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edward collins

GEOG120 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

unless you can tolerate heavy weekly writing and learn mostly on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtreme WorkloadPaper HeavyBoring LecturesStrict EssaysOnline Only
  • Students repeatedly describe the class as overloaded with papers, notes, essays, and busy work.
  • Good grades are possible, but they require a lot of time and patience.
  • Reviews criticize boring lectures, weak facilitation, and limited responsiveness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A good grade is possible, but students say it , and a lot of time.

All evidence comes from online reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The content is described as straightforward by one student, but , and hard to understand without better teaching.

Only online reviews exist, so the course challenge is based entirely on online GEOG120 comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Students report required Zoom participation, Sunday notes, and frequent deadlines that and .

Online comments mention Zoom participation and recurring deadlines, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students warn against taking the class because the workload is heavy and the lectures are boring.

Recommendation evidence is only from online reviews and is mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Essay criteria are described as very specific and hard to satisfy, though .

Format shift

Online reviews mention strict writing criteria and unlimited quiz attempts; there is no in-person evidence.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students repeatedly describe many papers, notes, essays, and weekly busy work as excessive.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from online reviews and is consistently negative.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students describe lectures as boring and say the professor does not make the topic engaging or easier to understand.

Format shift

Only online reviews are available, and they mostly criticize lecture quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades , and essays rather than frequent traditional tests.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize papers and notes, with limited mentions of quizzes and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All evidence is online and teaching support.

Main concern

The main concern is an extreme workload for a 3-credit class.

What students said

“The workload is EXTREME for a 3 credit class.”
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“So much busy work that I didn't learn.”
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“If you do not have the patience/time to write 2-3 !”
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Exam style

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attempts but also timed Zoom essay exams and frequent exam deadlines.

Online Quizzes With Unlimited AttemptsEssay ExamsTimed Zoom ExamsMultiple Choice Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online reviews mention unlimited quiz attempts, quiz-based test questions, rare multiple choice tests, and timed Zoom essay exams.

Online Quizzes With Unlimited AttemptsEssay ExamsTimed Zoom ExamsMultiple Choice Tests
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The workload is EXTREME for a 3 credit class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Pressure

10/100

“The workload is EXTREME for a 3 credit class.”

🎓 Grade Cost

35/100

“It is possible to get a good grade. But be prepared to give up your time to do busy work”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

35/100

“The lectures are so boring and heavy.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • Excessive amount of busy work.
  • Lots of papers and notes.
  • The class is just essays.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures are so boring and heavy.
  • .
  • I do not feel that he facilitated this or made the topic interesting in any way.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • .
  • If you do the work youll definitely get a good grade.
  • The essays have very specific criteria that .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed online reviews across several years are consistent about workload, but there is .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

GEOG1206 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1