Jennifer McCabe

GEOL11L · GEOL1OL11L · GOEG4748 · GEOG1 · GEO10 · EARTH7 · GEORGRAPHY · GEOLOGY8 · GEOL10L · GEOGSCIE · GEO10H · EARTHSCI · GEOLOGY10L · EARTHSCIE · GEOG1N · PHYSC10A · GEO10L · PHYSICALGEO · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 83.33%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if , and study; she makes science fun and supports students who put in honest work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturesPop quizzesLecture heavyNo textbook neededCares about students

Highly energetic and students
, and studying lecture content rather than a textbook
but unforgiving if

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many students earn As with notes and study, but quizzes and and careless reading.

Both formats can yield As with effort; recent online .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, though terminology volume and tricky test wording can still trip people up.

Online and if you keep up with lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

83/100

and clarity despite a minority who find her too hard or strict.

Online is mostly positive with one harsh outlier; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

She grades what you earn from quizzes and exams; transparent criteria for many, but exact-wording and secrecy complaints appear.

Format shift

and a few grade-opacity complaints; online split between caring and harsh.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly quizzes, lecture notes, and but usually if you keep current.

Format shift

One online review felt overwhelming; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Dominant , and genuine care for student success.

Format shift

Praise is strong online and in person; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and three to four exams dominate grades; .

Format shift

Exam and ; labs add separate assessments in lab courses.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews overwhelmingly praise passion, clarity, and accessibility, while , and the need to attend every class.

Main concern

Miss class and you lose notes and ; .

What students said

“ and tells you what you NEED to do to pass the class.”
GEOLOGY8

“The as study guides - no surprises. Book not needed.”
GEOLOGY8

“75% of .”
GEOG1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students mostly praise passionate, entertaining lectures and solid support, though one recent review describes crushing workload and .

Main concern

A minority report mental-load overload and .

What students said

“Professor McCabe is amazing at what she does! You can tell she is passionate about what she teaches, and her lectures are entertaining because of it”
GEOLOGY8

“She sparked my interest in geology and have since changed my major to it.”
GEOL10L

“halfway through the semester I found myself having a mental break down and I wasn't the only student!”
GEOLOGY8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent pop quizzes and reports of tricky wording.

Pop quizzesLecture-based examsStudy guides match testsOpen-note quizzes sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; pop quizzes are common and some quizzes are open note.

Pop quizzesStudy guides match testsOpen-note quizzesMultiple choice plus short essay

“The as study guides - no surprises.”
GEOLOGY8

“ .”
GEOLOGY8

Online

Online comments emphasize lecture videos, quizzes, and .

Lecture-focused examsDiscussion postsQuizzes

“She puts a heavy focus on lectures so make sure you keep up with them and you should do fine on the exams.”
GEOL10L

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you need to take a physical science/lab for requirements, I HIGHLY recommend Professor McCabe, she's wonderful!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across geology and earth science , and assessment style. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Passionate Teaching

86/100

“ . Jennys lectures are entertaining and interesting!”

📚 Lecture-First Success

72/100

“No textbook required and .”

⚠️

40/100

“There are but it is easy to guess when they are going to happen.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

83/100

“ because she is very passionate about rocks and cares about you passing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she makes Geology fun and I didn't think it was possible.
extremely enthusiastic!
She goes above and beyond when she lectures and makes it very engaging.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The class is an easy A.
Just STUDY!
She doesn't pull any punches .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

McCabe was truly one of the teachers that wouldn't let you fail.
She is always happy to help during office hours or email.
she's the reason I became interested in Geology at all.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span and mostly consistent passion-and-attendance themes provide high confidence despite a small vocal negative minority.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538

4 out of 54

3 out of 53

2 out of 52

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

D 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Jennifer McCabe

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

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.

🔥 Passionate Teaching

📚 Lecture-First Success

⚠️ x x x

👍 Strong Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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 , and study; she makes science fun and supports students who put in honest work.

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