AI Rate Professor

Geology

Randy Reed

ESCI12 · ESCI17 · ESCI15 · PSYC5 · ESCI9 · ESCI34 · GEOL6 · EATCH12 · SCIENCE · ESCI8 · GEOGEO9 · PSYCH5 · OCEANOGRAPHY · ESCI6 · ECSI12 · ESCI18 · ESCI14 · PHSC5GEOL6 · F7162 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you love geology and can handle a heavy, sometimes messy workload; if you need tight structure.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate About GeologyHeavy Reading LoadScattered LecturesCaring But DisorganizedField Trip Heavy
  • Passionate and knowledgeable in earth sciences with memorable field trips
  • , and and grading delays
  • Online sections draw

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

Many students earn A or B grades, but , and steady effort.

Online and frustration; in-person reviews more often report A grades after hard work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Earth science , and field work make the material feel demanding for many students.

Online students especially call labs and reading overload hard; but more manageable for geology fans.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as required, and skipping hurts participation and learning.

Evidence from both formats mentions mandatory attendance, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About six in ; fans praise passion while critics cite disorganization and crushing workload.

In-person recommendations are warmer; online recommendations are sharply mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and some leniency appear, but quizzes and and grades often lag.

Format shift

Online students and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly readings, labs, quizzes, and late-semester piles of work show up across many reviews.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online labs and multi-site readings feel especially heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong subject passion and , and weak organization.

Format shift

In-person teaching is rated higher; online delivery is the .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and occasional projects or field summaries.

Format shift

Online emphasizes modules and packet labs; and field trips.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is often praised as passionate and caring with strong visual lectures, but still criticized for , and .

Main concern

Scattered time management, delayed grades, and heavy field or lab work.

What students said

“Prof. Reed is one of the . Patient to provide course content... Content was fascinating, inspired me to change my degree.”
ESCI6
“Reed is very passionate about his subject... most of his in person lectures always included drawings on the board so if you are a visual learner he's your guy.”
ESCI15
“ . The powerpoints he provides does not match up to the information that you will be tested on.”
ESCI14

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections often feel scattered with , and slow or unhelpful email replies.

Main concern

, and weak communication can tank the experience.

What students said

“This paleontology course has extensive, overly complicated labs that are difficult to complete online in any meaningful way.”
ESCI6
“ ... He uses websites that were discontinued, doesn't respond to emails.”
F7162
“The video lectures and and, although there was a lot of homework, once you get the class pattern down, it was pretty easy.”
ECSI12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and and somewhat tough; reviews do not clearly prove open-book or proctored online tests.

Multiple Choice QuizzesTimed ExamsTest Heavy SectionsStudy Modules And Book

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and lectures that do not always match tests.

Multiple Choice ExamsTimed ExamsLecture Vs Test Mismatch
“Quizzes are multiple choice online with 2 tries. and somewhat difficult.”
ESCI12
“The powerpoints he provides does not match up to the information that you will be tested on which results in poor grades.”
ESCI14

Online

Online comments , and study-from-modules tests than on camera or lockdown tools.

Online QuizzesMisleading Test WordingModule Heavy Prep
“TONS of and clarity in this class is very poor. and worded to be almost manipulative when answering.”
ESCI9
“You have to study his modules, the book, and the , if you want to ace a test.”
ESCI15

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof. Reed is one of the . Patient to provide course content, even redundantly for the students, and doesn't move forward til he feels the class is ready.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person earth science classes, highlighting passion, workload, and organization. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Subject Passion

80/100

“Reed is very passionate about his subject, oceanography is already an interesting science but professor Reed makes it enjoyable.”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“Heavy workload overall, but easy to follow. Required field trip with additional summary required on top of the .”

🧭 Organization Gaps

40/100

“He's not tech-savvy and . Class was always kept 5-7 mins late. so your grades are never up to date.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ . The video lectures and and, although there was a lot of homework, once you get the class pattern down, it was pretty easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing and accomodating.
  • His scattered ADHD teaching style is probably easier to follow in the classroom.
  • He would get distracted and then try to cram in new information the last 20 minutes of class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Put in some intentional effort and you will be successful in this class.
  • Workload for a 3 unit class more than some 4 units.
  • I missed quite a few of his lectures and two labs and still managed to pass his class with a B.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • ... the class format is horrendous.
  • Get ready to not only have multiple chapters in but also multiple websites.
  • Lots of typos in the web modules.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years and both formats give a consistent picture of passion plus organization and workload issues.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 511
3 out of 57
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 1 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2