AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Mark Bauermeister

SOCIOLOGY101 · SOCIO101 · SOC102 · SOC101 · SOCIOLOGY · SOC101SOC102 · 101A · SOC101A · 101SOC · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
46.43%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take him if and ; expect a rewarding class only if you follow directions exactly.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPicky Paper GraderHeavy ReadingEngaging LecturerCaring but StrictPaper Heavy
  • Many students love his lectures, passion, and care, especially in older in-person classes.
  • Online and recent , and harsh formatting rules.
  • An A is achievable with and careful writing, but effort and risk vary by format.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Many get As by reading and following rubrics closely, but .

; older in-person reviews more often call it an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

Concepts are approachable, but and writing raise the real workload.

Online sections feel harder due to papers; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

as important or graded, while others say it does not matter.

In-person comments ; online is often optional or unclear.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; fans praise inspiration while critics reject the .

; recent online reviews are more split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough-grader tags and across formats.

Format shift

; some in-person students still call him fair.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

and exams keep the load steady.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize so many papers; , and two papers.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Strong praise for caring, engaging lectures is tempered and pickiness.

Format shift

In-person lectures get more love; online quality and papers.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Courses mix quizzes, exams, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online leans paper-heavy; , and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students more often praise engaging lectures, study guides, and inspiration, while and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Mark is literally the it.”
SOC102
“One of the !”
SOC101
“ and strict.”
SOC101

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are reading- and and vague feedback, though some still earn strong grades.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This professor is super PICKY!”
SOC101
“This professor is one of the harshest graders I have ever had.”
SOCIOLOGY
“Amazing professor! He can get a but overall, doesn't grade that harshly.”
SOC101

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are usually reading-based and standard difficulty, with .

Quizzes and ExamsReading-Based TestsPapers Count HeavilyStudy Guides Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture or book content; some note pop quizzes or short answers.

Study GuidesLecture and Book TestsPop Quizzes SometimesShort Answer Exams
“His lecture is fun and .”
SOC101
“ as they are short answer exams where you are given the chance to look up the answers for the possible questions.”
SOC102

Online

Online , and ; proctoring tools are not clearly proven.

MCQ/FRQ ExamsWeekly QuizzesStrict Essay GradingHeavy Reading
“Most of the and .”
SOC101
“there will be and quiz.”
SOC102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mark is literally the it. I would always look forward to his class. I've taken Mark for 101, 102, and will be taking him again for 105. Participation does not matter neither does attendance. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (15 online, 35 in person), highlighting split themes of . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Dr. Bauermeister is a , and caring professor.”

📝

34/100

“This professor is super PICKY!”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“ if needed!!”

📚 Reading Load

42/100

“Have to read the book A LOT to quote and know what you're writing about.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very caring and understanding. Great lectures
  • He is engaging and WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED
  • His lectures were so interesting and he showed us a lot of really fascinating documentaries.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I worked HARD for my A
  • If you can handle the reading and write a bunch, it's a easy A

Theme 3

⚠️

  • and paste responses
  • Even minor formatting issues like spacing get docked

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

59

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and mixed but detailed evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 511
3 out of 56
2 out of 59
1 out of 54

Course coverage

SOC10128 reviews
SOC1028 reviews
SOCIO1013 reviews
SOCIOLOGY1013 reviews
101SOC2 reviews
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SOCIOLOGY2 reviews
1011 review
101A1 review
SOC101A1 review
SOC101SOC1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 8 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not_Sure_Yet 2 · Rather not say 1