Instructor record · Earth and Environmental Sciences · Spring 2023 – Spring 2026

Yi Ming

Earth and Environmental Sciences · 8 evaluation records across 6 classes

On each class's board

EESC 11742nd of 2 instructorsEESC 9901unrated · 3 instructors on record ProvisionalSCHI 30203rd of 3 instructors ProvisionalSCHI 50202nd of 2 instructors ProvisionalSCHI 60203rd of 3 instructors ProvisionalSCHI 70203rd of 3 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

85BC evaluations8 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – Spring 2026

100RateMyProfessors2 ratings · weight ×2.0 · 100% would take again

—Student reviewsno reviews — 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

21stMore challenging than 21% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

83BC — “Intellectually Challenging”8 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. RateMyProfessors separately rates this instructor 30 out of 100 for difficulty — that IS a difficulty measure, but it is about the person across everything they teach, not about any one class, so it is shown here rather than folded into the number above.

What the workload rank is made of

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

40BC — “Workload”8 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.

Ratings from outside BC

Not evaluation data

Collected from RateMyProfessors, not from Boston College: 2 ratings, 100% would take again, difficulty 30 out of 100. Difficulty is not a quality signal in either direction — a harder course is not a worse one.

Anyone can post there — no @bc.edu check and no enrolment check — so it is weighted alongside the evaluation data, never above it.

The line

All 13 items · means across 8 records

The Professor4 items

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

9037th pctl

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

8826th pctl

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

8727th pctl

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

8932nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9048th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9052nd pctl

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

8832nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8319th pctl

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

8945th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8838th 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.

8321st pctl

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

747th 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

6 classes · 8 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.

EESC 1174 Climate Change and SocietyOvr82Chal12thWork25th

On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors

3 sections on record · course itself rated 79 out of 100. See the full board for EESC 1174.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2025	01	84	80	40
Spring 2024	01	85	83	40
Spring 2023	01	78	76	40

All 13 items for EESC 1174

The Professor4 items

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

8718th pctl

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

8612th pctl

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

8615th pctl

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

8817th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9044th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9043rd pctl

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

8615th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8312th pctl

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

9256th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8938th 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.

8212th pctl

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

671st pctl

EESC 9901 Doctoral ContinuationOvr—Chal—Work—

On this class's boardunrated · 3 instructors on record Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated — out of 100. See the full board for EESC 9901.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	09	—	—	—

All 13 items for EESC 9901

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

SCHI 3020 Integrating Science and Society: A Tale of Four NobelsOvr65Chal—Work—

On this class's board3rd of 3 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 51 out of 100. See the full board for SCHI 3020.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2024	01	65	51	—

All 13 items for SCHI 3020

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

SCHI 5020 Exploring the Climate-Energy-Sustainability-Policy NexusOvr93Chal—Work—

On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 80 out of 100. See the full board for SCHI 5020.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	01	93	80	—

All 13 items for SCHI 5020

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

SCHI 6020 The Sustainability-Energy-Climate Nexus: Integrated Science and Society (Graduate level)Ovr91Chal21stWork25th

On this class's board3rd of 3 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 85 out of 100. See the full board for SCHI 6020.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	01	91	85	40

All 13 items for SCHI 6020

The Professor4 items

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

9880th pctl

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

9562nd pctl

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

9032nd pctl

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

9337th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9042nd pctl

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

9350th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8518th pctl

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

8318th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8316th 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.

8521st pctl

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

9355th pctl

SCHI 7020 Integrating Science and Society: A Tale of Four Nobels (Graduate Level)Ovr100Chal—Work—

On this class's board3rd of 3 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 90 out of 100. See the full board for SCHI 7020.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2024	01	100	90	—

All 13 items for SCHI 7020

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

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.