AI Rate Professor

Modern Languages

Susana Zarate

SPAN2 · SPANISH1 · SPANISH3 · SPAN1579 · SPANI4 · SPANI217 · SPAN02 · SPA202 · SPAN3025 · SPANI1 · SPANISH2 · SP3 · SPAN1 · ESPANOL · SPANI3 · SPAN3 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Only take if , and can handle a tough, no-excuses classroom; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkHarsh & RudePassionate if You TryMandatory Attendance
  • strong Spanish mastery for serious students, but many report rudeness and public embarrassment.
  • , and zero wiggle room for excuses.
  • ; skip and you risk failing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A requires consistent homework, perfect accuracy on tests, and .

; in-person reviews also call her a but some say effort yields an A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Spanish content is demanding with , and high expectations even for introductory levels.

Both formats describe substantial workload; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass without showing up.

Online and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and many students warn others to stay away due to harsh treatment, despite a subset who praise deep learning.

Recent online reviews are strongly negative; but still divisive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students report , and resistance when contesting marked answers.

Format shift

Online and ; online adds all-or-nothing exam scoring.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and long online assignments dominate the workload picture.

Format shift

Online homework is called extremely long; and test-heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

She clearly knows Spanish and can be an excellent instructor for motivated students, but , and disrespectful tone.

Format shift

; online skews more negative on clarity and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and and little room for partial credit.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online stresses weekly or bi-weekly tests plus long HW.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

admirers call her fantastic if you show effort and use office hours; , and a hostile class climate.

Main concern

Personality conflict risk—many students say she can be rude, condescending, or publicly call students out.

What students said

“Show that you're trying and do the work, you'll get an A.”
SPAN1
“ and subjective. Difficult to win against her subjective judgement and she won't listen.”
SPAN2
“She was very rude, arrogant, and disrespectful. The class environment was horrible because she would bully students who challenged her or even asked her basic questions.”
SPAN1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and unforgiving on exams with little partial credit; several students report rudeness and pressure to drop.

Main concern

, and reports of harsh or unclear communication.

What students said

“i was stressing stressing during this class, especially exams where it needs to be 100 percent correct or its wrong, no in between or half credit for any assignment. also online hw is extremely long, avg assignments are 80.”
SPAN1
“WORST TEACHER! disrespectful, all over the and challenging.”
SPAN2
“Doesn't like if you don't turn on your camera. material and homework.”
SPAN02

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and unforgiving, with little partial credit and pressure around accuracy and presence.

Test HeavyAll-or-Nothing ScoringWeekly/Bi-Weekly TestsCamera Expected Online

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe test-heavy, harsh grading with disputes over marked answers and little flexibility.

Test HeavyHarsh Subjective GradingTough Grader
“ and subjective. Difficult to win against her subjective judgement”
SPAN2
“She marks and if you challenge it she will embarrass you in front of the class.”
SPAN1

Online

Online students report long HW, weekly or bi-weekly tests, no half credit, and pressure to keep cameras on.

All-or-Nothing ExamsLong Online HomeworkCamera Expected
“exams where it needs to be 100 percent correct or its wrong, no in between or half credit for any assignment”
SPAN1
“Doesn't like if you don't turn on your camera. and ”
SPAN02

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you dont have your sh*t together, you will fail.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting , and mandatory effort. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

22/100

“ and subjective. Difficult to win against her subjective judgement and she won't listen.”

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

48/100

“Professor Zárate is fantastic! If you show her that you're trying by taking notes and asking questions, you'll be fine.”

👎 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“the life. do NOT do NOT.. .”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“also online hw is extremely long, avg assignments are 80.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is tenacious, a little frenetic, passionate, and a great teacher.
  • Absolute clarity in . yet in Spanish.
  • She was very rude, arrogant, and disrespectful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Show that you're trying and do the work, you'll get an A.
  • NOBODY has an A in this class.
  • exams where it needs to be 100 percent correct or its wrong

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Comes off very mean and strict the first few classes, but will slowly loosen up. She's a secret sweet heart!
  • She would bully students who challenged her or even asked her basic questions.
  • from all of my years of education... i have never been exposed to such a debasing professor

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with and polarizing personality, and strong sample size.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 57
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1