AI Rate Professor

Astronomy & Earth Sciences

Tania Anders

OCEA10 · OCEAN10L · GEO9 · OCEAN10LAB · OCEAN10 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
47.06%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Only take her if you will attend and papers, and can do a if you need hand-holding or a light load.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerSelf-taught heavyLots of papersMandatory field tripTough testsPassionate but demanding
  • caring and knowledgeable for and
  • Heavy papers, reading, participation, and a
  • Tests often called tough or picky;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Grades range widely and and picky; an A , and heavy out-of-class work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and self-teaching make the material intellectually and logistically demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Most students say and skipping risks failing, with participation and field trips counting heavily.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

47/100

About half praise her passion and learning payoff while half warn against the workload, self-teaching, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Multiple tough-grader tags and and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent reports of , and full-lab sessions.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students split between amazing lectures and , and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of papers, homework, participation, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

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

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person oceanography and lab students split between those who love her passion and those who struggle with , and mandatory field trips.

Main concern

papers, and self-taught expectations.

What students said

“Loved taking Dr. Anders! She's tough and blunt, but , and creates a good learning environment.”
OCEA10
“Her field trip was the . You can't make it she tells you there's absolutely no way to pass this class”
OCEA10

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.

Exams and quizzes are frequently described as tough, picky, and poorly written at times, with .

Tough testsPop quizzesPicky gradingStudy guides sometimes unclearExtra credit

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and pop quizzes and heavy reliance on notes and reading.

Tough testsPop quizzesPicky answersCurves sometimesExtra credit
“ . Offers help but doesn't actually mean it. and tests and .”
OCEAN10
“at first her exams seemed to be graded harshly until I .”
OCEA10

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are not scared to work hard, you will learn A LOT!”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person reviews, highlighting workload, field trips, and polarized teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

📚

28/100

“Her style of teaching is very self taught. Go home read the .”

🚌

18/100

“Her field trip was the . You can't make it she tells you there's absolutely no way to pass this class”

❤️ Passion for Learning

52/100

“ and because of it she inspires you to listen & learn”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she can get off topic at times
  • she tells you exactly what the class is going to be like, so no sugarcoating

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • So many papers and so much work.
  • Shes a
  • , but only if you didn't study.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's a sweet and caring person but her teaching style is just not for me.
  • she cares a lot about her class and students, shes very passionate
  • she is not a and gives plenty of !!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty in-person reviews from 2015-2022 with rich detail and a consistent split between praise and criticism.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 51

Course coverage

OCEAN109 reviews
OCEA107 reviews
OCEAN10L2 reviews
GEO91 review
OCEAN10LAB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

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