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De Anza College · Ethnic Studies

Sangeeta Mishra

PHIL1 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
7/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid this professor unless , and a high risk of grade damage.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely Tough GraderVague FeedbackUnclear Assignment StandardsHigh Drop RiskDisorganized Class
  • as harsh and unclear.
  • Several students say feedback did not help them improve or understand expectations.
  • The course appears harder than an introductory class, with and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A appears very hard because students report , and .

Online evidence is strongly negative, while the one in-person review says workload is light but .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The class is described as far too difficult for an introductory course, with and upper-division-level work.

Online reviews emphasize excessive difficulty, while the but still difficult grading.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

3/100

Students repeatedly warn others to avoid the professor because of , and poor organization.

Online reviews include the strongest avoid warnings, and the class.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

5/100

Students repeatedly call her an extremely tough grader and .

Format shift

Both online and showing higher drop risk.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Online students mention reading, papers, and upper-division-level work, while the .

Format shift

Online workload sounds heavy, but the harsh grading.

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Students describe vague feedback, poor clarification, disorganization, and little useful support.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on and poor support, while the .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Comments , and grading by few things rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats point toward assignment-heavy grading, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single in-person review says the workload is light but and .

Main concern

Even with .

What students said

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“HOWEVER, prof is an .”
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“ if you can. ”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are strongly negative, with , and students dropping the class.

Main concern

risky.

What students said

“She will give you vague feedback on your work saying that you did not do something that was not explicitly mentioned in the prompts.”
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“A very tough class. Much too difficult for an introductory class.”
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“She is a and .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove the open-book policy.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The format or testing policy.

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove any exam format, proctoring rule, webcam rule, Lockdown Browser use, or open-book policy.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“100% AVOID!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“ .”

⚖️

5/100

“She would deduct points for things that weren't specified in instructions.”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

3/100

“ if you can. ”

Theme 1

⚖️

  • Professor .
  • .
  • Class avgs for .
  • She would deduct points for things that weren't specified in instructions.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Workload

  • A very tough class.
  • Much too difficult for an introductory class.
  • I managed to pass with a B+ but only after constant emailing, and work fit for an upper division.
  • .

Theme 3

🧭 About Support & Organization

  • Feedback was not super helpful as I provided the .
  • Never got back to me when I asked .
  • and not helpful.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because all five reviews are recent and consistent, but the sample is small and mostly from online sections.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

Phil15 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1