Instructor record · Law · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

Paul Wilson

Law · 5 evaluation records across 1 class

On this class's board

What the overall is made of

90BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

26thMore challenging than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

26thMore work than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8933rd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8618th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9257th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9352nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8839th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8943rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9585th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9274th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9476th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9477th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4026th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8426th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9588th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Class by class

1 class · 5 sections

How each position is worked outPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

LAWS 8550 Trial PracticeOvr90Chal17thWork25th

On this class's board8th of 8 instructors

5 sections on record · course itself rated 88 out of 100. See the full board for LAWS 8550.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	84	78	—
Spring 2025	01	89	89	—
Fall 2023	01	95	93	—
Fall 2022	01	93	91	—
Fall 2021	01	89	88	40

All 13 items for LAWS 8550

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8923rd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8613th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9244th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9338th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8832nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8935th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9570th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9259th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9467th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9466th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8417th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9573rd pctl

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.