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Elizabeth Lobb

HUMANGEOGRAPHY · GEOG1 · GEOG2 · GEOG · GEO2 · GEO5 · GEOG30 · GEO2H · GEOGRAPHY · GEO1 · 180 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
35.48%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

; if you must and plan to over-prepare, chase office hours, and accept harsh grades.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Reading LoadNitpicky EssaysUnclear ExpectationsAvoid If Possible
  • Extremely harsh, opaque grading with .
  • Heavy weekly reading, essays, discussions, and .
  • Most students urge avoiding her for GE; a .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Getting an A usually means surviving nitpicky essay and .

; online reviews more often call an A nearly impossible without constant office-hour proofreading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is intro-level on paper but volume of , and .

Online ; a few in-person upper courses feel more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory with little benefit described beyond compliance.

Mandatory in both formats for many sections; a minority of as not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and recent comments overwhelmingly say run or switch professors.

Online GEO1/GEO2 reviews are more hostile; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Students repeatedly call her a unstated criteria.

Format shift

Harsh grading dominates online; though a few praise timely or .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Weekly readings, discussions, essays, map work, and .

Format shift

Online 8-week sessions feel especially crushing; and map quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many say lectures are slide-reading with little teaching, while a .

Format shift

; some in-person GEO5/GEOG30 reviews rate lectures highly.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix heavily weighted papers or discussions with frequent quizzes and timed exams.

Format shift

Online leans on Canvas essays and short quizzes; and map quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

exams, and tough grading, though a few higher-level classes praise engaging lectures and clearer structure.

Main concern

Harsh grading and considered okay.

What students said

“As a 4.0 because of an intro class is INSANE. !”
GEO1
“Tough grader and . .”
GEO2
“I loved her lectures and many students, including myself, enjoyed discussions in/after class with her.”
GEOG30

Remote format

Online

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

long readings with , and short timed quizzes that feel mismatched to lessons.

Main concern

Opaque harsh grading on and timed quizzes.

What students said

“FOR !!! The lectures are just reading off slides with no real teaching.”
GEO1
“ !! she hides the overall grade in canvas, so you cannot see your true standing in the class.”
GEO2
“I should have avoided. Very inconsistent. She gives questions and then grades them haphazardly without following any specific criteria.”
GEOG1

Exam style

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Timed quizzes and and very strict scoring feel high-pressure.

Short Timed QuizzesEssay ExamsNo Study GuidesHarsh Select-All Items

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections report handwritten essay exams, messy map quizzes, and .

Handwritten Essay ExamsMap QuizzesPop Quizzes
“ . and tedious. Map quizzes were messy and hard to read.”
GEOGRAPHY
“she locks and mutes quizzes so you won't know your grade until after an entire week!”
GEO1

Online

Online quizzes are often 5 questions in about 5-7 minutes and exams are tightly timed; select-all items can zero out for one miss.

5-Minute QuizzesTimed ExamsNo Study GuidesHarsh Select-All
“AVOID! ; quizzes = 5 Q, 5 MIN.”
GEO1
“Quiz 5 Q's but only 7 min limit. Exams are 35 Q's but you get 40 mins.”
GEO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“FOR !!! The lectures are just reading off slides with no real teaching. She's extremely nitpicky with grading and never seems satisfied.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (35 online, 15 in , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Sentiment

28/100

“Runnnnnnnnnnnnnn”

⚖️

16/100

“no matter how perfectly you do, she always found a .”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“SOOOO much reading and . Her canvas .”

🧑‍🏫 Teaching Clarity

30/100

“ . no video lectures, interactive content, or anything to hold your attention.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . no video lectures
  • She doesn't care about her job!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It feels like she literally wants you to fail
  • grades everything like this is a 500-level college or graduate-level course

Theme 3

📝 About Workload & Assessments

  • Get ready to read and so many papers
  • 5 minute timed quizzes don't match the lessons
  • only a handful of assignments, but they are heavily weighted

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

180

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent detailed reviews across online and and heavy workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 572
4 out of 531
3 out of 59
2 out of 520
1 out of 549

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 6 · A- 2

B range

12

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 5

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 5

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 4