AI Rate Professor

Counseling

Kelly Boren

COUNS25 · COUSELING · COUNSELING25 · COUNSELING · COUNS45 · COUNCOUN · COUNSELLING · COUNS22 · COUNL25 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Consider his counseling courses for a chill philosophical vibe, but seek another counselor for advising.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilariousInspirationalCondescending counselorSplit reputationPhilosophy-heavy classes
  • Class reviews often praise him as funny, philosophical, and easy P/F or low-stakes learning.
  • Counseling appointment reviews from recent years are harshly negative: condescending and unhelpful.
  • , so the experience depends heavily on whether you meet him as professor or counselor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Counseling classes are often P/F or low-stakes with light work, so strong marks are common when treated as a class.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Course content is reflective and practical rather than academically brutal, with moderate critical thinking.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; many counseling-context reviews do not treat attendance like a course.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students love him as a class instructor but recent counseling clients strongly advise against relying on him.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

, and generally easy outcomes for course-takers.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Students say nothing major workload-wise, with quotes, discussion, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Class teaching is often called funny and inspiring, but counseling interactions tank overall trust.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Participation, quotes, projects, and reflective work .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

older class students like his humor and quotes; recent counseling visits call him unhelpful and disrespectful.

Main concern

As a counselor he is frequently called condescending and unhelpful.

What students said

“Very big on philosophy, funny and him.”
COUNS25
“Mr. Boren is very unhelpful and condescending towards students.”
COUNCOUN
“Absolutely love Kelly, great professor and counselor.”
COUNS22

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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; courses lean pass/fail, discussion, and light assignments rather than strict testing.

Pass/no passParticipationLight coursework

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person counseling courses emphasize quotes, discussion, and light work; .

Pass/no passQuote discussionsLight work
“Its a pass or no pass class, wasnt very difficult”
COUNS22
“There is some work to be done in his course, nothing major”
COUNS25

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Boren is very unhelpful and condescending towards students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, contrasting class praise with counseling complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Split Reputation

48/100

“As long as he is not my Professor, he is great!”

😂 Fun Classroom Side

75/100

“Very big on philosophy, funny and him.”

🚫 Counseling Complaints

20/100

“Doesn't offer help. Instead belittles students and makes them feel incompetent for not knowing what to do.”

📚 Easy Class Side

78/100

“Its a pass or no pass class, wasnt very difficult, very into critical thinking.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Starts each class with a quote of the day to analyze
  • He's hilarious
  • Nice, funny, and philosophical

Theme 2

⚠️ About Counseling

  • uncaring and disrespectful
  • incredibly condescending, and unhelpful
  • Literally talking to a brick wall

Theme 3

📈 About Class Difficulty

  • wasnt very difficult
  • nothing major
  • A++ teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews span many years with a clear positive-class versus negative-counseling split, so confidence is moderate.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

COUNCOUN3 reviews
COUNS253 reviews
COUNSELING3 reviews
COUNS222 reviews
COUNL251 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Audit/No Grade 2