Simonetta May

ITACI4832 · ITALIANHISTORY · ITA0710 · ITALIAN1 · ITALIAN12 · ITAL1665 · IT210 · ITALN10 · ITALZ0462 · ITLN2 · ITALIANII · ITAL1 · FLORENCEITALY · ITAL10 · ITALIAN · ITALIAN2 · ITDUE0462 · ITL2 · ITLN1 · ITACI117 · ITALI10 · ITA5119 · ITAL101 · ITALIAN10 · ITALIANCIV10 · ITALN2 · ITALCIV10 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
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Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you want a demanding Italian class and will keep up with heavy work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDemandingPolarizingHeavy WorkloadPicks FavoritesHigh Standards

Students split hard between love and hate for her style.
Hard workers often learn a lot; slackers feel crushed.
, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students say you must study hard and ; easy grades are not the norm.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and memorization or reading heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory or essential because participation drives the class.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

; if you care about GPA or need patience.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and high expectations make good grades feel costly.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and tests that feel like finals for some students.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledgeable and , so quality lands mid-range.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Fill-in, short answer, essay tests and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Italian and civilization courses feel demanding, knowledge-rich, and strongly polarizing.

Main concern

, and reports of favorites or cold tone.

What students said

“ !!!You will fail OR get a HORRIBLE grade.”
ITALZ0462

“Professor May is awesome. For both Italian 1 and Italian civilization (10) you should be ready to put on time and effort.”
ITA0710

“Her class was very challenging and I learned TONS!”
ITALIAN12

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.

Exams are traditional written formats; some reviews note in-class review of what will be tested.

Fill-in-the-blankShort answerEssay testsIn-class test review

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and essays; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring software.

Fill-in-the-blankShort answerEssay testsIn-class test review

“I've never had a professor who gives tests that are only fill in the blank, short answer, and essay.”
ITAL10

“She reviews in class for the tests so you know what's going to be on it.”
ITALI10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ if you want to learn... just don't get on her bad side.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting demand, workload, and split recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarizing Experience

48/100

“I like her as a person, ONLY! She is really hard to understand.”

📚 Hard Work Pays Off

32/100

“If you are willing to put in study time and !”

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28/100

“Her class is by far not for lazies, so do yourself a favor, if you are catagorized as a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is very knowledgeable and classy.
She is unapproachable
She sometimes comes off as cold

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

There's A LOT to learn

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Very patient and insightful
she does pick favorites
sweet woman if she's not teaching.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years with rich, consistent themes of demand versus warmth raise credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Simonetta May

x x x if you want a demanding Italian class and will keep up with heavy work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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.

⚖️ Polarizing Experience

📚 Hard Work Pays Off

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want a demanding Italian class and will keep up with heavy work.

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