AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Cheryl Genet

PHIL209 · PHIL206 · PHILO206 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
59.09%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a supportive philosophy professor and can handle steady weekly work, but if you need a light or loosely structured class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and responsiveHeavy weekly workloadStrong feedbackStrict or high standardsEasy if consistent
  • Students often praise Cheryl Genet as caring, engaged, and .
  • The main risk is workload, especially online accelerated sections with many weekly assignments.
  • Grades can be very attainable, but only for students who keep up with , and recurring work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is very possible, but most students , and weekly assignments.

Online evidence shows heavier effort for the grade, while and repeated quizzes make the A easier.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

67/100

The philosophy content is usually not described as conceptually hard, but fast pacing and .

Online sections are less easy because of structure and workload, while as straightforward if students keep up.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

needed to pass, while online participation deadlines also appear strict.

and quizzes, while online reviews emphasize required participation and missed discussion penalties.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and feedback, but heavy workload and structure problems create real hesitation.

Online recommendations are more polarized, while who accept attendance and reading.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

and supportive to tough and nitpicky, with several students still earning high grades.

Format shift

Online reviews mention stricter grading more often, while and predictable tests.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Many students report 8 to 14 , and time-consuming busy work.

Format shift

Online accelerated classes get the strongest workload complaints, but .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students often , and strong with feedback, though some criticize organization and structure.

Format shift

and communication, while in-person praise centers on approachability and helpful teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and repeated assignments more than major exams.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on posts, quizzes, and many assignments, while , and attendance points.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews more often describe the class as easy if students attend, read, and .

Main concern

Attendance and , and some students still report heavy work.

What students said

“This class is really easy, but and completion of weekly reading and assignments (about 2 hours per week).”
PHIL206
“It is impossible to fail her class.”
PHILO206
“I have never had so !”
PHIL206

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are split between strong praise for feedback and care and frustration with , and Canvas organization.

Main concern

The online sections can feel assignment-heavy and .

What students said

“This course is a lot of work, but it is manageable and relatively easy!”
PHIL206
“There is an insane amount of busy work for a 3 unit class and being set.”
PHIL206
“What a wonderful professor. She is unbelievably engaged with her students and will give amazing feedback to every single one of your submissions.”
PHIL206

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and tests built from prior material, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Reading QuizzesRepeated Quiz QuestionsTests From Prior QuizzesFinal From Prior Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

56/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, tests made from quiz questions, and a final made from prior tests.

Daily QuizzesTests From Quiz QuestionsFinal From Prior Tests
“the tests ONLY include previous questions from quizzes and the ”
PHILO206
“There are , but the 3 tests are made up of and the final is made from the 3 tests”
PHIL209
“There are daily quizes on the and several other quized throughout each class.”
PHIL206

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and test-heavy structure, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

QuizzesTest Heavy Mentioned
“There's always two quizzes, two word doc questions, 4 forum posts, reading *in detail* otherwise youll fail the quizzes”
PHIL209
“The of...just don't do it.”
PHIL206

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She expects you to put lots of effort in, but she gives you the same in return!”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“What a wonderful professor. She is unbelievably engaged with her students and will give amazing feedback to every single one of your submissions.”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“Be prepared to do 12-14 assignments a week, with lots of reading!!!!!!!!!!”

⚖️ Grade Effort

68/100

“really easy if you do the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is unbelievably engaged with her students and will give amazing feedback to every single one of your submissions.
  • Cheryl is an amazing professor who genuinely wants to see you succeed, she is very communicative and the layout of her course is easy to follow.
  • She is amazing!! Her classes are so easy, but you learn a lot.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Tons of homework, like 10+ assignments per week
  • There is an insane amount of busy work for a 3 unit class and being set.
  • The but there were a lot of them with different .

Theme 3

📈 About Grades and Attendance

  • As long as you show up to class and do the .
  • , so missing class often can really hurt your grade.
  • IF U WANT AN EASY A

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 37 reviews across many years with , and attendance.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHIL20620 reviews
PHIL20914 reviews
PHILO2062 reviews
2061 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2