Herschel Stern

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AI rating: 41/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 36.36%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you can stay , and accept a dry, test-heavy class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBoring lecturesTough graderLecture heavyTake notes or failKnowledgeable but dry

Lectures are long, monotone, and put many students to sleep
Tests and ; note-taking is essential to pass
because delivery and attitude turn students off

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students pass with notes and reading, but and say it is not an easy A.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Average difficulty sits around the middle, with and lecture content but passable structure if you study.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags say skipping class means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Would-take-again is about 36 percent, with and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and , though a few students call him fair if they study.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of , and test prep appear often.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

He is knowledgeable, but monotone lectures, rambling, and irritation with questions drag the experience down.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy structure with map quizzes, essays, and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and often boring; success depends on notes, reading, and surviving dry delivery.

Main concern

, and frequent complaints about attitude.

What students said

“ . Took him for a semester and regretted it every class.”
GEO101

“If you do not manage to stay awake for his lecture and take notes, you are 100% screwed.”
GEOG104

“NOT an easy A. Be ready to work.”
GEO201

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.

and lecture-driven; study guides help some but not all students.

Test heavyMap quizzesStudy guidesEssay questionsLecture-based tests

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes essay choices; many call them harder than expected.

Test heavyMap quizzesStudy guidesEssay questions

“ . His study guides were 6 pages long single spaced.”
GEOG101

“Constantly flipping through the atlas and magazines to find the .”
GEO201

“the tests are SO much easier than you expect & the in class exercises ... ”
GEOG104

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . Took him for a semester and regretted it every class. His lectures are long and boring... !”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting lecture boredom, note-taking, and . Credibility rating: High.

😴 Lecture Delivery

35/100

“His lectures put me to sleep.”

📝 Note-Taking Survival

48/100

“ .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

36/100

“ .”

⚖️

34/100

“NOT an easy A. Be ready to work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures put me to sleep.
He tends to ramble the entire class time
When someone asks a question he seems annoyed.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

NOT an easy A. Be ready to work.
.
If you want a .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

he seems very closed minded
seems irritated when you ask him questions
and takes time to make sure students understand the material.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of boring lectures and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A 4

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Herschel Stern

x x x if you can stay x x x x x x x, and accept a dry, test-heavy class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

😴 Lecture Delivery

📝 Note-Taking Survival

👎 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can stay , and accept a dry, test-heavy class.

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