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Maureen Bernal

LAW18A · LAW18 · LAW18B · BUS18A · LAW20 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
57.69%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can teach yourself from the book and are fine not knowing your grade until the end.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely late graderIgnores emailsSelf-taught courseQuiz heavy readingEasy content poor support
  • Course content is straightforward and gradeable if , but feedback and grade visibility are chronically delayed.
  • Online sections draw the strongest complaints about zero communication and last-minute dumps of work.
  • , while recent reviews warn students will not get help when they need it.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report an easy A or passable B if and .

Online reviewers stress easy content with ; attendance and reading.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Material is widely described as simple, vocab- and .

Both formats call content easy; and reading volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and optional in others, with Zoom meetings sometimes required but low value.

Online often lists attendance as not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

, but recent comments strongly urge finding any other law instructor for support.

Older and some short-term online reviews recommend her; recent online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Grades are often achievable, but delayed posting and .

Format shift

Online frustration is about never seeing grades; .

Workload

Moderate

44/100

Expect , and occasional last-minute multi-week dumps.

Format shift

Online reports 2 to 4 quizzes a week and ; and modules.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

, and little real teaching beyond posted work.

Format shift

Online experience is sharply worse; and clear.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and discussions rather than large projects.

Format shift

Online is quiz-heavy; , and contracts-style assignments.

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

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

older students call her friendly and straightforward, while others say lectures drag and .

Main concern

Attendance and yet low-value if .

What students said

“ .”
LAW18
“Overall great, easy A but very lecture heavy which makes the class very dull.”
LAW18A
“grades were always a mystery, that's never good”
LAW18A

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

late or missing grades, , and little teaching presence.

Main concern

You often finish the term without knowing your grade and get almost no instructor support.

What students said

“She does not grade at all! No announcements, nothing.”
LAW18
“We are almost done with the semester and .”
BUS18A
“Pretty sure she forgot our online class existed.”
LAW18

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are frequent chapter quizzes and tests; , but proctoring details are sparse.

Chapter quizzesStudy guidesSome open-book online testsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some open-book online tests with study guides; closed-book proctoring is not clearly proven.

Study guidesOnline open-book tests mentionedModule discussions
“ book & notes.”
LAW18A
“ , and apply what you learn to the tests/assignments.”
LAW18

Online

Online work , and assignments with little stated proctoring detail.

Weekly chapter quizzesDiscussions and short assignmentsLate grade release
“Assigns a lot of quizzes usually 2 to 4 - 30 question quizzes a week.”
LAW18
“20 chapter quizzes, 4 assignments (short written answers), & 3 discussions.”
LAW18

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She does not grade at all! No announcements, nothing. She was the only professor to assign HW during breaks and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews spanning 2016-2025, weighing recent online grading and communication failures more heavily. Credibility rating: High.

📭 Communication Black Hole

28/100

“ .”

⏰

30/100

“ and have no idea what my grade is. .”

📚 Easy If

78/100

“Class is simple enough but not designed for you to learn or peak any interest in the subject.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

46/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Pretty sure she forgot our online class existed.
  • You are basically teaching yourself here.
  • Stale lecture but easy class over summer.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Its an easy class but not involved at all.
  • Overall great, easy A but very lecture heavy
  • grades were always a mystery

Theme 3

📬

  • Leaves you on read if you message her.
  • .
  • My main gripe is that she hardly answered any emails.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

26 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show a and low-communication pattern, especially online.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

Course coverage

LAW18A12 reviews
LAW1810 reviews
BUS18A2 reviews
LAW18B1 review
LAW201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 4 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5