Ask who to take, how hard a class is, or which GenEds grade nicest. TerpGuide pulls PlanetTerp grade distributions, ratings, and reviews, and shows you the numbers behind every answer.
MATH141 averages a 2.82, so section choice matters. Recently, Jonathan Fernandes (3.26 across 316 students), Matthew Wilson (3.09) and Shin Song (3.06) have had the friendliest grade distributions.
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,796 | 30% |
| B | 1,949 | 33% |
| C | 1,231 | 21% |
| D | 352 | 6% |
| F | 267 | 4% |
| W | 385 | 6% |
| Professor | GPA | Students | Last taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Fernandes | 3.26 | 316 | Fall 2025 |
| Matthew Wilson | 3.09 | 119 | Spring 2026 |
| Shin Song | 3.06 | 315 | Spring 2026 |
| Steven Chadwick | 2.84 | 722 | Spring 2026 |
| James Conway | 2.82 | 481 | Spring 2026 |
| Kendall Williams | 2.49 | 224 | Fall 2025 |
“Is CMSC216 brutal?” “Chill DSHS GenEd?” Follow-ups keep the context of your conversation.
Gemini decides which PlanetTerp tools to call through an MCP server, in parallel when it can, and you watch each step happen.
A short recommendation, with the grade charts, ratings, and reviews it was based on right underneath.
The same five tools TerpGuide uses are a public Model Context Protocol server. Add it to Cursor, Claude, or VS Code and your own AI assistant can look up UMD courses, grades, and professors.
https://terpadvisor-api-9glv.onrender.com/mcp/{
"mcpServers": {
"terpguide": {
"url": "https://terpadvisor-api-9glv.onrender.com/mcp/"
}
}
}No API key or install needed. Ask your AI, “who should I take for CMSC330?”