AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Jeff Frates

COMSC49 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

some students love his lectures, but and responsiveness concerns are serious red flags.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAmazing lectures (mixed)Strict attendanceUnfair grading concernsSlow email responseSkip class at your peril
  • One strong review praises life lessons and amazing lectures
  • Older complaints , and
  • as critical for passing

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is not framed as easy; one student was failed despite claimed equal work and .

; no online-format reviews in the dataset.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty ratings span easy to hard; content itself is not consistently described as intro-level or brutal.

; no online-format reviews in the dataset.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Tags and comments warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

; no online-format reviews in the dataset.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

and non-involvement complaints.

; no online-format reviews in the dataset.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

A student says they failed despite equal work so the professor could make them do better.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is not described as huge, but and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Amazing lectures for some, total non-involvement and slow replies for others.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews do not clearly detail exam-versus-assignment weights beyond assignment grading disputes.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

inspiring lectures for some, unfair grades and poor communication for others.

Main concern

Perceived unfair failing grades and unresponsive communication.

What students said

“Amazing instructor, taught me not only what I needed to learn in class, but in life as well.”
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“Failed me in one class because he wanted me to "do better" even though I did just as much or more work than other students.”
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“When I would ask him a question .”
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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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews ; risk centers on attendance and graded assignments.

Attendance criticalAssignment submission issues

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students stress attendance and assignment grading reliability.

Skip class you will not passAssignment receipt disputes
“Skip class? You won't pass.”
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“he though I sent them every week”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Amazing instructor, taught me not only what I needed to learn in class, but in life as well. Not a good class for those who are too sensitive.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person-counted reviews, highlighting lecture praise versus fairness and communication issues. Credibility rating: Low.

⚡ Polarized Teaching

55/100

“Amazing instructor, taught me not only what I needed to learn in class, but in life as well.”

⚖️

32/100

“Failed me in one class because he wanted me to "do better" even though I did just as much or more work than other students.”

📧 Responsiveness Issues

40/100

“When I would ask him a question .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • taught me not only what I needed to learn in class, but in life as well
  • he had no involvement whatsoever

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Fairness

  • I shouldn't have received a failing grade
  • assume I didn't do it and not grade me
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • keep at him

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews, two from 2010, with sharply conflicting tones and sparse recent detail reduce confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

COMSC493 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values