AI Rate Professor

Fire Science

Mike Grillo

FIRE102 · FIRE101 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

if you want an easy, funny, and seen as a legend.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious and caringEasy straightforward workloadFlexible makeup policyFire-service expertClear grading criteria
  • Near-universal praise for humor, patience, and real fire-service knowledge
  • Workload is light and and
  • but students still call him a must-take

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Low difficulty ratings, A-range grades, , and makeups make strong grades very achievable with basic effort.

Both Online and In and flexible makeups.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Content is straightforward book work and students.

Online and In person comments both call the material easy and straightforward.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory, though he is flexible about makeups when life issues arise.

and In person sections.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Every student who answered would take him again and many call him the .

Strong recommendation holds across Online and In person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

90/100

, and retake/makeup options keep grades high.

Format shift

Online notes makeups and retakes; In person notes few graded items and easy completion.

Workload

Light

84/100

and described as very straightforward and easy to complete.

Format shift

Workload praise is strongest in In person reviews; Online still calls him patient and understanding.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students praise clear lectures, humor, real-world fire knowledge, care, and patience almost without dissent.

Format shift

Both formats rate him extremely highly; Online adds flexibility, In person adds lecture energy.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

, and participation more than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

In person emphasizes book-work homework; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and highly respected.

Main concern

.

What students said

“The man, the myth, the legend. Prof. Grillo is the best.”
FIRE101
“The workload for fire 101 was very straight forward and overall pretty easy to complete.”
FIRE101
“ the material, homework is mostly book work.”
FIRE102

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online FIRE101 students praise his care, makeup flexibility, humor, and .

Main concern

A bit slower with technology, but still thorough and supportive.

What students said

“He definitely cares about the students and if you have personal issues (let's you make up work you missed or ).”
FIRE101
“This , and patient.”
FIRE101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are not heavily detailed, but and and student-friendly.

Quiz retakes allowedClear grading criteriaHomework-focused

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person comments emphasize clear criteria and .

Clear grading criteriaHomework book work
“ ”
FIRE101
“ boring”
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Online

and when personal issues arise.

Quiz retakesMakeup work allowed
“let's you make up work you missed or ”
FIRE101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The man, the myth, the legend. Prof. Grillo is the best.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (2 Online, 5 In person), highlighting humor, care, and easy workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Chief Grillo was overall a great professor, he was funny and was a .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ .”

❤️ About Character

95/100

“This , and patient.”

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

86/100

“The workload for fire 101 was very straight forward and overall pretty easy to complete.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the material
  • keeps the class funny and interesting
  • throws humor during lecture

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • needs
  • He definitely cares about the students

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • workload for fire 101 was very straight forward
  • Graded by few things

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed reviews spanning 2015-2024 with consistent praise across Online and In person formats.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

FIRE1016 reviews
FIRE1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values