AI Rate Professor

Geology

Larry Smith

GEO8 · OCEA10L · GEOL8 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless , and will use every extra-credit opportunity.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTest HeavyImpatient Or RudeExtra Credit CriticalBoring Delivery
  • Classes are extremely lecture- and .
  • Many students call him rude, impatient, or dismissive when asked questions.
  • is often the only path to salvage a failing test average.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Multiple reviews say this is not an easy A; failing tests means failing the class despite some .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

, and 50-plus-question tests make the material feel hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and a required field trip can mean fail if missed.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about one in ; most warn others away for rudeness and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags dominate; helps but .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

, but studying for .

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

A few call him knowledgeable; most say boring, impatient, and ineffective at explaining.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Four or ; students even begged for .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person geology and ocean classes are lecture-marathons with , and high dropout vibes.

Main concern

, and some report yelling or rude answers.

What students said

“this is the most horrible, rude professor i have ever taken, he picks on his students, if you ask questions he yells at you”
OCEA10L
“Extremely boring, definitely lecture heavy, and he doesn't give you enough time to write the ”
GEOL8
“He offers which can boost your 70% test score to an 85%.”
OCEA10L

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

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; some say tests ignore slides and study guides while can rescue scores.

50-Plus Question TestsLecture And Book BasedExtra Credit AvailableStudy Guides May Not Match

Assessment risk

Standard

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams with 50-plus questions are the main grade driver; proctoring details are not discussed.

Test HeavyExtra CreditLecture Based
“Test consist of (50+) questions. So study!”
OCEA10L
“His tests have nothing to do with so himself or his study guides.”
OCEA10L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and your grade. He just gives you packets of work and expects you to learn it on your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 , and interpersonal issues. Credibility rating: Medium.

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18/100

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🎤 Lecture And Test Machine

78/100

“Yes, the class is extremely lecture heavy, deal with it. Show up on time & study.”

😠 Rude Or Impatient Tone

25/100

“When asking him a question he will quickly interrupt and give you an answer that has nothing to do with the question, and then yell at you”

🆘 Lifeline

55/100

“Do all of the because it might save your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's really boring lol.
  • He is not engaging , and the class is not interactive
  • Bring some caffeine with you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you're looking for an easy A.. keep looking.
  • If you fail the .
  • Our class ended up begging for grades.

Theme 3

📚 About Self-Teaching

  • We rarely used the $110 book.
  • you might as well buy a textbook and teach yourself.
  • he gives tons of packets that you have to teach yourself.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews from 2012-2017 are moderately detailed and consistently negative on teaching and tests.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

OCEA10L8 reviews
GEOL84 reviews
GEO82 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2