.
  • Workload is consistently heavy writing and busywork, especially online.
  • and boring/pointless assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students say turn in on-time writing and you get an A or A+, even with imperfect participation.

Online reviews state easy A most explicitly; In person also reports easy grades with more busywork complaints.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often called easy or basic counseling material, though volume of writing can still feel hard.

Both formats call material easy; Online pain is writing volume more than concept difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, so flexibility varies.

Online and In .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans praise care and growth while critics reject busywork.

Recent Online is polarized; older In person is also mixed between life-changing and worthless.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students repeatedly say timely complete work earns A/A+ with and feedback.

Format shift

Online emphasizes easy A; some older In person reviews claim picky or .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and multi-hour weekly writing is the dominant complaint.

Format shift

Online busywork complaints are loudest; In person still calls the class time-consuming.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Caring and motivational for many, but others find lectures dry, low-value, or barely taught.

Format shift

Online praises personal outreach; In person has stronger historical extremes both ways.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades hinge on journals, responses, projects, and writing more than classic exams.

Format shift

Online and In person both center assignments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Helpful and life-focused for many, but older reviews also slam busywork and weak teaching value.

Main concern

and uneven classroom teaching quality.

What students said

“I took the class online and it was a lot of work but the ”
COUN12ONLINE
“unless you have 10-15 hours a week to complete his mind numbing busy work you're out of luck”
COUNS12
“Byers is a great instructor! He keeps the class going. The .”
COUNSELING12

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Often an easy A with , but .

Main concern

Heavy writing load and dry delivery for short online terms.

What students said

“For the people complaining, this is an easy A class. Just do the responses (lots of writing).”
COUN005
“ . His voice and tone are so boring and dry. So much pointless busywork.”
COUN005
“If you just turn in the and follow the general instructions, it's an easy A.”
COUN12

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly written work; .

Assignment heavyPop quizzes in some sectionsLittle proctoring detail

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person notes pop quizzes in one review and .

Pop quizzesJournal entriesProjects
“ and youll get an A”
COUN005
“He gives low 70-80% on all my assignments when they are complete.”
COUNS12

Online

Online reviews emphasize writing responses and .

Writing assignmentsOn-time submission
“Just do the responses (lots of writing).”
COUN005
“There is a good amount of homework though, but it's not too hard.”
COUN12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is definitely an easy A. Just look inwards and you will not have a problem.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting easy grades, heavy writing, and mixed care vs busywork views. Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Path

78/100

“As long as you turn in the +”

📚

28/100

“So much pointless busywork. You've been warned.”

❤️ Caring Instructor

70/100

“He was a really great guy and actually read our work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Caring
  • motivational and understanding
  • barely teaches if you can say he teaches at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A class
  • lots of homework
  • just do them and youll get an A

Theme 3

⏱️ About Workload

  • mind numbing busy work
  • spending about 5 hours a
  • extremely overwhelming

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

29 reviews across many years, both formats, rich detail, and consistent workload themes support high confidence.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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COUNSELING123 reviews
COUN12ONLINE2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 5 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1