AI Rate Professor

Science

Carol Hood

ASTR5 · ASTR5L · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already love astronomy and accept a heavy, picky, high-effort class with low chance of an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy lab workloadTough picky graderBare-minimum teachingWeekly quizzesStay away warnings
  • Most recent reviews call astronomy extremely hard with , and little lecture support.
  • Workload is overwhelming for many, with multi-page labs and .
  • A minority of older or highly interested students praise her knowledge and find the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students report C grades, perfection-level expectations, and interest and effort.

; most in-person and other online reviews report Cs or regret.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Difficulty ratings cluster at 5 and comments call it one of the hardest classes with dense material and little teaching support.

Both formats rate content hard; one older in-person review and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

while others mark attendance optional; missing class still risks losing quiz content.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a ; recent reviews repeatedly say stay away despite a few lifelong fans of her knowledge.

Online is mostly negative with one yes; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

20/100

and and perfection expected on assignments.

Format shift

; one older review called her more forgiving.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students report 15-page labs, 3-hour assignments, and .

Format shift

Online lab volume is extreme; in-person ASTR5 also piles homework and tests.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many say she teaches little and expects mastery, though some praise deep subject knowledge and .

Format shift

; most recent course reviews call teaching minimal.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Labs and and some tests; one online lab had no exams.

Format shift

Online ASTR5L is lab-heavy with no exams; ASTR5 mixes heavy homework and tests.

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

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and COVID-era ASTR5 reviews mostly warn of , and extreme difficulty, with a few older positive outliers.

Main concern

and weekly quizzes without notes.

What students said

“ and very picky yet goes over the bare minimum... STAY AWAY !!”
ASTR5
“she assigns 15 page labs and has the nerve to be a .”
ASTR5L
“Hardest class I've taken, but . Professor is tough, but fair.”
ASTR5

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online astronomy mixes one positive flexible lab experience with and unhelpful tutorials.

Main concern

3-5 labs per week and flexible.

What students said

“no exams but crap load of ... she assigned 3-5 labs per week”
ASTR5L
“She's understanding of students' situations and is easy going with deadlines... .”
ASTR5L
“Stay away. I used to love astronomy until i joined this class.”
ASTR5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

When exams exist they ; some lab sections have no exams but .

Weekly Quizzes No NotesTough TestsStudy Guides SometimesLab Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides; notes are often banned.

Weekly Quizzes No NotesHard TestsStudy Guides
“ . She gives out study guides.”
ASTR5
“ .”
ASTR5

Online

One online lab reports no exams but ; another online ASTR5 is test heavy with .

No Exams in Lab SectionTest Heavy Lecture Section
“no exams but crap load of labs”
ASTR5L
“Lots of ”
ASTR5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Save yourself some time don't take this class she assigns 15 page labs and has the nerve to be a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, , and polarized recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫

28/100

“Stay away. I used to love astronomy until i joined this class.”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

12/100

“ . about 3 hours to complete. She assigned 4 every week”

⚖️

20/100

“ and very picky yet goes over the bare minimum.”

🌌

70/100

“Hardest class I've taken, but . Professor is tough, but fair. I learned so much!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • this is one of the hardest classes I have taken
  • she assigns 15 page labs and has the nerve to be a .
  • You literally have to go above and beyond and submit perfection.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She goes over very little information and expects you to know the rest.
  • her video tutorials for them don't help
  • She knows the subject well.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Exams

  • no exams but crap load of labs
  • .
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

10 reviews with strong recent negative clustering and some older positives give a usable but somewhat polarized credibility picture.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ASTR57 reviews
ASTR5L3 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1