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Also, it is the last week of school and we still have 60% of our points left to be graded because grading takes forever.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533274", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:15.240797+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzI3NjE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:533274", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dubois", "course_label": "FOLK100", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-18 09:41:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He seems like a nice guy but the class is structured in a way that makes no sense. There are a total of 100 points in the grade book, which means you can only lose 7 points the entire semester to still receive an A. In addition, grading is really harsh. In all I would definitely not recommend taking this course with Thomas Dubois. 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