AI Rate Professor

Geology

Leslie Perdue

PHSC1 · STU41 · ESCI1 · STU90 · PHYS3200 · STU1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want a supportive teacher and will finish the work on time; skim recent notes on organization and subjectivity first.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and encouragingClear grading criteriaGood feedbackSubjective grading concernsHeavy short-course workload
  • Most students praise her as caring, encouraging, and a .
  • Grades skew high when you complete the work, but .
  • Short STU courses can pack more assignments than expected for the unit load.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students report A or A+ if , though one short course had heavy work for one unit.

Easy A language appears in both formats; the strongest easy-A claim is from in-person STU90.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is manageable for gen-ed science and study skills but difficulty ratings often sit mid-range with real reading and papers.

Online PHSC and STU feel doable; in-person STU90 felt surprisingly heavy for one unit.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and tags warn that skipping hurts the grade.

In-person reviews more often state mandatory attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

73/100

Most students would take her again for encouragement and .

; in-person includes both raves and sharp criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many A-range grades and easy-A comments when work is done, offset by claims of .

Format shift

; and subjectivity complaints.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Gen-ed science can be manageable, but STU short courses and .

Format shift

In-person STU90 flagged lots of homework; online often feels manageable with .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students repeatedly call her caring, hilarious, inspirational, and communicative with strong lectures.

Format shift

and encouragement; in-person is more polarized on organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Homework, papers, participation, and in the comments.

Format shift

Both formats stress assignments and feedback; exams are rarely detailed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person experiences range from best teacher ever to strange and .

Main concern

Attendance is often mandatory and .

What students said

“ !”
STU1
“as long as you do the work you will get an easy A.”
STU90
“ .”
STU1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students largely call her fantastic, encouraging, and and expectations.

Main concern

One critical review alleges subjective grading tied to personal beliefs and messy lecture notes.

What students said

“Leslie is a fantastic teacher. She is encouraging and although the course is taken online, she communicates very effectively.”
STU1
“She's a , and seems very fair.”
PHSC1
“This professor grades you on a subjective basis rather than an objective one”
PHYS3200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; assessment is mostly assignments with fair criteria.

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or proctoring; grades track homework and papers.

Homework-heavyPapers
“there was a LOT of .”
STU90

Online

, and assignments rather than proctored exams.

Clear grading criteriaAssignment-focused
“The .”
PHSC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews across online and in-person formats, balancing praise for care and and subjectivity critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

💖 Caring Mentor

78/100

“amazing and caring teacher! very encouraging!”

📝 Do The Work, Get The A

80/100

“as long as you do the work you will get an easy A.”

⚠️ Subjectivity Flag

35/100

“She grades on students opinion, rather than the structure of the paper.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hilarious lecturer! Had fun laughing and learned A TON
  • !
  • she communicates very effectively

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Manageable work load.
  • as long as you do the work you will get an easy A.
  • More work then my 3 unit classes.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • grades you on a subjective basis rather than an objective one
  • She is a completely subjective.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews from 2016-2023 mix detailed praise and critique across online and in-person, but the sample is modest and somewhat polarized.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

STU15 reviews
PHSC12 reviews
ESCI-11 review
PHYS32001 review
STU411 review
Show 1 more courses
STU901 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 2 · A- 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1