AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Alan Aquallo

ES1 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
9.09%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Avoid Aquallo for ES1 if you can; the online workload and students.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming workloadEndless papersTough graderDisorganized CanvasAvoid especially 8-week
  • Students describe , and long readings for an intro online course
  • , and inconsistent with rude or
  • Nearly all reviewers urge avoiding the

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even students who earn A or B report insane hours, nitpicky deductions, and no flexibility, so an A costs heavy sustained effort.

All evidence is from online ES1 reviews; there are no in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

daily posts, long articles, and many essays make the course feel crushing.

Every review is online; difficulty is driven by workload volume rather than abstract theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and some do not, but daily discussion posts effectively require constant presence online.

Online-only sample; formal attendance rules differ but .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Almost every , and unfair grading, with only one strong positive.

Recommendation evidence is entirely online ES1.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students , and refusal of full credit for minor issues.

Format shift

All grading complaints come from online ES1 reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Typical reports include 11-12 items a week, two 500-word essays weekly, daily discussions, and a .

Format shift

Workload criticism is unanimous across the online sample.

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Most describe disorganized , and self-centered lectures, though one calls him organized and clear.

Format shift

and heavily negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment is dominated , and large paper finals rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online ES1 centers writing volume; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are online ES1 sections with , and harsh or ; only one student found it organized and rewarding.

Main concern

11-12 assignments a week, daily discussions, multiple 500-word essays, and a .

What students said

“ IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY 8 WEEK COURSE. Extreme, excessive, and .”
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“The workload is EXTREMELY overwhelming. 11–12 assignments a week, including two 500 word essays.”
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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize stacked essays and paper finals more than traditional proctored exams, so and assignment-driven.

Essay-heavy finalsWeekly writing assessmentsLimited clear exam proctoring details

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Students describe midterms and finals as ; proctoring is not clearly documented.

Midterm multi-essayLong final paper plus essaysDaily discussion boards
“Midterm (3) 500 words essays, 15 page paper final, + (3) 500 word essays final.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY 8 WEEK COURSE. Extreme, excessive, and . Not like an intro class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔥 Overwhelming Workload

8/100

“The workload is EXTREMELY overwhelming. 11–12 assignments a week, including two 500 word essays.”

🚫

12/100

“Save yourself a ton of stress and .”

⚖️

18/100

“He grades extremely vaguely and won't give you full credit for the stupidest reasons.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • The workload is absolutely excessive for an intro course
  • I was working 12 hours a week just to get a B for a 3 credit class
  • Everyday it felt like I had multiple classes when I only took his one class

Theme 2

📝

  • He gives the
  • and nitpicky with
  • Emails are rude and dismissive

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Experience

  • Coursework is extremely time consuming and there's a lot of assignments
  • The and weird instructions
  • and predictable class, which I really appreciated

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 recent detailed online reviews are highly consistent on overload and , but the sample is small and all one format.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

ES111 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2