Tammy Pao

BUSI17 · PERSOFINA · BUSS1A · BUS1B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Only take Tammy Pao if you and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProVague lecturesMisleading testsHard examsEasy assignments in some coursesPoor responsiveness

and misleading test expectations.
A few students found assignments easy and .
and lecture usefulness vary sharply by course, but the negative experiences are intense.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Getting an A looks possible in easier courses, but , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content feels harder because students say , and tests beyond what was clearly taught.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

32/100

Most detailed reviews warn against taking her because , and communication is weak.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Some easy assignments and exist, but hard tests and .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Assignments may be easy, but quizzes, tests, textbook study, and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly describe , and weak responsiveness despite two positive reviews.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Reviews , and chapter reviews, so assessment is mixed but test-heavy.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, but the strongest pattern is vague lectures, hard or misleading tests, and weak communication.

Main concern

Students often say lectures do not explain accounting well enough for the tests.

What students said

“Very vague.”
BUS1B

“ .”
BUS1B

“ and she works with you”
BUSI17

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

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because students say test structure and tested material were not clearly aligned with lectures.

Misleading Test StructureHard TestsQuizzes On Weakly Explained Topics

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and quizzes on material not thoroughly explained.

Misleading Test StructureHard TestsQuizzes

“ .”
BUS1B

“Gives plenty of quizzes and .”
BUSS1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, testing, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Uses PowerPoint provided by publisher and .”

⚖️

32/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Level

32/100

“AVOID!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very vague.
Lectures are boring and doesn't offer any commentary other than what is on the slide.
and she works with you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you read textbook and go over powerpoints.
Gives plenty of quizzes and .
.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Frustration

Good luck trying .
2/3 students in her class ended up dropping her class b/c she was so bad.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five older but detailed in-person reviews show a consistent negative pattern with some conflicting positive experiences.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

BUS1B2 reviews

BUSI171 review

BUSS1A1 review

PERSOFINA1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Student Frustration

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take Tammy Pao if you and .

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