AI Rate Professor

Geography

Elena Givental

GEOG001 · GEOGGEOG · GEOG1 · GEO1A · GEOG1A · GEO1L · GEOG3 · GEOGEO · GEOG2072 · GEO18 · GEO1 · GEOGGEO · GEOG19 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
52.63%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want rigorous, interesting geography and will attend every class and study hard; skip if you need an easy GE A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderAmazing LecturesLecture HeavyExtra CreditDaily Quizzes
  • Engaging, passionate lectures with dry humor and .
  • Daily or and tank grades if missed.
  • and fast pace; non-science majors and Easy-A seekers should be cautious.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and occasional curves help, but , and daily quizzes mean you must study hard for an A.

Most Easy-A warnings come from in-person GEO1/GEOG1; online reviews still report heavy weekly work for solid grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Content moves fast with dense lectures and ; intro courses often feel harder than expected for non-science majors.

; the few online comments also flag labs and complex assignments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Quizzes at the start of class and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags make attendance effectively required.

In-person evidence is strongest; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

Students who love rigor and ; others call the class unnecessarily hard and .

In-person reviews are mixed-positive; online reviews are more mixed with workload complaints.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags and , though and occasional overall curves soften some outcomes.

Format shift

; online also includes tough-grader tags.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Many but compensate with frequent quizzes, reading, labs, and heavy lecture content.

Format shift

Online students report more weekly labs and quizzes; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many , and hilarious, while a minority find her fast, intimidating, or factually uneven.

Format shift

Strongest praise is in-person; online comments are thinner and more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Daily or frequent quizzes plus midterms and sets.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes and tests; online also adds labs and discussions.

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

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between loving her witty, knowledge-packed lectures and warning that , and tough grading make the course stressful for non-majors.

Main concern

Skip class and ; praised.

What students said

“Pay attention to the lecture and you can't fail. Shes hilarious, and the subject is very interesting.”
GEO1
“ and non-science majors be warned!!”
GEOG1
“There are quizzes everyday (no makeups) so .”
GEO1

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections felt heavy on labs and and frequent overruns; one pandemic-era review praised flexibility and extensions.

Main concern

and quizzes, plus material covered after scheduled class time that .

What students said

“Plus there and .”
GEO1
“I appreciated Elena's generosity in and dropping the .”
GEOG3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and frequent quizzes are challenging and conceptual; friendliness comes mainly from and .

Quiz HeavyConceptual TestsHard MidtermsExtra CreditOccasional Curve

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are often hard and conceptual, with daily or frequent quizzes that enforce attendance; .

Daily QuizzesHard MidtermsConceptual TestsTake-Home Exams (older)
“The class average for .”
GEO1
“ . The material can be complicated but the so bad.”
GEOG1

Online

Online evidence mentions weekly quizzes and labs more than formal proctoring rules; .

Weekly QuizzesLabs
“ class”
GEO1
“dropping the ”
GEOG3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and non-science majors be warned!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews (3 online, 41 in , and lecture praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ . , and one project so very little outside work, although theres a 5 question quiz every morning on previous lesson”

⚖️

32/100

“She is a , but she is an .”

📅

22/100

“There are quizzes everyday (no makeups) so ”

👍 Recommendation Split

54/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Shes hilarious, and the subject is very interesting.
  • because so clear and detailed.
  • She has a particular sense of humor, very dry and sarcastic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and non-science majors be warned!!
  • The class average for .
  • A lot of extra credits. It is easy to pass as long as you listen to the lectures and .

Theme 3

📝

  • There are
  • Lots of reading, BUT that is what school is about
  • Plus there and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 reviews spanning many years with rich detail and , and lecture quality support high confidence.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 56
3 out of 59
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 3 · A 6

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2