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Horticulture

John Messina

HORT116 · SCI300 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
77/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will read the book and stay awake in lecture; the class rewards preparation more than brilliance.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCares About StudentsDry LecturesBook-Heavy HomeworkFun LabsExtra Credit On Tests
  • and showing up prepared.
  • Lectures can be dry or sleep-inducing, so coffee and notes matter.
  • Doable grade path with , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Students call it an easy A if , and use , even when material feels heavy.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is introductory plant science with lots of cells and genes, manageable if you keep up with the book.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but some students skipped many lectures and still passed with prep.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

, and fair challenge despite dry lectures.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

and grades stay fair if homework and .

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Workload

Moderate

54/100

Regular book-based homework and but steady load.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students praise care, humor, and thorough answers even when lectures feel dry or scripted.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of homework, labs, two tests, and a or pure homework.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person horticulture science with dry PowerPoint lectures, online-style homework from the book, labs, and a .

Main concern

Dense material and sleepy lectures make it easy to fall behind if .

What students said

“This class is an easy A but you must read the book, do the homework and come prepared.”
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“his lectures can be a little dry.”
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“he care about his students and want his students to be successful.”
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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.

Only a few tests carry heavy weight, but and book-based prep keep them manageable.

Few High-Stakes TestsExtra Credit QuestionsCommon-Sense Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and dense, with questions and common-sense items if you read.

Few High-Stakes TestsExtra Credit Questions
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“Only 2 tests, 1 final but there is a lot of material to cover.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is an easy A but you must read the book, do the homework and come prepared.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting care, lecture dryness, and grade path. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Care

72/100

“he care about his students and want his students to be successful”

😴 Lecture Style

48/100

“Lectures can be a tad boring, he reads straight from the powerpoint”

👍 Recommendation

84/100

“ because he actually cares for his students and what they learn”

📗 Easy A Path

76/100

“His class is easy and just like any college class you must attend and read the book to pass the class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • coolest teacher
  • reads straight from the powerpoint

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A but you must read the book
  • Difficult to
  • this class is hard

Theme 3

🧪

  • and interesting
  • field trip to Torrey Pines State Park which was really fun
  • Drink a coffee before class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews over many years are directionally consistent, but most lack recent detail and grade data is sparse.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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3 out of 53
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

HORT11612 reviews
SCI3001 review

Reported outcomes

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