AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Susana Acuna-Acosta

MATH165 · STATSC1000 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
53.33%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Consider her in person if you will use practice, notes, and support, but if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizingLecture HeavyTest HeavyCaring For SomeTough Online
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who call her caring and students who .
  • In-person reviews are much stronger than online reviews, especially for , and .
  • Online reviews are consistently negative, citing strict grading, long video lectures, heavy work, and poor help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A , and notecards, but online students report strict grading and failures.

In-person evidence supports fair effort for reward, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The math content is often described as condensed, lecture-heavy, and .

In-person reviews say the course is manageable with effort, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a strict attendance policy, but .

Online evidence does not address attendance, while and in-class support without proving strict attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

Students are split because some praise her care and resources while others strongly warn against her teaching style.

In-person recommendation is much stronger than online recommendation, where all reviews are negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Retakes, resubmissions, , and notecards help in person, but .

Format shift

, while online grading is described as tough and rigid.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Many reviews mention lecture-heavy or test-heavy work, with online students also citing lots of homework and burnout.

Format shift

Online workload sounds heavier, while but still demanding.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Teaching quality is highly polarizing, with many strong praise reviews and many severe complaints about confusion and rushing.

Format shift

In-person teaching is often praised but inconsistent, while online teaching is described very negatively.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews frequently mention exams, tests, quizzes, and retakes, while .

Format shift

Both formats appear exam-heavy, but , and retakes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed but often positive, with caring , and .

Main concern

Some students still find lectures rushed and feel they must teach themselves.

What students said

“If you try, you're guaranteed success.”
MATH-165
“ .”
Stats-C1000
“Lectures were very rushed and she always gave quizzes on stuff we learned on the same day.”
MATH-165

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are consistently negative, , and weak help.

Main concern

Students say the , and easy to fail.

What students said

“She had video lectures that are between 2 to 3 hours which is ridiculous.”
Stats-C1000
“Grades strictly on her way of teaching even though work her way.”
150-0713
“ unless you want to fail.”
150-0713

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The and student-friendly, with group quizzes, notecards or notebooks, cheat sheets, and .

Exam Retakes Except FinalGroup QuizzesOpen-Note Exams With Small NotebookNotecard Allowed On ExamsCheat Sheet For Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

75/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support student-friendly exam aids, including group quizzes, notecards, a small notebook, cheat sheets, and .

Exam Retakes Except FinalGroup QuizzesOpen-Note Exams With Small NotebookNotecard Allowed On ExamsCheat Sheet For Exams
“ .”
Stats-C1000
“ , so you can discuss together, and exams are individual but .”
MATH-165
“ but doable (allows notecard for exams!!)”
MATH-165

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the format.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you try, you're guaranteed success.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Reviews are very rushed and she always gave quizzes on stuff we learned on the same day.”

⚖️

55/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Pressure

32/100

“She had video lectures that are between 2 to 3 hours which is ridiculous.”

👍 Recommendation Split

54/100

“Pick literally anyone else to be your teacher, or be prepared to teach yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and helpful and will give you all the resources to pass this class.
  • .
  • Lectures were very rushed and she always gave quizzes on stuff we learned on the same day.
  • Pick literally anyone else to be your teacher, or be prepared to teach yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • student teacher who offered an hour long tutoring session before class and you would get if you went.
  • Grades strictly on her way of teaching even though work her way.
  • unless you want to fail.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • It also helped that she made us work with our peers and gave us a cheat sheet for exams.
  • , so you can discuss together, and exams are individual but .
  • but doable (allows notecard for exams!!).

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen recent reviews across both formats provide detailed and consistent evidence of a .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

MATH-1657 reviews
150-07135 reviews
Stats-C10003 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

6

B 5 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

3

D 3

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1