AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Accounting

Cynthia Ely

ACCT118 · ACCTA102 · A110 · ACCT102 · ACCTA101 · ACCT110 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take her only if you will and use the system.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit HeavyWiley HomeworkPolarizing LecturesAttendance GradedThree Exams
  • Recent ACCTA101 reviews call her workable and A-friendly with heavy EC
  • Older and some mid-period reviews slam and busywork
  • Do the Wiley work and attend and grades stay recoverable; and risk falls hard

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and study guides make an A realistic if you stay on top of work.

; online is more mixed and self-taught.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Accounting content is manageable with resources, but volume of weekly work and occasional confusion keep it from easy.

In-person students call it easy when diligent; online students report more confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and several tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

Mostly from in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; recent A101 fans clash with .

In-person is polarized by year/course; online lean more negative or self-taught.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and comments that failure is hard if work is done.

Format shift

In-person EC and ; online also allows retries but feels less guided.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and discussion volume pile up fast.

Format shift

Both formats complain about lots of homework; online adds heavy discussions.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some call her wonderful and clear; others say lectures confuse more than they help.

Format shift

In-person quality is split; online leans weaker and .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and occasional group projects.

Format shift

; online emphasizes discussions and assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

stories and harsh critiques of confusing lectures and endless homework.

Main concern

Weekly Wiley homework plus mandatory attendance can overwhelm students who fall behind.

What students said

“ if you want to get an A and actually learn!”
ACCTA101
“Her lecture is boring and hard to understand. She is not willing to help or answer questions from students.”
ACCTA102
“Do the work and it's impossible to fail.”
ACCTA101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel more self-taught with and uneven support.

Main concern

Students report , and limited lecture clarity online.

What students said

“It's in a so and do work.”
ACCTA101
“ and assignments, and . I dropped after 3 weeks.”
ACCT110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard exam structure with helpful study guides and .

Three ExamsExtra Credit on ExamsStudy GuidesWiley Homework

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses typically use about three exams with study guides and .

Three ExamsStudy GuidesExtra Credit on ExamsWeekly Wiley
“There are only 3 exams. and she gives 10+ EC points.”
ACCTA101
“she provides a study guide to assist you in your preparations”
ACCTA101

Online

Online comments focus more on assignments and .

Heavy AssignmentsDiscussionsAssignment Retries
“if you communicate ”
ACCTA101
“ and assignments, and ”
ACCT110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you want to get an A and actually learn!”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews (2 online, 17 in-person), balancing recent easy-A praise with older lecture complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎁 Boost

78/100

“ and she gives 10+ EC points.”

📚

32/100

“Just a lot of .”

🔀 Polarized Teaching

55/100

“Her lecture is boring and hard to understand.”

👍

50/100

“Do the work and it's impossible to fail. She is very thoughtful and cares deeply about her students.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The lowest grade somebody can get is a B, unless
  • Easy class !!!
  • as long as you listen to her, do the work and study, easy pass with an A

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she's a good professor
  • and the textbook doesn't really help
  • Professor Ely is the

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • Weekly classwork ( , and quizzes
  • and very little help

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews across years show a and era, with enough detail on homework, exams, and .

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ACCTA1028 reviews
ACCTA1015 reviews
ACCT1022 reviews
ACCT1102 reviews
A1101 review
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ACCT1181 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

3

B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values