Colleen McGraw

MATH54STATS · MATH2AND7 · MATH27 · MATH54 · MATH28 · MATH2 · STATISTICS · MATH31 · MATH7 · MATH50 · 191 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 85.19%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you will put in consistent work; she is one of the fairest SMC math options for students who study.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTalks fastFair examsOffice hours goldHomework mirrors testsWants you to pass

support.
Not a free A—you must do the work, attend, and often use office hours or math lab.
and heavy weekly work but help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

A is reachable with and office hours, but multiple comments say it is not an automatic A.

but work is heavy; in-person stresses effort-for-grade fairness.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Stats/calc content is standard college math difficulty with a fast lecture pace for many.

Both formats call it hard without practice; online adds more weekly tasks.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; as essential.

; online has mixed mandatory flags but heavy weekly participation.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

and repeated best-math-professor praise among students who do the work.

; online sample is small but positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

replaced by final; some tough-grader notes but generally fair.

Format shift

Online feel more forgiving; in-person fair but .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and multiple unit exams; lots of homework tags appear often.

Format shift

Online described as a lot of work; and test heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and real desire for students to succeed dominate reviews.

Format shift

; online students also call lectures and structure excellent.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Unit exams and and quizzes as prep; test-heavy tags are common.

Format shift

Online adds proctored exams and sometimes proctored quizzes; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Long track record of ; exams fair and homework-aligned; attendance and practice matter a lot.

Main concern

Fast pace and volume of homework; a .

What students said

“You have to work for the A... don't expect to sit on your ass and receive an A without doing the work.”
MATH54

“There's really no excuse for you not to walk away with at least a B in the class. Don't procrastinate!!”
MATH54STATS

“If you have to take Statistics, take it with McGraw.”
MATH54STATS

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online MATH54 is structured and , but heavy work and ; students say dedicate yourself and you can pass.

Main concern

High and cumulative testing.

What students said

“ , Weekly quizzes (sometimes proctored), and a group project.”
MATH54

“After the first couple weeks she allows you to retake weekly quizzes until you get 100%. Dedicate yourself and you'll pass.”
MATH54

“I haven't been in a math class for 8 years... still managed to pass Prof. McGraw's stats course. Take her class if you can.”
MATH54

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair and , but and overall testing is a major grade driver.

Homework-aligned examsLowest exam drop/final replaceProctored online examsQuiz retakes online

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; final often replaces lowest exam.

Exams mirror homeworkFinal replaces lowest examMultiple unit examsNo Lockdown Browser clearly proven

“Make sure you do the ”
MATH54STATS

“3 tests and a final. The , so you can bomb a test and still be okay.”
MATH54STATS

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctored exams and and group project.

Proctored examsSometimes proctored quizzesCumulative examQuiz retakes to 100%

“ , Weekly quizzes (sometimes proctored), and a group project.”
MATH54

“she allows you to retake weekly quizzes until you get 100%.”
MATH54

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“There's no excuse not to get an A in her class. !”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), highlighting teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“She is one of the !!!!!! She is really helpful and !”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“If you have to take Statistics, take it with McGraw.”

📈 Effort for Grades

58/100

“Mind you, don't expect to sit on your ass and receive an A without doing the work. You have to work for the A”

⚡ Fast Lectures

70/100

“She does talk a bit fast but will reiterate anything as needed. and you'll be fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Professor McGraw is very down-to-earth and friendly... and concise way.
She is my hero! Go to office hour and and youll pass with an A.
and her lectures are amazing.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

It is so much work, but your effort will pay off.
Easy WITH some practice. .
This is no easy A class, you have to put in work.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

She wants you to succeed.
Offers PLENTY of help in office hours.
She creates lecture videos so you can learn the material and the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

191

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with rich detail and strong consistency on teaching quality, pace, and effort-for-grade expectations.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5115

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2 out of 58

1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 9

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Colleen McGraw

x x if you will put in consistent work; she is one of the fairest SMC math options for students who study.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

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

📈 Effort for Grades

⚡ Fast Lectures

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Support

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

if you will put in consistent work; she is one of the fairest SMC math options for students who study.