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Computer Science

Caterina Pentcheva

COMSC210 · COMSC110 · COMSC165 · COMSC260 · COMSC265 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
83/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
62.22%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

, but if you need strong live teaching or close guidance.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ALenient gradingSelf-taught structureMixed teaching qualityWeekly modules
  • Many students say the class is easy to pass or an easy A if .
  • Teaching quality is inconsistent, with repeated complaints that students learn mainly from readings, slides, tutorials, or outside resources.
  • more than deep instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report high grades, lenient grading, easy assignments, , or a work.

Online evidence strongly supports an easy A, while but more course-dependent.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

The course content is usually manageable because assignments, quizzes, slides, and examples are straightforward, though some .

Online sections feel easier but more self-taught, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

68/100

, and many online or asynchronous sections appear flexible.

Online reviews suggest flexible pacing, while .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

, but many hesitate because the learning experience can be shallow or unsupported.

Online recommendations split between easy grade seekers and frustrated self-taught students, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Many students mention easy A grades, full credit, late credit, resubmissions, , and .

Format shift

Online grading is especially lenient, while but still many easy-grade comments.

Workload

Light

78/100

Most reviews describe weekly work as manageable, though a .

Format shift

Online workload is usually weekly and light, while .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

She is often kind and organized, but many students say the , and self-teaching.

Format shift

Online teaching gets more complaints about low interaction, while and severe criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and finals rather than relying on one single assessment type.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes and assignments most, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

for caring help in some classes and harsh criticism of disorganization in others.

Main concern

In-person quality depends heavily on the course and whether .

What students said

“in-person she was lovely and topic.”
COMSC165
“She provides no help for her students.”
COMSC260

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and weekly modules, but many warn that learning is self-directed and communication can be weak.

Main concern

Online students may get the grade without learning much from direct teaching.

What students said

“ ”
COMSC165
“she does not do a lot of actual teaching.”
COMSC110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

but generally student-friendly, with several reviews describing easy tests, study guides, searchable questions, or material from slides.

Weekly QuizzesOnline Multiple Choice EvidenceStudy GuidesEasy Tests Evidence

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study games, with some complaints about errors and difficult quizzes.

PowerPoint-Based ExamsStudy Guide GamesEasy Midterm EvidenceDifficult Final Evidence
“ PowerPoint slides”
COMSC210
“ , but !”
COMSC165

Online

Online reviews support weekly quizzes, online multiple choice in one course, and some harder finals, but they .

Weekly QuizzesOnline Multiple Choice EvidenceHarder Final WarningNo Retake Quiz Evidence
“ .”
COMSC110
“the !”
COMSC165

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you want.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy Grade Path

86/100

“Finish all the quizzes and .”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Tradeoff

58/100

“you need to learn most of the thing on your own.”

👍 Recommendation Fit

65/100

“Take this class if you have .”

Theme 1

📈 About Grades

  • Good professor, assignments and .
  • Easy class but lowkey you won't learn anything.
  • As of writing, a class with this teacher is extremely easy.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She has great, detailed lectures and handles office hours very well.
  • The online classes have , she only assigns reading and homework
  • Didn't do much teaching, honestly it seems like she doesn't understand the stuff she is showing us.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Classes

  • learned.
  • Very little communication and course feels not engaging at all.
  • Took her online and was hard to reach her when trying to ask questions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show repeated themes of , and mixed communication.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 544
4 out of 521
3 out of 56
2 out of 59
1 out of 57

Course coverage

COMSC16524 reviews
COMSC26013 reviews
COMSC1108 reviews
COMSC2104 reviews
COMSC2651 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 8 · A 26 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1