AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Sean Vidal

CSI133 · CSCI123 · CSCI133 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
35.29%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if and tolerate uneven lecture organization.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesTough gradingConcept-heavy codingMixed supportBeginner risk
  • Reviews are sharply polarized, with some students praising his care and explanations while .
  • Students often describe C++ and data structures as hard, especially for .
  • The recommendation signal is weak because negative , and poor lecture structure.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Grades can be decent for prepared students, but reviews often describe , and heavy reliance on self-study.

Online evidence is split, while and independent learning are needed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The course content is difficult for many students because C++, data structures, pointers, and OOP are .

Both formats describe the subject as hard, but and organization.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, and lecture-heavy reviews make attendance practically important.

The direct ; online reviews do not clearly establish an attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

because they found lectures disorganized, grading strict, assignments unclear, or exams difficult.

Online reviews are evenly split, while in-person reviews contain a stronger negative recommendation pattern.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Some students mention partial credit or leniency, but and complaints about strict or .

Format shift

, while online reviews do not clearly establish grading leniency.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Reviews mention weekly , and lots of lecture-heavy preparation.

Format shift

; online reviews mainly focus on lecture clarity.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

A few students praise his explanations and care, but .

Format shift

Online evidence is split, while exceptions.

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Students mention , and exams, with exams and quizzes carrying significant weight.

Format shift

; online reviews do not clearly describe the grading mix.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly critical, emphasizing , and hard exams, with a few strong positive exceptions.

Main concern

Beginners may struggle with and limited practical coding clarity.

What students said

“his and he goes off track a lot which makes you lose focus.”
CSCI133
“Tests, quizzes, and hw are all fairly and leniently graded.”
CSCI123

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews conflict, with one student praising his illustrations and help while and lacked code examples.

Main concern

Online evidence is too mixed and limited to rely on confidently.

What students said

“He made everything make sense with his illustrations, and if you needed it.”
CSCI133
“I was lost most of the time during the lecture.”
CSCI133

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams appear difficult and test-heavy, but reviews do not clearly prove strict proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.

Difficult ExamsQuizzesHomework-Based Exam PrepTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and test-heavy grading, but do not clearly prove a specific proctoring or open-book policy.

Difficult ExamsQuizzesThree ExamsTest Heavy
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CSCI123
“5 quizzes, weekly homework, 3 exams.”
CSCI123

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are not very experienced with programming you will be lost.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“The lectures were not engaging and lacked practical .”

⚖️

35/100

“ (but there is leeway for partial credit)”

👍 Recommendation Rate

35/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his and he goes off track a lot which makes you lose focus.
  • He goes off alot and .
  • His lectures are great and his method of explaining is fantastic.

Theme 2

💻 About Programming Difficulty

  • If you are weak on OOP and other basic knowledge like pointers, dont even think about taking DSA with Vidal Sean.
  • Always lecturing on the One Note and rarely shows a code or how to work with code.
  • C++ as a concept in general is hard to grasp at first.

Theme 3

📈

  • Tests, quizzes, and hw are all fairly and leniently graded.
  • hw is alot harder than class examples

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 17 reviews across several years with , and beginner fit, though opinions are polarized.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2