michelle callahan

MAT1A · MAT23 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 67/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 69.23%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you will use office hours and SI; unless you can study hard for proctored exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring & AccessibleHomework HeavyTest HeavyClear FeedbackTough Online Stats

, and clear feedback.
Math content is hard with and exams; grades are mixed even with effort.
proctored closed-note exams and long lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A usually needs strong study habits because exams and and .

Online ; in person some report fair grading and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calculus and statistics material is abstract and paced .

Both formats call the content hard; online accelerated stats is especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn not to miss lectures or SI.

In person is largely mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and care, tempered by online complaints and real math difficulty.

In-person students mostly say yes; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

44/100

, but and failed exams appear often.

Format shift

; in person is more mixed with .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structures are repeated across courses.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online also cites long lecture videos.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

In , and engaging; online lecture videos draw more frustration.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strong; online quality ratings are much lower.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams, quizzes, and tests carry most of the .

Format shift

; in , and tests.

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

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person she is widely seen as caring, funny, and helpful, though calculus and stats stay hard with lots of homework and quizzes.

Main concern

Pace can rush topics and if you are weak in math.

What students said

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MAT-1A

“If you show up and put in the effort you'll do fine”
MAT-23

“allows 3 retakes for each quiz. PLEASE GO TO OFFICE HOURS FOR HELP”
MAT-23

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online accelerated Statistics is heavy on long lecture videos, many assignments, and .

Main concern

format feel punishing.

What students said

“majority of your and NOT open note”
MAT-23

“Please deter from this teacher if it is your first year or struggle with math!!!”
MAT-23

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online is proctored closed-note, while in .

Proctored ExamsNot Open NoteTest HeavyFrequent QuizzesQuiz Retakes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person often uses frequent topic quizzes with .

Frequent QuizzesQuiz RetakesTest Heavy

“ but quizzes about 2 times a week”
MAT-23

“allows 3 retakes for each quiz”
MAT-23

Online

, and make up most of the grade.

Proctored ExamsNot Open NoteTest Heavy

“ and NOT open note”
MAT-23

“There are only 3 test the entire semester and ”
MAT-23

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you show up and put in the effort you'll do fine. Ignore the negative comments, this isn't high school, this isn't a blow off class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (2 online, 11 in person), highlighting teaching, workload, and format gaps. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“she sprinkles in jokes to keep you engaged. ”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Assigns alot of homework but her office hours are very open”

🖥️

30/100

“ and NOT open note”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very sweet and funny professor. You can tell she cares
She provides one on one on every student
She shares full details of all practice problems

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The course itself is very hard
Rather HW heavy, could see how it would be a bit difficult if you're not strong in math
IF YOU'RE NOT STRONG IN

Theme 3

🖥️ About Online Format

be prepared to study a LOT and sacrifice a lot of your time
if you are not good with math

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen recent detailed reviews across formats show consistent themes of heavy work and strong in-person support.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

MAT-238 reviews

MAT-1A3 reviews

483082 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

B 4

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2

michelle callahan

x x x x if you will use office hours and SI; x x x x x unless you can study hard for proctored exams.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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

📚 Workload Reality

🖥️ x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🖥️ About Online Format

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will use office hours and SI; unless you can study hard for proctored exams.

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