Joe Salcido

HS119INTROCJ · HS119 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you will attend every lecture and study hard for fill-in-the-blank tests.

Best fit · Effort For RewardRespectedLecture HeavyFill-in-the-Blank TestsGood FeedbackAttendance Critical

Students call him one of the .
and lectures matter a lot.
An A is earnable with effort, not handed out.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students report A grades are reachable with consistent study, but nothing is free.

Evidence comes only from four In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

and lecture density keep it from feeling easy.

Evidence comes only from four In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping class is said to block passing.

Evidence comes only from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

and several call him a top Saddleback instructor.

Evidence comes only from four In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Grades reward effort and .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lecture-heavy course with tough quizzes and .

Format shift

Workload evidence is In person only.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students praise knowledge and intent; occasional off-topic opinions are the main nitpick.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across In person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and tests are fill-in-the-blank and described as tough, with lecture content central.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person HS119 is informative and respected, with and demanding tests.

Main concern

Missing lectures hurts grades and .

What students said

“It's not hard to earn an A but it's not going to be given to you either.”
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“Missing any lectures will severely hinder you.”
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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.

and rely on fill-in-the-blank, raising exam difficulty.

Fill-in-the-Blank TestsNo Multiple ChoiceIn-Person Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are fill-in-the-blank; he does not use multiple choice.

Fill-in-the-Blank TestsNo Multiple ChoiceTests Are Tough

“Quizzes and does not believe in .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Joe Salcido is the . His class is extremely informative and he truly wants his students to learn the material.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 In person reviews, highlighting teaching respect and test rigor. Credibility rating: Medium.

⭐ Teaching Quality

78/100

“He is a one of the !”

🎯 Effort For An A

58/100

“It's not hard to earn an A but it's not going to be given to you either.”

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18/100

“Missing any lectures will severely hinder you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Hes a great guy
He def knows his stuff
extremely informative and he truly wants his students to learn

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Quizzes and
I got an A but it is in no way an easy class

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four In person reviews from 2014-2019 are consistent on quality and effort needs but remain a modest sample.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

HS1193 reviews

HS119INTROCJ1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1

Joe Salcido

x x if you will attend every lecture and study hard for fill-in-the-blank tests.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

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

🎯 Effort For An A

📍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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

if you will attend every lecture and study hard for fill-in-the-blank tests.

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