AI Rate Professor

Communication

Sarah Hemmert Jensen

COMMSTU11 · COMM35 · COMM11 · COMST35 · COMST37 · COS126 · COM37 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will attend and participate; great for an .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring AtmosphereParticipation HeavyClear FeedbackEasy A With EffortSafe Classroom
  • , and safe classroom vibe in communication courses.
  • Attendance and participation matter a lot for the grade.
  • Content is manageable and grades are strong if you show up and put in effort.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students say show up, do the work, and participate and an A is very achievable with .

Online calls it an easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Readings, speeches, and projects are straightforward, though some note rising difficulty later in term.

Both formats describe manageable content with effort.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Tags and comments repeatedly say participation matters and skipping class hurts your chance to pass.

In-person is clearly attendance-heavy; one .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly all reviewers call her a favorite and , and care.

Strong across online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Described as an and and projects.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly reflections, speeches, group projects, and but doable pace.

Format shift

Online mentions weekly reflections and three projects; in-person stresses speeches and discussion.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

, and memorable real-life communication skills.

Format shift

In-person praise is strongest; online mostly positive with one outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

, and participation more than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and life-applicable, with strong praise for feedback and participation culture.

Main concern

Skipping class or low participation can sink your grade.

What students said

“Being in this class ”
COMM35
“Just show up to class, do what is assigned, and you'll for sure get an A.”
COMM11
“Also- participate, Participate, PARTICIPATE in the discussions.”
COM37

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online COMST37 is an easy interactive class with reflections and projects, though one student disliked the political framing.

Main concern

and occasional pushback on course viewpoint.

What students said

“Overall, good class and easy A!”
COMST37
“She is a very good teacher and I enjoyed doing the homework. Very well graded”
COMST37

Exam style

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Assessment leans on speeches, projects, and participation rather than high-stakes proctored exams.

SpeechesGroup ProjectsParticipationWeekly Reflections

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person grading emphasizes speeches, discussion participation, and .

SpeechesParticipationGroup ProjectsClear Feedback
“We did speeches in class, and .”
COMM11
“participate, Participate, PARTICIPATE in the discussions. They are interesting and .”
COM37

Online

Online work includes textbook reflections and interactive projects; proctoring is not clearly described.

Weekly ReflectionsGroup Projects
“Read the txtbook to do the weekly reflections. Very interactive class, there was 3 projects.”
COMST37

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just show up to class, do what is assigned, and you'll for sure get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting care, participation, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Sarah has been my FAVORITE professor at SMC so far. She creates such a .”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“Professor Hemmert is definitely one of the .”

🗣️ Participation Matters

22/100

“Most important thing is participation in class.”

🅰️ Grade Path

82/100

“Overall, good class and easy A!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • has so much good energy, makes the class fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the class wasn't too difficult as long as you put in effort
  • Overall, good class and easy A!

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Climate

  • sweetest most down to earth teacher
  • makes sure that the classroom is a safe environment

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed reviews are highly consistent and recent enough, but the sample is still modest.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1