AI Rate Professor

Health Science

Yancey Gastelum

SL1 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if and tolerate uneven organization; otherwise pick another instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing ASL instructorTest heavyLecture heavyHilarious notesWeak email response
  • some call it fun and easy with video and untaught
  • In-person reports include harsh difficulty, poor communication, and walking-on-eggshells vibes
  • Workload leans test- and lecture-heavy with weekly quizzes, discussions, and production videos

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many A and A+ grades appear, but failures and production skills.

Online reviews show both easy A+ paths and harsh fails; in-person is tougher and more uneven.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is introductory ASL, but delivery issues and .

Online comments often call it easy; in-person comments rate it harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory in some sections and .

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Roughly half would take again and praise her; many and communication issues.

Online is more mixed-to-positive; in-person skews more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Some report clear criteria and easy grades; others report tough grading and failing a .

Format shift

Online has both lenient and harsh stories; .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Weekly exams, discussion boards, papers, and production videos create steady load, especially in shorter terms.

Format shift

Online comments more often mention weekly quizzes and heavy lecture volume.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Split between outstanding engaging ASL teaching and claims she does not teach or respond.

Format shift

Online praise is more common; in-person criticism is sharper.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test heavy and lecture heavy tags dominate with weekly exams, quizzes, and production video finals.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests and production videos; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, fear of the professor, and lecture videos that lack audio or captions.

Main concern

Communication and lecture delivery quality; some felt intimidated or unsupported.

What students said

“I felt like I was walking on eggshells the entire class, because of all the horror stories I had heard about her from other students.”
SL1
“Lecture vids (where u learn everything) have no audio or captions guiding you through the lesson.”
SL1
“ is doing at all.”
SL1

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ASL is split between glowing praise for and strong complaints about unresponsiveness, wrong-module content, and harsh finals.

Main concern

, and video-based tests that some find unfairly strict.

What students said

“If you're looking for a , and to learn ASL definitely take this class!”
SL1
“The asynch. modules are disorganized and .”
SL1
“Horrible, doesn't teach anything. Just posts videos of other people.”
SL1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is test- and video-heavy; at least one online student failed a standards.

Test heavyWeekly examsProduction video finalVideo quality penalties

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, research paper, and production videos from lecture videos.

Weekly examProduction videosTest heavy
“she makes you watch videos of her clicking through sliders and expects you to know enough for a weekly exam, 2 DB posts, a research paper and 2 production videos.”
SL1

Online

; quality and edit rules can be strict.

Weekly examsProduction video finalTest heavy
“failed me on the because I made a cut in a part of the video where I was taking too long.”
SL1
“ and .”
SL1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for a , and to learn ASL definitely take this class!”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (10 online, 4 in-person), highlighting polarized ASL teaching quality and test-heavy assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Horrible, doesn't teach anything. Just posts videos of other people.”

😂 Positive Energy

70/100

“HW is manageable, the prof's notes are hilarious, and lectures are great, though there's a lot of them!”

📧 Communication Issues

30/100

“Not reacheable outside of class. Never any announcements or updates, anything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and encouraging
  • uses innovative teaching techniques
  • Just posts videos of other people

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test heavy
  • failed me on the because I made a cut
  • fun, easy, straight forward

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • didn't answer emails

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews with both formats and strong detail, but clustered same-day glowing reviews and polarized tone lower consistency.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

SL114 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 6 · A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1