AI Rate Professor

Process Technology

William Cruz

PTEC45 · PTEC0079 · CHEM06 · PTEC0353 · PTEC010 · CHEM006 · CHEM19 · CHEM6 · PTEC10 · CHEM119 · PTEC48 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can; only stick with him if you are locked into PTEC and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing lecturesSelf-teach requiredCaring but unorganizedHeavy homeworkTough grader
  • Many students say and you must teach yourself from the textbook.
  • He is often described as caring and supportive one-on-one, especially for committed PTEC students.
  • , lots of homework, and test-heavy chem courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A is possible if you put in serious outside study and follow his expectations, but lectures rarely carry you.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chem and PTEC content is treated as demanding, with fast expectations and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and grade impact for missing class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low take-again signal and PTEC students.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tags and comments often call him a and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of , and assignment dumps near finals.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

A caring presence is often noted, but , and force self-teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests all matter, with several chem reviews calling the class test heavy.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

PTEC fans praise his care and seriousness about the field, while many , and .

Main concern

and last-minute assignment dumps.

What students said

“ and kind, but he is really really bad at doing lectures.”
PTEC010
“Told us that this class is where dreams go to die, that's a direct quote.”
CHEM19
“If you do what he says, you will get an A for sure. It is a lot of work.”
CHEM6

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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Exams are often described as hard and poorly aligned with lectures, with .

Test heavyNo study guidesScattered examsTextbook-based study

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides and heavy reliance on textbook reading.

Test heavyNo study guidesScattered exams
“No study guides, his suggestion was to read the textbook to study... The WHOLE textbook.”
CHEM06
“He gives a lot of homework and expects everyone to do more.”
CHEM006

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He's super supportive and kind, but he is really really bad at doing lectures. so you have to teach yourself at home.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person , and split PTEC versus chem experiences. Credibility rating: High.

📚

32/100

“Buy the textbook and read it cover to cover because you learn a lot more that way than through him.”

❤️ Caring Outside Class

70/100

“If you show that you are putting effort into your work he will definitely help you.”

⚠️

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • He rambles, doesn't know the answers to questions.
  • Simply just repeats what you read in the textbook.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is a lot of work but he tells you that and you !
  • Did not grade one single lab until the end of the semester.
  • and hard.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Prof. Cruz is a compassionate teacher who cares if you succeed.
  • Good person, great to talk to about science + life, bad teacher.
  • and kind.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews span many years with detailed, mixed but recurring themes about lecture quality and workload.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM65 reviews
PTEC103 reviews
PTEC0102 reviews
PTEC452 reviews
CHEM0061 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Pass 2