AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Gary Metzker

JOUR100 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.4

The decision

Take Gary for JOUR100 if you want a fun, low-stress intro class and can hit every deadline.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesEasy and fun JOUR100Open-note examsLight 100-point scaleDeadline-strict
  • Nearly every student rates him 5 and would take him again for JOUR100.
  • Workload stays light with few high-stakes items, open notes, and .
  • He is funny and caring, but late work is punished hard on the 100-point scale.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Most students report A or A- with open notes, light work, and low difficulty if they meet deadlines.

Evidence is strongest from online reviews; both formats report easy As.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

JOUR100 is repeatedly called fun, easygoing, and low pressure with manageable content.

Both online and in-person students call the course easy and interesting.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory and others as optional, so policy is not consistent.

; online reports mixed or .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and many beg others to take him.

100% take-again holds across online and in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Most students earn A with , though a few note picky deductions and .

Format shift

and occasional unexplained docks.

Workload

Light

86/100

, and open-note exams keep the load manageable.

Format shift

Both formats describe light load; online stresses the 100-point scale.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students , and one of the best media-class experiences.

Format shift

Praise for humor and care appears in both formats.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Tiny assignments add up, but tests and papers carry most of the 100-point grade.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person JOUR100 is described as , and easy with two projects and two exams.

Main concern

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What students said

“SUPER SWEET and he's a little silly talks to you like a good friend. and two exams.”
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“ and a . !”
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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online JOUR100 is widely praised as fun, open-note, and easy if you follow the syllabus and never turn work in late.

Main concern

Assignments are often worth only 1 point each so missing or vague criteria can sting.

What students said

“ and everything is open note.”
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“ but are unlimited time so you should be good.”
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“DO NOT turn in anything late. Assignments are only worth 1 point and there are only 100 point available for the entire class.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and guidance, keeping risk low.

Open noteUnlimited timeMidterm and finalExam guidance provided

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reports .

Midterm and finalLight exam load
“Two projects really easy and and .”
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Online

Online students report open-note work and unlimited-time exams that are easy if directions are followed.

Open noteUnlimited timeFollow directions carefully
“ and everything is open note.”
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“ but are unlimited time so you should be good.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I added Gary (DO NOT CALL HIM PROFESSOR!) specifically to review him. He is super awesome. He's so funny, he's genuine and caring and his course is such a . and everything is open note. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews spanning 2021-2026, highlighting fun teaching, light work, and easy grades. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Prof. Gary makes learning fun. Lots of great reads with .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ .”

😄 Fun Classroom Energy

92/100

“SUPER SWEET and he's a little silly talks to you like a good friend.”

📗 Easy A Path

88/100

“I learned a lot about the media and felt no pressure from this course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Hilarious in his lectures and genuine as a professor
  • He cares very much about the academic standing and health of his students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Overall pretty easy professor.
  • Everything is open note.
  • DO NOT turn in anything late.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • SUPER SWEET
  • DO NOT CALL HIM PROFESSOR!
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed recent reviews are highly consistent, but the sample is modest and mostly online JOUR100.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

JOUR1009 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 7 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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