AI Rate Professor

Physics

Sarah Nichols

PHY1 · PHYS2AG · PHYS4A · PHYS4C · ENGR285 · PHYS1 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
12.77%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

if you care about GPA or mental bandwidth; switch professors or schools if possible.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAvoid for GPABrutal WorkloadExams Mismatch HomeworkLate GradingTough Grader
  • Students overwhelmingly warn that and lectures.
  • Workload is extreme with ExpertTA, weekly quizzes, and .
  • Despite energy and occasional kindness, teaching and support are widely called ineffective.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Few As, and mid grades, plus exams that strong STEM students.

In-person evidence dominates; online comments also show poor grade outcomes and withdrawals.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Pace is fast, conceptual demand is high, and weekly homework plus quizzes create an extreme intellectual grind.

Both formats call the course extremely hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

and skipping is risky, but the bigger issue is that class time still fails to prepare students.

; online still expects engagement with lectures and work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Only about one in , and recent reviews repeatedly say to protect your GPA by choosing anyone else.

and in person, with denser detail in in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

16/100

inconsistent, and correctness-focused ExpertTA plus brutal exams punish small gaps.

Format shift

and engineering sections.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students report , and projects with little recovery time.

Format shift

Overwhelming load appears in nearly every in-person review and both online notes.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Enthusiasm is acknowledged, but , and exam prep are widely judged ineffective.

Format shift

A few older positive notes exist, but .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes and and labs graded late or incompletely.

Format shift

and quiz weight most clearly.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics and engineering students , and little useful help in office hours.

Main concern

, and overwhelming weekly load.

What students said

“I would highly recommend taking another professor, PLEASE SAVE YOU GPA.”
PHYS2AG
“PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER PROFESSOR OR .”
ENGR285
“If you care at all .”
PHYS4A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Both online reviews , and weak exam prep.

Main concern

Homework and lectures do not prepare students for quizzes and exams.

What students said

“You can not do your homework based on what she taught you in the lectures,and and lectures help zero in quizzes and exams.”
PHY1
“Even if you ask for a personal 1 on 1 .”
PHYS1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and late, and leave students feeling unprepared.

Exams Harder Than HomeworkWeekly QuizzesIndex Card SometimesSelf-Written Weird QuestionsLate Return of Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and frequently nothing like homework or class problems.

Brutal ExamsWeekly QuizzesLate GradingIndex Card Sometimes
“ problems you do in class.”
PHYS2AG
“Her quizzes and any resource you study.”
PHYS4A
“splits exams into 2 parts with a mandatory break; index card for midterms”
PHYS4A

Online

and lectures give almost no help for quizzes and exams.

Misaligned Quizzes and ExamsHeavy Homework
“ and lectures help zero in quizzes and exams.”
PHY1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER PROFESSOR OR . The .”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews dominated by in-person physics and engineering courses, highlighting GPA risk and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🚨

16/100

“If you ...”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

10/100

“Almost 4-5 hours of ; always due the next day at the time of your class.”

📝

24/100

“Her teaching style is like learning 2+2 = 4 in class and the ”

⏱️

18/100

“The Professor did NOT grade anything but the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and incredibly knowledgeable about physics.
  • She answers questions with more questions.
  • ; acts burdened if you go to her help hours

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this was the only class I did not get an A in.
  • You need over 10 hours of studying outside of class just to keep up with her
  • Some peoples grades dropped 15-20+ %.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she would bring candy and snacks for us during lecture heavy days
  • Ms Nichols has a nice personality but she
  • she picks favorites and is condescending towards students of color

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven reviews with long time span, rich detail, and highly consistent negative themes provide strong evidence quality.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 536

Course coverage

PHYS2AG19 reviews
PHYS4A10 reviews
PHYS17 reviews
ENGR2856 reviews
PHY13 reviews
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PHYS4C2 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 4

C range

10

C+ 3 · C 3 · C- 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

14

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1