AI Rate Professor

Sociology

Mimi Riley

SOC2 · SOC5 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
17/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you need credits and can tolerate weak teaching, poor communication, and busywork.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy APoor CommunicationTangential LecturesHeavy ReadingNo Late Work
  • Students often report easy grades despite very poor teaching experiences.
  • Online reviews are split between easy structure and overwhelming weekly work.
  • and not useful for learning sociology.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades are usually easy if you submit the work, but missed deadlines and heavy weekly tasks can still hurt students.

Online evidence shows an easy A with steady weekly work, while when lectures are skipped.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

The course content is described as easy, but the teaching quality and .

Both formats describe easy content, with online students more likely to mention workload pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance appears required for some online Zoom sessions, while .

Online reviews mention mandatory Zoom, while the grade.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

because of tangential lectures, poor communication, and little useful support.

Both formats include negative recommendations, though some online students still recommend the course for an easy A.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and based on few things, but no late work and poor support reduce leniency.

Format shift

Online reviews mention easy grading and strict late policies, while .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Weekly essays, quizzes, reading, and long assignments make the workload .

Format shift

Online reviews provide the strongest workload complaints, while .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students repeatedly describe her lectures as tangents and her communication as slow, rude, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Both online and in-person reviews criticize teaching, with .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades appear , and one speech rather than major exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes and essays, while and a speech.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

but lectures that feel irrelevant and unproductive.

Main concern

Lectures are described as tangents rather than sociology instruction.

What students said

“Lucky for me none of the lectures are important and you can get 100% by just doing everything online minus the one in-class speech”
SOC5
“The class is easy, just a waste of time.”
SOC5
“If you need an easy 3 UC/CSU transferable unit, this is the class.”
SOC2

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students describe an easy A path for organized students, but also heavy weekly work and poor support.

Main concern

Poor communication and .

What students said

“she is an .”
SOC2
“Easy A, as long as you submit all of the work and show up to Zoom.”
SOC2
“she gave so much work that I felt overwhelmed.”
SOC5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes and essays but do not clearly prove a status.

Short QuizzesWeekly EssaysExam Policy Unclear

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy, though one review mentions an in-class speech.

In-Class SpeechExam Policy Unclear
“minus the one in-class speech”
SOC5

Online

Online reviews mention short quizzes and weekly essays, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Short QuizzesWeekly EssaysExam Policy Unclear
“you get assigned 2 assignments a and an .”
SOC2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Mimi Riley is a bad teacher but her class is easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and communication; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Her lectures are just her going on tangents and ranting about random topics rather than teaching.”

📈 Easy Grade Path

78/100

“Easy A, as long as you submit all of the work and show up to Zoom.”

📬 Communication Problems

24/100

“Mimi will NOT respond to emails or questions in a timely manner.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Mimi Riley is a bad teacher but her class is easy.
  • They are just tangents she goes on about random things.
  • If you are taking this to .

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Workload

  • she is an .
  • The assignments are so long and worth so .
  • she gave so much work that I felt overwhelmed.

Theme 3

📬 About Support

  • She doesn't write back and when she does her responses are sassy and not helpful.
  • Mimi does NOT take the time to help out her students or assist in any way

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews across online and and communication, with enough detail to support the rating.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

SOC24 reviews
SOC53 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1