Susan Schaffer

SPAN2 · SPANISH3 · SPAN23014 · SPAN3026 · SPANISH2 · SPANI1 · SPAN1 · SPAN3 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you will attend every class, do the homework, and study for tests; skip if you need a low-effort language credit.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots Of HomeworkTough GraderTest HeavySweet But StrictAttendance Matters

Caring Spanish instructor who uses class time intensely and expects daily textbook work
and test weight; outcomes improve if you study and never fall behind
Students split between easy A with effort and complaints of

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some call it an easy A if you know the material; and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Lower-level Spanish content is manageable with methodical lessons, though pace can pick up later.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and warn that skipping sinks performance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Older reviews often praise her highly while newer ones are cooler, matching a .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, yet several students also call her lenient if work and .

Format shift

Based solely on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and regular quizzes pile up.

Format shift

Based solely on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many describe a sweet, passionate, methodical teacher; a minority find pacing or clarity frustrating.

Format shift

Based solely on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests, quizzes, and a and participation.

Format shift

Based solely on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Spanish 1-3 with , and mixed exam difficulty.

Main concern

and test clarity or pacing issues for some students.

What students said

“There is a lot of homework and if you studied.”
SPANISH2

“ . GO TO CLASS, do your Hw and you'll be fine.”
SPAN2

“ but if given enough time is do-able.”
SPAN2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and a final; open-book or proctoring details are not clearly stated.

Multiple TestsStudy GuidesFinal ExamHomework Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses use quizzes, midterm-style tests, and finals; .

Weekly Quizzes2-4 Tests Plus FinalStudy Guides Helpful

“We had 4 tests (she drops the lowest one) and a final. The so easy.”
SPANISH3

“ if you studied.”
SPAN2

“2 tests other then the final and they are worth 25% each.. study.”
SPAN1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Excellent professor. Wants her students to learn, so she makes use of every minute of class time... GO TO CLASS, do your Hw and you'll be fine.”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews, and test strain. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“She actually cares about the material that she is teaching... I could feel a difference in my Spanish.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

48/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Intensity

34/100

“There is a lot of homework and if you studied.”

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52/100

“She is not clear enough on what is going to be tested and she rushed everything towards the end of the semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Wonderful person and teacher.
Really liked Professor Schaffer, she is engaging and very sweet.
She's a great professor living in her past . She use to work and ucla

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A if you know your stuff.
. GO TO CLASS, do your Hw and you'll be fine.
This is by far the hardest and .

Theme 3

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LOTS OF HOMEWORK
, but you do have to study.
Wastes time on group activities instead of and quizes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

19 in-person reviews across years give moderate detail but mixed tones and limited recent volume.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 56

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 51

Course coverage

SPAN28 reviews

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SPANI12 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B 2

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Susan Schaffer

x x if you will attend every class, do the homework, and study for tests; skip if you need a low-effort language credit.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Intensity

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend every class, do the homework, and study for tests; skip if you need a low-effort language credit.

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