AI Rate Professor

Geology

Kathy Velasco

GEOL101 · GEOL102 · GEO102 · GEOL102L · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already know geology and and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderOverwhelming labsLecture heavyUnorganizedGet ready to read
  • Students call her unorganized with .
  • Grading is widely described as .
  • Many say you must teach yourself from the book; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some earn A or B, but , and lots of .

Online reviews stress harsh lab grading; and rock ID time sinks.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is sold as intro geology but , and loaded questions make it feel advanced and time-heavy.

Both formats call the course harder than intro; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and long lectures that punish missing class.

Online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

; students repeatedly warn not to enroll.

Negative recommendation tone is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

; labs are underscored and wrong answers may be treated as AI use.

Format shift

; in-person students echo harsh lab and test marks.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and quizzes create a crushing load for an intro course.

Format shift

Online 12-page labs stand out; and .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

as a sub, but most call lectures unhelpful, unorganized, or just reading slides.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on chaos; book.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and reading-based tests rather than one single format.

Format shift

Online leans lab-heavy; and multi-test weight.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person, but useless for tests; rock labs and , and grading feels unfair.

Main concern

while labs and .

What students said

“Her lectures provide no insight or guidance. Her study guides are useless. If you want to do well in this class, read the book.”
GEO102
“Whenever she graded the labs she would underscore them. Just based on how she graded the .”
GEOL101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online GEOL101 is described as scattered, stressful, and far harder than an intro course, with and .

Main concern

12-page weekly labs, unorganized modules, and assumptions that wrong answers mean AI use.

What students said

“ !!!!!! and it makes the entire class stressful and confusing.”
GEOL101
“We had 12-page labs every week, which was excessive and overwhelming.”
GEOL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix labs with pop quizzes and .

Pop quizzesMidtermsReading-based testsTrick questionsNote-allowed quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

midterms, and long tests with trick questions.

Pop quizzesTwo midtermsTrick questionsNotes allowed on some quizzes
“She will give you pop quizzes every time you finish after watching a video.”
GEOL101
“They're also full of trick questions.”
GEOL102

Online

Online reviews focus on overloaded labs more than formal exam policy; .

Heavy weekly labsLoaded lab questions
“ and contain loaded questions that you will most certainly get incorrect.”
GEOL101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!!!! and it makes the entire class stressful and confusing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews spanning online and , and grading themes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Her lectures provide no insight or guidance. Her study guides are useless.”

📚 Crushing Workload

18/100

“We had 12-page labs every week, which was excessive and overwhelming.”

🚫 Recommendation

15/100

“ . The only C I have on my transcript is from this class now.”

⚖️

26/100

“Whenever she graded the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Kathy seems like a nice lady, but she is a really bad teacher.
  • Velasco basically reads what it says on the projector screen
  • She does not teach, she reads off a powerpoint

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you think this is an intro class, think again.
  • She is hard is bc the stuff she says is going to be on the
  • There are so many rocks... it takes A LOT of time

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Mrs. Velasco is a successful
  • Possibly one of the kindest professors that i have ever taken

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews from 2011-2026 with , and weak teaching give solid confidence.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

GEOL1018 reviews
GEO1024 reviews
GEOL1022 reviews
GEOL102L1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1