AI Rate Professor

Geology

Wayne Bloechl

GEOL15 · GEOLOGY · GEO15 · GEOGEO · OCEANLAB · GEO27 · OCEAN10LAB · GEOL25 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you can tolerate inconsistent teaching and mainly want a low-pressure geology course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProInconsistent attendanceEasy gradingConfusing lecturesFriendly personalityWeak online support
  • Reviews split between an easy, laid-back class and serious concerns about missed classes and .
  • Getting a good grade can be easy when class runs normally, but learning quality is unreliable.
  • Students often describe him as nice or funny, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Several students say the work and , but the class experience can be too disorganized to call it effortless for everyone.

All because there are zero authoritative online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The course content is usually described as easy for a science class, though can make it harder to follow.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

because , but one student says you can miss a few classes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Students like his personality and , but serious complaints about missed classes and poor teaching sharply reduce the recommendation.

The recommendation judgment .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and a class that many can get an A in.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

The workload is generally described as easy compared with other science classes, with few signs of .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

He is often friendly and interesting, but repeated comments describe , poor organization, and missed classes.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Comments mention exams and tests, but there is not enough detail to prove the .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and friendly class, but also repeated complaints about disorganization, , and missed classes.

Main concern

The main risk is unreliable teaching consistency and weak lecture organization.

What students said

“Then he missed about 6 classes in a row.”
GEO15
“you learn nothing and it is a complete waste of time”
GEOL15
“a class that anyone can get an A in”
GEOL15

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

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Reviews mention tests and exams but do .

Tests from class materialUnclear test wordingExam policy not clearly proven

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some unclear wording, but do not clearly prove the exam policy.

Tests from class materialUnclear test wording
“important answers for ”
GEOL15
“I and the wording.”
GEOL25

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“you learn nothing and it is a complete waste of time”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom experience. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“does not know how to teach at all. terrible lectures.”

📈 Easy Grade

82/100

“a class that anyone can get an A in”

⚠️ Reliability Risk

35/100

“Then he missed about 6 classes in a row.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , though.
  • he jumps back and forth between subjects so it's a .
  • Really loves geology, not as much teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The work was easy compared to other science classes
  • a class that anyone can get an A in
  • Pretty easy.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • Wayne is super laid-back.
  • wayne is a chill teacher.
  • He seemed kinda bitter at first but he ended up being a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews across many years give enough detail and show a and weak teaching reliability.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

GEO154 reviews
GEOL153 reviews
GEO271 review
GEOGEO1 review
GEOL251 review
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OCEAN10LAB1 review
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Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1