Philip Clinton

GEOV01L · GEOGRAPHYV01 · GEOGV08 · CALGEO · V01 · GEOGV01 · GEOGV06 · GEOG01 · GEOV01 · GEOGV01L · GEOGV05 · 119 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 91.23%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you can; , and you will enjoy one of the best professors on campus.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesMust-take legendStudy guides goldTest-heavy but fairPassion for geography

funny, story-driven, and make geography memorable.
Attend class, use study guides, and do for a very achievable A.
and free texts and feel weaker than campus.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Attend lectures, follow study guides, and use and you can earn an A without extreme struggle.

; some online reviews report confusing quizzes and less support.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable and well explained, but quizzes and a .

Online feels more reading- and video-heavy; and diagrams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students say and and lectures.

; online attendance notes are mixed or not provided.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Overwhelming praise for humor, clarity, and care makes him a .

In-person recommendations are near-unanimous; online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and study guides make grades recoverable if you do the work.

Format shift

Online has more tough-grader and .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Little daily homework but , and a .

Format shift

Some online and count.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students call him the that stick.

Format shift

In-person teaching is celebrated; online often feels like watching third-party videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and a cumulative .

Format shift

Online adds discussion posts and video quizzes; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Campus classes are highly praised for engaging, hilarious lectures packed with travel stories; and study guides.

Main concern

Grade and a , so missing class or failing to study hurts.

What students said

“Mr. C is an absolute legend! He makes geography so interesting and is full of knowledge.”
GEOGV01

“ . CLINTONS CLASS! This guy is outstanding, I don't think I've ever gotten through a class not paying attention.”
GEOGRAPHYV01

“If you attend class and . By far one of the !”
GEOGV01

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and a free textbook; some call it easy and caring, others feel detached and quiz-mismatched.

Main concern

Quizzes and , and some lab sections feel like heavy self-teaching.

What students said

“This is pretty much a self-taught class as the main materials you are provided with are many YouTube videos, not made by the professor himself, and a free online textbook.”
GEOGV01

“Loved his online course, super easy and simple to follow along and the .”
GEOGV01

“nothing you learned from the video is on the test. At that .”
GEOGRAPHYV01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect and a ; doable if you attend and review.

Study guidesQuizzes plus cumulative finalDiagram redrawsExtra creditOccasional open notes or video access

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides; some mention photo recognition and redrawing diagrams.

Study guidesCumulative finalMultiple quizzesDiagrams from memoryExtra credit

“He tells you what will be on the test. Access to videos and .”
GEOGV01

“ because he uses the same questions from those for the final!”
GEOGV01

Online

Online quizzes and tests sometimes mismatch videos; but often repeat.

Video-based quizzesConfusing wordingRepeating questionsDiscussion essays

“ way but they do repeat, so study the ones you get wrong.”
GEOGV01

“nothing you learned from the video is on the test.”
GEOGRAPHYV01

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Mr. C is an absolute legend! He makes geography so interesting and is full of knowledge. You will laugh a lot and be excited to come to class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting campus lecture . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“By far one of the !”

👍 Recommendation

93/100

“ . CLINTONS CLASS! This guy is outstanding.”

😄 Humor and Energy

92/100

“He is funny and encourages class participation. Never want to miss a class.”

📝

82/100

“If you attend class and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

showcases very detailed lectures, packed with information but also personality
and memorable way
mixes his personal travel stories with what lecture the class is in

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Tests and if you attend class
Not an easy A, but it's very much doable
do the study guides because they do help

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Mr. C is just a good dude who truly cares about his students
, and wise
Wants to see you succeed and do well in his class

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with strong detail and consistent praise for .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5104

4 out of 510

3 out of 50

2 out of 53

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 19 · A- 2

B range

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

C 1

D range

D 1

F

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No letter grade reported

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Philip Clinton

x x x x if you can; x x x x, and you will enjoy one of the best professors on campus.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

😄 Humor and Energy

📝 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

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if you can; , and you will enjoy one of the best professors on campus.

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