AI Rate Professor

Geology

Author Reed

GEOL305 · GEOL300 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take Reed if and but uneven in-person geology course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy readingLenient assignmentsMixed lecturesStraightforward exams
  • Students describe Reed as kind and sometimes engaging, but several found lectures boring or .
  • The course is tough because of , and multiple midterms.
  • Grades , and late assignment flexibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Getting a decent grade is realistic if students keep up with , and study guides, but it is not low-effort.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Students repeatedly describe the material and workload as tough, with and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

One review says showing up did not matter, but another tag says skipping class hurts passing, so .

, and they conflict.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Recommendation is split because stronger recent reviews praise fairness and interest, while older reviews criticize dull or .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Homework, , and , though the course still requires steady work.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students mention lots of , and four midterms.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Reed can make geology interesting, but several students found lectures boring, disorganized, or hard to understand.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and several midterms rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

teaching quality but some fair grading support.

Main concern

Lectures can feel boring, disorganized, or .

What students said

“This class had lots of reading and was pretty tough but as long as you read and study diligently, you can get a decent grade.”
GEOL300
“ and easy to follow the study guide.”
GEOL300
“Presentations are badly designed and for proper note-taking.”
GEOL305

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 describe multiple midterms and quizzes, but use the study guide.

Four MidtermsWeekly QuizzesStudy Guide SupportedStraightforward Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention four midterms, weekly quizzes, and exams that follow the study guide, with .

Four MidtermsWeekly QuizzesStudy Guide SupportedStraightforward Exams
“4 midterms, extreme points.”
GEOL300
“ and easy to follow the study guide.”
GEOL300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class had lots of reading and was pretty tough but as long as you read and study diligently, you can get a decent grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Prof Reed makes what would be a VERY boring stiff topic a very interesting study about ecosystems.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“This class had lots of reading and was pretty tough but as long as you read and study diligently, you can get a decent grade.”

⚖️

70/100

“I was able to turn in ALL the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • A really sweet guy but not the .
  • Very nice teacher but he isn't very entertaining.
  • Presentations are badly designed and for proper note-taking.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This class had lots of reading and was pretty tough but as long as you read and study diligently, you can get a decent grade.
  • if you do the homework assignments, learnsmart, average on the quizzes weekly, and not do so well on the .
  • Quizes aren't too difficult, but the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

and give useful detail, but opinions are mixed and several reviews are old.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 51

Course coverage

GEOL3003 reviews
GEOL3052 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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