Eric Wegryn

ASTRO101B · AST101 · ASTRONOMY · ASTRO101A · ASTR101A · 101A · 101B · PHYS108 · ASTRO102 · ASTR102 · 101AFER · ASTRONOMY101 · ASTR101 · ASTR101B · AST101A · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 11.76%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are a self-driven science student ready for , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderPop Quiz HeavyCondescendingHistory Over AstronomyHigh Dropout Risk

Many students call him a GPA risk with and
Lectures often wander into history and feel unclear for an intro astronomy class
A minority praise his passion and NASA background if and attend every session

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report low project and quiz scores; an A , and surviving tough grading.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

, and lab/project load make intro astronomy feel advanced.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and missing class causes students to fall far behind.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Would-take-again is about 12 percent and many reviews urge students to pick anyone else.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and students cite single-digit project scores and low class averages.

Format shift

In person only; no Online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly chapter reading, pop quizzes, projects, papers, and .

Format shift

In person only; no Online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

He is knowledgeable and passionate but , and often condescending.

Format shift

In person only; no Online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Pop quizzes, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

In person only; no Online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person astronomy and physics sections are widely described as harsh, quiz-heavy, and poorly taught despite the instructor's subject expertise.

Main concern

, and high withdrawal rates can tank transfer GPAs.

What students said

“ to transfer and bring your gpa low”
AST101

“Our class started with 15 students, by the end, all but 3 withdrew.”
AST101

“Cool person but terrible teacher. .”
AST101A

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.

Frequent pop quizzes and and feel student-unfriendly.

Pop quizzesTrick questionsTextbook plus untaught contentIn-person tests

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , and never-discussed items with low class averages.

Pop quizzesTrick questionsHard midterms

“ , and content that was never discussed”
AST101A

“Class average for the midterm was 61% so it shows how well he teaches”
101B

“He gave us a !!! Who does that?”
ASTRO102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ to transfer and bring your gpa low”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 In and lecture clarity. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ GPA Risk

18/100

“he will ruin your plans to transfer and bring your gpa low”

📉 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“ Astro teacher at Ohlone.”

🧪 Teaching Clarity

30/100

“Perfect example of knowledge of a subject doesn't make you a great teacher.”

📝

28/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Often goes off on tangents and will teach more about history than astronomy
Cool person but terrible teacher
his lectures fall flat,

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

he gave me grades like 12/100. 14/100, 2/50 on projects
He grades with the goal of destroying students' GPA
if you want an A you are going to have to work for it

Theme 3

🧭 About Character

Extremely condescending and thinks the world revolves around him
Very arrogant & unapproachable
he is very passionate about astronomy

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years show , and weak teaching clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 522

2 out of 511

1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

D 3

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Eric Wegryn

Avoid unless you are a self-driven science student ready for x x x x, and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

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⚠️ GPA Risk

📉 Recommendation Rate

🧪 Teaching Clarity

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧭 About Character

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Quality ratings

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No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

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Avoid unless you are a self-driven science student ready for , and .

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