AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

susie ling

HIST071 · HIST7B · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you care about the history content and can tolerate a blunt, high-risk classroom climate; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTest HeavyPassionate StorytellingTough GraderControversial Remarks
  • Strong subject knowledge and engaging history lectures for students who want to learn
  • , and but real reading
  • Multiple students allege insensitive or biased classroom remarks, creating a major trust risk

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Quizzes can be easy or group-based and helps, but exams and , so an A still takes consistent work.

All grade-effort evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is lecture- and , yet tests can be hard without strong notes and textbook reading.

Difficulty comments are all in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

because missing lecture puts you behind on tests.

classes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

, while many others strongly warn against her classroom climate.

Recommendation split is entirely from in person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

42/100

Tough grader tags are common on essay exams, though and meaningful.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

62/100

Little homework beyond reading; , and a few essays.

Format shift

Workload pattern is consistent across in person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Many praise passionate, story-rich lectures, but a large cluster reports offensive comments and unsupportive interactions that undercut the experience.

Format shift

and highly polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes and and occasional essays.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person students split between calling her an engaging, knowledgeable history lecturer and warning about harsh grading plus offensive or dismissive comments.

Main concern

Allegations of prejudiced remarks and low empathy when students struggle.

What students said

“She once said that anyone who comes to the US should speak English regardless of their situation”
HIST071
“They're really easy if you pay attention. and just want a chill class”
HIST7B
“She is by far the . Super funny and extremely engaging”
HIST071

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and tests tied to lectures and textbook reading, with some written responses.

In-Person Pen and PaperWeekly QuizzesMC Plus Written ResponsesGroup Quizzes SometimesTextbook-Based

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and multi-part exams based on lectures and readings.

Pen and Paper TestsWeekly QuizzesEssay Exam ComponentsGroup Quizzes
“Everything is in person pen and paper test”
HIST7B
“Her tests are usually about 10/15 multiple choice questions (all found in the textbook if you read) and 3 written responses”
HIST7B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She can be chill and sweet but damn I was taken aback by a lot of insensitive things she would say.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 in-person reviews, balancing lecture praise against climate and . Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Lecture Strength

70/100

“She is by far the . Super funny and extremely engaging.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate Risk

25/100

“she made racist comments generalizing Latin Americans”

🧪 Test-Centered Class

78/100

“There is no hw besides reading so your ”

📊 Split Recommendation

52/100

“idk why she has a mediocre rating. She's nice and her lectures are interesting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are interesting
  • Passionate about the topic and provides personal stories
  • Very dry lectures. She seems out of touch and should retire

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but
  • Not and easy A, please study
  • 3 opportunities brought my grade up over 10%

Theme 3

🚨 About Remarks & Climate

  • Please, oh please retired already
  • She has made very racist remarks to groups and she should not be teaching
  • She once said that immigrants should stay in their country and fix it

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-nine recent and detailed reviews form a , supporting a medium-average blended score with high evidence strength.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 510
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

Course coverage

HIST7B21 reviews
HIST07118 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 12

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 2