Dyana Valentine

1638COUNS20 · COUN20 · 1212COUNS20 · 1688COUN20 · 1137COUN20 · 1666COUNS20 · 1637COUNS20 · COUS20 · 1161COUNS20 · 1639COUNS20 · COUNSELING20 · COUNS20 · 1161COUNS220 · 766 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 83.53%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Take Counseling 20 with her if you ; the grade is very achievable with her and support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit machineCaring counseling mentorClear assignment criteriaHeavy weekly busyworkFast email feedback

Students overwhelmingly call her caring, responsive, and and .
Course content is not conceptually hard, but terms.
Best for students who want structure and growth; poor fit if you want a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Doing the work plus plentiful and flexibility makes an A very attainable even when weekly volume is high.

Online students most often say easy A with effort; in-person still easy if you submit everything on time.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Counseling content and ; challenge comes from volume and pacing, not hard concepts.

Both formats call the work doable; accelerated online terms feel faster, not deeper.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Many online and several in-person reviews mark attendance not mandatory, with asynchronous weekly work carrying the grade.

; a minority of sections still mark attendance yes without describing strict seat-time penalties.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Very high take-again sentiment for support and growth, slightly tempered by .

Online recommendations dominate the sample; in-person is positive but more mixed on busywork value.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and redo chances outweigh occasional tough points on formatting.

Format shift

Online reviews highlight EC and breaks; a few complain about format zeros despite overall leniency.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Frequent weekly readings, discussions, quizzes, and reflections create high assignment count even when each task is simple.

Format shift

Online short terms intensify weekly load; in-person summer can also feel like a 5-unit class.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students stress caring mentorship, clear instructions, fast responses, and .

Format shift

Teaching praise is strongest online where most evidence lives; in-person still calls her great but busywork-heavy.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade is driven by weekly assignments, discussions, and reviews.

Format shift

Online is almost pure assignment cadence; a and an .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Fewer in-person reviews still describe a and strong .

Main concern

Busywork volume can feel stressful alongside a full schedule.

What students said

“This class is an easy if . The and cares about your mental health!”
COUNS20

“A lot of busy work with an already packed schedule.”
1137COUN20

“She assigns a heavy workload that feels like it's a 5-unit class.”
1688COUN20

Remote format

Online

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and almost fail-proof grades if you submit.

Main concern

Assignment volume and strict formatting can feel like busywork in 8-week terms.

What students said

“you won't fail their class unless you don't do any of the work.”
COUNS20

“If you don't like doing too much work or if you already have a because there are A LOT of .”
COUNS20

“I took her class online and felt supported the entire semester. , and genuinely cares about her students.”
1637COUNS20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

success depends on steady submissions and formatting more than proctored exams.

Assignment-heavy gradeLimited high-stakes examsExtra credit opportunitiesTake-a-break skipsClear rubrics and examples

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; one review notes weekly reading quizzes and a major end exam without proctoring details.

Weekly quizzes from readingsMajor end examLate work and extra credit allowed

“There are weekly quizzes from readings and a . Late work and is allowed.”
1161COUNS220

“I took her class online and it was pretty easy with multiple options, a lot of .”
COUNS20

Online

Online reviews rarely describe formal proctored exams; weekly assignments, EC, and flexible breaks define the assessment style.

Weekly assignmentsExtra creditAssignment breaksClear Canvas instructions

“They give out an incredible amount of , make-up opportunities, and other opportunities like dropping a missing assignment.”
COUNS20

“All of the easy to complete.”
COUNS20

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“you won't fail their class unless you don't do any of the work. They are great!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting care, , and assignment volume. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Professor Valentine is one of the . I took her class online and felt supported the entire semester.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

84/100

“ and you can earn the grade you want if you put the work and effort to get it.”

📚 Workload Volume

34/100

“there are A LOT of .”

🎁 Safety Net

90/100

“She does give out like its candy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

, and genuinely cares about her students.
and .
, and clear.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

pretty easy teacher not much to complain.
This is an easy if .
easy a ,

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Professor Valentine was one of the here at SMC.
Absolutely awesome. Really cares about their students.
and are very efficient.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

766

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 mostly recent detailed reviews, heavily online, with highly consistent themes on care, EC, and workload volume.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5428

4 out of 5223

3 out of 580

2 out of 517

1 out of 519

Course coverage

COUNS2029 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

C- 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 15 · Rather not say 1

Dyana Valentine

Take Counseling 20 with her if you x x x x x; the grade is very achievable with her x x and support.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Volume

🎁 x x Safety Net

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take Counseling 20 with her if you ; the grade is very achievable with her and support.

🎁 Safety Net