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Computer Science

Laura Lo

COMSC255 · COMSC150DS · COMSC210 · COMSC110 · COMSC165 · COMS200 · COMSC260 · COMSC156 · COMSC200 · CSC110 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
68.66%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take her if you can learn independently and want a fair grading path, but if derail you.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLenient gradingHeavy coding workloadSelf-teaching neededResponsive but inconsistentAccent clarity issues
  • Grades are often very achievable because grading is lenient, resubmissions and appear often, and .
  • Students are split on teaching quality, with many praising structure and support while many others say lectures, accent, or instructions are .
  • The workload can be heavy and and compressed online courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting an A is very realistic because , and exams are not usually grade killers, but the workload still takes time.

Online reviews emphasize resubmissions, open-note or low-stress exams, and , while but more participation and workload pressure.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The content is not intellectually easy for many students because , and self-teaching demands create real difficulty.

Online comments more often mention unclear modules and self-teaching, while , and course-specific difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Attendance and participation expectations vary by course, with some reviews mentioning mandatory attendance, Zoom meetings, or participation-heavy formats.

Online evidence includes Zoom meetings and group work, while and participation warnings in some courses.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

69/100

, and useful assignments, but many students hesitate because teaching clarity is inconsistent.

Both formats are mixed, with online reviews slightly more polarized and in-person reviews depending heavily on course and student independence.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

84/100

Students repeatedly mention lenient grading, resubmissions, , flexible deadlines, and .

Format shift

Online reviews give the strongest evidence for , while and achievable As.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Many reviews mention lots of homework, weekly labs, quizzes, discussions, coding assignments, and .

Format shift

Online workload is often described as tedious or heavy, while in-person workload .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

, and organized, but many students say lectures, accent, instructions, or explanations are hard to understand.

Format shift

Online reviews more often criticize unclear modules and communication, while and slide-reading.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades are , and discussions than by exams.

Format shift

Both formats describe assignment-heavy grading, with several reviews saying exams are a small or manageable part of the grade.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews also show mixed teaching clarity, but many students , and strong support if they put in effort.

Main concern

Lecture clarity and accent issues can make students rely on books, modules, or self-study.

What students said

“She teaches okay and just reads off the slides.”
COMSC260
“Her assignments typically took 1-3 hours a week, often a lot of the difficult parts of the code built into her slides”
COMS200

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many students get As with lenient grading and flexible policies, but , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Online students often need outside resources and strong self-teaching habits.

What students said

“Homework and but you need outside resources- youtube videos, ai, etc. to fully understand.”
COMSC156
“Midterm and as they were open everything.”
COMSC200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence points to student-friendly policies such as open-note exams, , and relatively low exam weight.

Open Note ExamsOpen Everything ExamsFinal Project OptionLow Exam WeightExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and low test weight, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

Midterm And FinalPop QuizzesLow Test WeightExtra Credit
“only 10-15% of .”
COMS200
“ and final had a 10 point for a survey!”
COMSC260
“There are so , but they are only worth 5% of your grade.”
COMSC260

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention open-note or , and exams that are not too bad.

Open Note ExamsOpen Everything ExamsFinal Project OptionMidterm And FinalLow Exam Stress
“The midterm and .”
COMS200
“Midterm and as they were open everything.”
COMSC200
“You also have the option to do a final project instead of the .”
COMS200

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The work isn't difficult just time consuming.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“ and messages very quickly. Her accent is a bit hard to understand, personally stopped watching the videos and started learning on my own.”

📈 Easy A Potential

82/100

“She's lenient with grading so A is possible!”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“17.5 hours of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her accent is a bit hard to understand, personally stopped watching the videos and started learning on my own.
  • Lectures are hard to understand, you need to teach yourself a lot of things, but that's expected.
  • and work is easy, but it can be a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • .
  • .
  • Lots of opportunity for .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • The class is a lot of work and if you are good at/passionate about writing code
  • The work isn't difficult just time consuming.
  • and discussions.

Theme 4

🧪 About Exams

  • The midterm and .
  • Midterm and as they were open everything.
  • only 10-15% of .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 detailed reviews cover both online and and older terms with repeated themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 518
3 out of 58
2 out of 56
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 9 · A 26

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1