Samuel Cortez

GEOG102 · GEOG104 · GEOG101L · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 77.78%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you can handle busywork vocab and steady weekly assignments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy A With WorkClear GradingVocab HeavyOpen Note FriendlyAccessible

Most students call his geography courses manageable easy As if they complete the weekly work.
Workload is time-consuming mainly from long vocabulary definition lists and reading.
Exams and study-guide alignment.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple As and A-pluses with comments that the grade follows if you complete the assigned work.

Online reviews strongly support easy A; the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is manageable geography work, but long definition lists and .

Online students call it boring or manageable; and writing above average.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

and clear paths to an A despite busywork.

Online recommendation is strong; one of .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and fair grading comments outweigh the .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize fairness; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly map quizzes, reflections, articles, and 100-plus word definitions add up even when content is simple.

Format shift

Both formats cite heavy vocab lists; online 8-week classes feel especially packed.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students describe him as knowledgeable, friendly, accessible, and .

Format shift

Online praise is consistent; in-person sample is small and split.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and multi-exam structure.

Format shift

Online details dominate; and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and heavy definitions; another found him nice with study-guide-based exams.

Main concern

Homework length and .

What students said

“ and tedious (1st assignment is typing definitions to over 100 individual words).”
GEOG102

“Really focus on answering the study guides because the exams are 100% based on those.”
GEOG104

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students largely recommend him for , and an A if you finish map quizzes, reflections, and vocab.

Main concern

Defining 100-plus terms feels like pointless busywork on top of other classes.

What students said

“ if you need an easy A and credits.”
GEOG102

“ because there is no time limit and as many times as you need.”
GEOG104

“The defining of 100+ words is honestly a lot on top of having other work for other classes.”
GEOG104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and no strict time pressure.

Open NoteRetakes AllowedStudy Guide BasedNo Time Limit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides rather than surprise closed-book tests.

Study Guide Based Exams

“Really focus on answering the study guides because the exams are 100% based on those.”
GEOG104

Online

Online students report open-note tests, unlimited time, and .

Open NoteUnlimited TimeMultiple Retakes

“Everything open-note.”
GEOG104

“ because there is no time limit and as many times as you need.”
GEOG104

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It's an easy A if you are willing to do the work in the class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting easy-A paths, vocab workload, and open-note exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Path

82/100

“ if you need an easy A and credits.”

📝 Busywork Workload

42/100

“I didn't like how all he did was assign 200+ words for you to define... pointless busy work.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ !”

📘

84/100

“Everything open-note.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Cortez is an amazing professor
Very knowledgeable & loves music
and works well with his students

Theme 2

📈 About Workload and Grades

8 week class consisted of a few quizzes and exams
The grade you get is based off on the work you put in
and tedious

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

no time limit and as many times as you need
exams are 100% based on those
Allows key-concepts for

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed reviews with consistent online patterns, but the small total sample and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

GEOG1045 reviews

GEOG1023 reviews

GEOG101L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

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F

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No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2

Samuel Cortez

x x x x x x if you can handle busywork vocab and steady weekly assignments.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Easy A Path

📝 Busywork Workload

👍 Recommendation

📘 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Workload and Grades

🧪 About Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle busywork vocab and steady weekly assignments.

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