AI Rate Professor

Science

Laurence Mendenhall

OCEAN2232 · METO1129 · METO3 · OCEA10 · OCEANOGRAPHY · METO03 · OCEAN10 · METRO3 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you have no alternative and are ready for , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBoring long lecturesLots of homeworkTough testsMonotone deliveryHigh drop rate
  • Nearly universal avoid advice with 0% would-take-again among recent rated students
  • Long monotone lectures and
  • Heavy homework for and frustration

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A few older reviews claim easy A if you read, but .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Content plus , and tough exams make the course intellectually and endurance-hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as required and classes drag to the last minute with long fixed lecture blocks.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and most comments urge students to stay away.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Tough grader tags, opaque grade communication, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and multi-hour lectures pile up.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students say he rambles, puts the class to sleep, loses his place, and rarely clarifies test expectations.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and ; homework is frequent but often low value.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person meteorology and oceanography sections are repeatedly described as endless boring lectures with , and empty seats by semester end.

Main concern

Tests often cover material not taught clearly; .

What students said

“WARNING!!! . Probably the most difficult I've ever endured in my life.”
METO3
“His class is extrememly boring. Gives a ton of .”
METO3
“If i were you id run as far as i could from this teachers 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 widely described as disconnected from lectures and .

Tests not covered in lectureConfusing wordingUnexpected quizzesHeavy final weightHomework poorly predictive

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests reword content, may omit study guides, and often fail to match homework; .

Misaligned examsUnexpected quizzesNo reliable study guideHigh-stakes finals
“ and his lectures.”
METO3
“Rewords the exam, so .”
OCEA10
“ reviewed in lectures.”
METO3

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“WARNING!!! . Lectures forever, gives lots of hw, and gives exams about stuff NOT in the book and his lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 in-person , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

12/100

“Don't even think about signing up for this guy's class.”

😴 Lecture Quality

24/100

“he seriously lectures for 3 hours in a monotone voice.”

📚 Workload Pain

22/100

“Gives a ton of ”

📝

28/100

“his quizzes and class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Rambles on and does not make sense
  • puts people to sleep
  • Classes DRRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGGGG on forever

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • one of the hardest teachers ever
  • must read the book if you want to pass
  • No one actually did well in my class

Theme 3

⚠️ Red Flags

  • notice how empty the class is towards the end
  • wont tell you your grade at all
  • back away from

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews over many years show a consistent negative pattern on boredom, workload, and .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 510
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1