AI Rate Professor

Forestry

Tim Baker

DENDROLOGY · FNR52DENDRO · FOR51 · FOR1 · FNR52 · FNR1 · FOR0283 · NR000 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you care about learning forestry deeply and accept that the grade may require serious work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerKnowledgeable ExpertHard but Worth ItField and Lab HeavyEngaging LecturesStrict Grades
  • Baker is widely praised as knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about forestry.
  • His classes are difficult, material-heavy, and often require serious studying or .
  • He is not ideal for students chasing an effortless A or a perfect GPA.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students can earn good grades, but comments repeatedly say the classes are hard and not designed for easy A seekers.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The material is dense, field or lab heavy, and often described as difficult or university-level.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because labs, group work, and listening in class are tied to success.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students recommend him because he teaches clearly and passionately, despite high difficulty.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Several reviews warn that high grades are hard to earn, especially in Dendrology.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students mention lots of , and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently describe Baker as , and memorable.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and field work rather than one dominant assessment type.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe an excellent forestry instructor whose classes are engaging but demanding.

Main concern

, and limited A grades are recurring concerns.

What students said

“His instruction is to the point and organized.”
FNR52
“this is not an easy class, definitely 4-year university level!”
NR000
“ as a teacher if you are looking for a 4.0 average.”
DENDROLOGY

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 online quizzes and , but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Online Quizzes and TestsHard Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests were online in one class and tests can be hard, but .

Online Quizzes and TestsHard Tests
“all the quizzes and .”
FNR52
“My only complaint is that the .”
NR000

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He knows his stuff, he obviously cares about it, and he knows how to teach it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting teaching strength, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He knows his stuff, he obviously cares about it, and he knows how to teach it.”

📈 Course Difficulty

30/100

“this is not an easy class, definitely 4-year university level!”

⚖️

35/100

“ as a teacher if you are looking for a 4.0 average.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His instruction is to the point and organized.
  • Tim is one of the never a dull moment and I learned a ton about a subject I am passionate about.
  • Not many professors can teach 3 lectures back to back in different subjects without once consulting notes or a text.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very difficult class. Lots of material to memorize.
  • He doesn't make things easy, and doesn't pretend that he's going to try to make things easy.
  • This class is impossible.

Theme 3

🌲 About Forestry Fit

  • TAKE Tim's class if you have even the slightest interest in forestry.
  • !
  • All were very fun and interesting!

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across many years give detailed and consistent evidence about teaching quality and difficulty.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

FNR14 reviews
DENDROLOGY3 reviews
FNR523 reviews
FNR52DENDRO3 reviews
NR0002 reviews
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FOR02831 review
FOR11 review
FOR511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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