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Guidance

Rickie Smith

GUIDANCE47 · GUI47 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take Guidance 47 with Rickie Smith if you are undecided about a major; easy A with real career clarity.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCareer Guidance ChampionNearly Impossible to FailOpen-Note ExamsMandatory AttendanceAccessible Outside Class
  • and careers with practical resources
  • Work is easy with open-note midterms and finals; nearly impossible to fail
  • and absence point deductions

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students report , and that it is nearly impossible to fail if you show up and do the assignments.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

85/100

Guidance content is described as extremely easy with decision-making tools and career info rather than hard academics.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students say , and point deductions for absences.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

100% would-take-again among those who answered, with strong praise for major clarity and supportive teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Grades skew A/B with open-note tests and comments that it is nearly impossible to fail.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

, and essays exist but students call the work easy and not hard if completed.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise , and real care about student futures.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of participation, classwork, homework, essays, midterm, and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person Guidance 47 is widely praised as , and nearly fail-proof with open-note tests, though .

Main concern

and if you miss more than a couple classes.

What students said

“The work is not difficult and the mid-term and so it's pretty hard to fail.”
GUI47
“Nearly impossible to fail. if you are undecided about a major or career!”
GUIDANCE47
“Definitely don't miss more than a couple of classes because that could be a difference between an A and a B.”
GUI47

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

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Midterms and finals are open-note and widely described as easy to pass if you attend and do the work.

Open Note TestsMidterm and FinalHard to Fail

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and complete classwork.

Open Note TestsMidterm and Final
“The work is not difficult and the mid-term and so it's pretty hard to fail.”
GUI47

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nearly impossible to fail. if you are undecided about a major or career!”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2024, , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Mr. Smith is an excellent professor! I really appreciated that . His lectures were very inspirational!”

📈 Easy Path to A

88/100

“The work is not difficult and the mid-term and so it's pretty hard to fail.”

🧭 Career Guidance

95/100

“Professor Smith provided a lot of resources that helped me decide on a major.”

📅

28/100

“Definitely don't miss more than a couple of classes because that could be a difference between an A and a B.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures were very inspirational!
  • Unlike some of my instructors, he always responded to my emails.
  • He is very funny. Expect some group conversations.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy class. Helps with decision making tools
  • Nearly impossible to fail.
  • , and essays but very easy not hard if u do the work.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about his students' future!
  • Great professor! He really cares about his students and he wants to help them succeed.
  • If you give respect, you will receive it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed in-person reviews from 2014-2024 with consistent praise and grade outcomes; older reviews slightly reduce freshness.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GUIDANCE4712 reviews
GUI475 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

6

B 6

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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