Dan Sorensen

ETHPHI · POLSC12 · PHIL1 · PHIL12 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Take him if you will attend every class and engage; if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDown to earthStrict attendanceEntertaining lecturesNo homework in some classesWilling to explain

Many students find him witty, down to earth, and
and missing class can hurt or fail you
Workload , and lecture focus

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Doing the work and attending can keep you fine, but and a B is among the reported outcomes.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is manageable if you attend, yet dense readings and .

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Multiple reviews call attendance super strict, with late arrivals glared at and missed classes risking failure.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and clarity if you show up and care, though personality and lecture length turn some off.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Students can argue test answers and get credit with good reasoning, but .

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

Several classes have little or , and grades driven by tests plus class attention.

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Often witty, helpful, and engaging, but some call lectures dull, long, or rude when students seem indifferent.

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple courses center on tests, online quizzes from lectures, and note .

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

funny and helpful for attentive students, uptight and dull for others with .

Main concern

and occasional rude or egotistical classroom vibe.

What students said

“Very down to Earth and reasonable teacher. Dan always tried to make sure we were all on the same page”
PHIL12

“ . If you walked in a min late, he glared/stared until you sat in a seat.”
PHIL1

“allows a full sheet of notes for the tests. no homework that was great only points are 4 tests worth 25pts”
PHIL12

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

at least one course, and students can sometimes argue answers for partial credit.

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with quizzes tied to lectures and PowerPoints and occasional answer debate.

Full sheet of notesLecture-based quizzesArgue answers for creditFour tests structure

“allows a full sheet of notes for the tests. no homework that was great only points are 4 tests worth 25pts”
PHIL12

“ and powerpoints”
PHIL1

“you can always argue the answers with him and if you have a good reason for choosing that answer then sometimes he will give you the credit”
PHIL12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Not a hard prof, but read and come to class and you will be fine. Very entertaining, funny, overall groovy cat.”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, emphasizing attendance strictness, lecture personality, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“I found him very down to earth and easy to talk to.”

🚨

15/100

“Has a so if you miss class, you might fail.”

📝

72/100

“allows a full sheet of notes for the tests.”

👍 Recommendation

70/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very down to Earth and reasonable teacher.
He's witty, humorous, charismatic, and enjoyable.
If he wasn't such an egotistical butt-hole, I would've maybe liked his class.

Theme 2

📅

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if you miss class, you might fail.
if you go to every class and pay attention you should be good.

Theme 3

📈

allows a full sheet of notes for the tests.
no homework that was great only points are 4 tests worth 25pts
There isn't a ton of reading (about 10 pgs/week) but it's very hard to get through

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Ten detailed in-person reviews across multiple years , and assessment.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 54

3 out of 53

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL125 reviews

PHIL13 reviews

ETHPHI1 review

POLSC121 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Dan Sorensen

Take him if you will attend every class and engage; x x if x x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🚨 x x

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📅 x x

📈 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him if you will attend every class and engage; if .

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📝

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