AI Rate Professor

Geology

Jennifer Shellhorn

GEOL220 · GEOL210 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you care about geology and want a supportive professor, but expect real studying and do not treat the class as easy.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaring And PatientGeology Made FunTest HeavyOpen Notes ExamsDemanding Labs
  • Students widely praise her patience, personality, and ability to make geology engaging.
  • The course can become difficult fast, especially through labs, quizzes, exams, and .
  • two are positive, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is possible, but students , and the need to study carefully.

Online evidence includes open-notes exams but mixed difficulty, while , and careful work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Geology is made interesting, but , and fast-rising difficulty make the content challenging.

In-person reviews say the class becomes difficult and taxing, while online reviews and very hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

because and students warn not to skip class.

In-person reviews clearly show attendance pressure, while online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend her because , and knowledgeable, even though the course demands serious effort.

In-person recommendation is strong, while online recommendation is positive overall but weakened by one severe negative review.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear criteria and , but good grades require care and .

Format shift

Online grading is test-heavy and mixed, while and completion but is not lenient.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students report , and taxing course progression.

Format shift

and attendance, while online workload includes projects and .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

She is repeatedly described as caring, patient, fun, and .

Format shift

, while online teaching feedback is more uneven.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Exams and lab quizzes carry major weight, though , and participation also matter.

Format shift

Online reviews explicitly call exams a heavy part of the grade, while and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are strongly positive about her personality and teaching, but , and rising difficulty.

Main concern

Students must attend, keep up with labs, and study hard because missing class or falling behind can hurt badly.

What students said

“Super understanding and !”
GEOL210
“this class starts off fairly fine, but then gets really difficult and taxing very fast.”
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“ ..”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mixed, with praise for pace and open-notes exams but , and very difficult tests.

Main concern

Online clarity and and student learning style.

What students said

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“The grade, and they are open notes.”
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“ .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

some sections, but they remain important and can be difficult or highly specific.

Open Notes ExamsFinal Not Too HardTest HeavyHard Lab QuizzesApplication-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

63/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support open-notes exams and , webcam, Lockdown Browser, or closed-book rules.

Open Notes ExamsHard Lab QuizzesLecture-Based Exam Questions
“ ones that I have encountered in my time at cuesta.”
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“The ”
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“The questions on the covers in lecture.”
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Online

Online reviews support open-notes exams and a not-too-hard final in one section, but also report .

Open Notes ExamsFinal Not Too HardTest HeavyApplication-Based Tests
“The grade, and they are open notes.”
GEOL210
“ ”
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“ ”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ as the lab credit is baked in and usually can't be made up.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Super understanding and !”

📚 Course Difficulty

36/100

“this class starts off fairly fine, but then gets really difficult and taxing very fast.”

🧪

63/100

“The grade, and they are open notes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • .
  • Professor Shellhorn always showed dedication and commitment when I needed clarification or assistance.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • if you want a good grade you're gonna have to be really careful.
  • ones that I have encountered in my time at cuesta.
  • make sure u do all the hw and study really hard for the lab quizzes.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams And Attendance

  • The grade, and they are open notes.
  • ..

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed reviews across recent years and both formats give a , though online experiences are more mixed.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

GEOL2107 reviews
GEOL2201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values