AI Rate Professor

Communication

Ava Baldwin

COMS1 · SCOM5213 · SPCH1 · COMM1 · COMQ · SP1 · SPEECH1 · COM1 · SPEECH · PUBLICSPEAKING · SPCOM1 · SPEEC1 · COMMS1 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you can be punctual, prepared, and comfortable with frequent speeches; if you need flexibility or a gentle classroom style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrict attendanceEnergetic lecturerPublic speaking focusedClear rubricsNo makeups
  • Students often learn a lot and improve speaking skills when they follow her rules.
  • Attendance and punctuality are heavily enforced and can damage grades.
  • Her style is energetic but can feel judgmental, nitpicky, or embarrassing to some students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

63/100

An A is realistic for punctual students who complete speeches and follow rubrics, but lateness or missed speeches can quickly wreck the grade.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The course content is basic public speaking, but frequent speeches and performance pressure make it harder for shy students.

All reviews are in person, so the easiness judgment reflects classroom speeches and participation.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

Attendance and punctuality are repeatedly described as and no makeups for lateness.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

and speaking improvement but warn strongly about strictness, public criticism, and low flexibility.

Recommendation .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Grading can be easy when students meet speech criteria, but penalties for tardiness and missed speeches are severe.

Format shift

All grading evidence comes from in-person speech classes.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload centers on repeated speeches, notes, quizzes, and tests, with several students calling assignments reasonable but frequent.

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many students call her knowledgeable, energetic, helpful, and effective, while others find her condescending or embarrassing.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades appear to rely on speeches, tests, quizzes, attendance, and class notes rather than only exams.

Format shift

All .

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

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe an energetic speech instructor with but and speech-day rules.

Main concern

Being late or missing a speech can sharply lower the grade.

What students said

“Grading and however, class is not easy and ”
COMMS1
“Show up and act like a college student and she'll ace you.”
PUBLICSPEAKING
“There are no make ups if you are.”
COMM1

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.

Reviews suggest standard note-based tests and quizzes, with the larger risk coming from speeches and .

Tests From NotesEasy QuizzesSpeech AssessmentsAttendance Penalties

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and easy quizzes, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or final exam rules.

Tests From NotesEasy QuizzesSpeech Assessments
“The class”
5713
“ the quizzes and tests.”
5796

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Show up and act like a college student and she'll ace you. And don't be late.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“She will increase your ability to project yourself by several folds if .”

⏰

8/100

“ so if you're flaky, look elsewhere.”

⚖️

58/100

“If you are on-time, you should have no problems.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ava Baldwin is such a wonderful teacher.
  • Very knowledgable about her subject but .
  • Hard to approach and condescending when talking to students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the work, get an A; .
  • Easy tests but very hard grader speeches!
  • She grades easy too.

Theme 3

⏰

  • Be on time or it will hurt your grade.
  • and .
  • Never be late to her class especially on speech days.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two detailed in-person reviews over many years show a consistent pattern around strict attendance, speeches, and energetic teaching.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

SPEECH16 reviews
COMM15 reviews
COMS14 reviews
SPCH13 reviews
COMMS12 reviews
Show 10 more courses
SP12 reviews
SPCOM12 reviews
57131 review
57961 review
COM11 review
COMQ1 review
PUBLICSPEAKING1 review
SCOM52131 review
SPEEC11 review
SPEECH1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Pass 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1