AI Rate Professor

Science

Rica French

AST101 · ASRTO101 · ASTR100 · AST101L · ASTR120 · ASTR101 · 167 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
18.87%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you are STEM-ready and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming homeworkSlow gradingTough graderConfusing intro astronomyPassionate but harsh
  • Workload is enormous for a 101-level science GE.
  • Grades often post extremely late with .
  • A minority praise her passion; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and many C/F/drop reports make high grades rare for typical GE students.

Online is especially brutal; a few STEM-strong in-person students still report As.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Intro astronomy is treated like major-level critical thinking with dense weekly tasks and .

Both formats call it far harder than expected for 101; online multiplies the volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

than workload complaints.

Online more often optional; in-person more often mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and repeated avoid warnings outweigh a small group of passion-focused fans.

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report half-credit for following directions, no late work, and grades that feel technical and punitive.

Format shift

Harshness is consistent online and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Multiple weekly tasks, workbook, discussions, and projects dominate student time far beyond typical intro science.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are extreme; and test heavy.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Subject passion is clear, but communication, Canvas use, and .

Format shift

; online communication is weakest.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and projects all matter, with little recovery if either side fails.

Format shift

Online stresses weekly assignments; and lecture-day work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person sections show more passion and a few strong fans, but , and high difficulty for intro students.

Main concern

and lectures that do not prepare non-majors for .

What students said

“Great teacher, is very passionate for Astronomy”
ASTR100
“She never graded ANY of the homework until 2 days before the semester ended”
ASRTO101
“This course is ridiculously hard for absolutely no reason.”
AST101

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online astronomy is widely panned for , and poor communication.

Main concern

, and and tests.

What students said

“Genuinely one of the .”
ASRTO101
“Every week has at least 20+ assignments.”
ASTR101
“ .”
ASRTO101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests and quizzes are difficult, often feel tricky, and .

Hard testsTrick questionsTest heavyLittle feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weighted heavily, with few students passing and .

Test heavyHard examsLow pass rates
“Only a handful of people pass the tests (<6 people).”
AST101
“ , yet she doesn't do a good job at teaching”
ASTR101

Online

Online quizzes and finals are high stakes with , and .

Hidden quiz resultsHard finalHarsh scoring
“For every test and get wrong so you can never understand where you were wrong.”
ASRTO101
“If you did not meet a certain score through the year for a .”
AST101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 astronomy reviews across online and , and avoid warnings. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Professor French is just not cut out to be a teacher.”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“Too much workload per week!”

🐢

20/100

“Doesn't grade anything till the last week”

🚫 Recommendation Level

22/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very smart and educated on the subjects she does teach, but she is absolutely terrible at communicating.
  • Rica is a passionate and hilarious astronomer.
  • Course lectures are awful- she talks over a slideshow

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A ton of thinking right now.
  • and tests and
  • PREPARE TO FAIL!

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • she was genuinely impossible to reach outside of class.
  • Only feedback is .
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

167

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong , and low recommendation, especially online.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 515
3 out of 523
2 out of 524
1 out of 570

Course coverage

ASRTO10119 reviews
ASTR10114 reviews
AST10112 reviews
ASTR1202 reviews
1011 review
Show 2 more courses
AST101L1 review
ASTR1001 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

10

C+ 1 · C 5 · C- 4

D range

1

D+ 1

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1