AI Rate Professor

Communication

Veronica Gerace

COMS401 · COMS103 · COMS170 · COM135 · COMS180 · COM180 · COMS135 · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
33.78%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Avoid unless you must take her section and , and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing CommunicatorUnclear RubricsGroup Project HeavyStrict DeadlinesTough Grader
  • Reviews and rude-unclear-disorganized complaints.
  • Odd 11:59 a.m. deadlines, locked or late grades, and vague .
  • Many students still earn A-range grades if they attend, participate, and follow the syllabus obsessively.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many students report A or A- outcomes, but , and unclear rubrics mean the A is not effortless.

; in-person reviews more often say participation and groups decide the grade.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Course content is often described as easy or GE-level, while frustration comes from process, tone, and organization more than pure theory.

Both formats call work busy or .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

Attendance and participation repeatedly matter, with late or absence penalties and group-meeting expectations.

; some online sections still require group meetings or live expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and a large share of one-star reviews outweigh pockets of strong praise.

; and never-again camps.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags, hidden criteria, locked grades, and large unexplained docks .

Format shift

Online comments are especially harsh on rubrics and surprise deductions.

Workload

Moderate

40/100

, and group projects create steady work, though some call the class easy if you submit everything.

Format shift

Online students emphasize busywork and papers; in-person students emphasize groups and participation.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Positive students call her caring and inspirational, but many , and ironically weak at communication.

Format shift

; online is predominantly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Speeches, papers, group projects, quizzes, and participation outweigh a .

Format shift

Both formats stress projects and assignments; .

Luni fit check

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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

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call her engaging and , boring, and .

Main concern

, and inconsistent clarity or compassion.

What students said

“Dr. Gerace is a great professor. Super engaging and wants you to succeed.”
COMS170
“Ironically, the .”
COMS170
“A very rude lady graded way to strictly and did not even help in .”
COM180

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and confusing midday deadlines dominate.

Main concern

, and inflexible or .

What students said

“ .”
COM135
“She does things to intentionally mess up students like due dates being due at 11:59... wait for it... a.m.”
COM180
“Grading does not make sense and .”
COM135

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on speeches, papers, quizzes, and projects; reviews do .

Speeches and presentationsGroup projectsQuizzes and pop quizzesPapersUnclear rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and inconvenient test windows more than formal proctoring tools.

Pop quizzesPresentationsGroup projectsParticipation-heavy
“all of her tests open from 6 am-12:00 pm was super inconvenient.”
COM135
“make sure you participate a lot and come to class for all quizzes.”
COMS170

Online

Online reviews emphasize papers, interviews or projects, quizzes, and software.

PapersInterview projectsQuizzesUnclear midterm/final rubrics
“Very unclear rubrics for the mid-term and .”
COMS135
“everything is on there and she is unwilling to repeat information.”
COMS135

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's ironic how she is a communication teacher but can't communicate with students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (18 online, 32 in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Trust

38/100

“Ironically, the .”

📋

32/100

“Grading does not make sense and .”

⏰ Deadline Friction

30/100

“due dates being due at 11:59... wait for it... a.m. Who does that??????”

❤️ Supportive Camp

70/100

“Professor Gerace is a to succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super engaging and wants you to succeed
  • Lectures on and on about the same things
  • Says one thing online and another in person

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was the easiest class I have ever taken
  • Locked grades so you don't know what your grade is until the semester's over

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work & Rules

  • Participation is huge in her class
  • 0 absence tolerance policy
  • group work is done with the same people

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

81

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent and older reviews with repeated themes on tone, rubrics, groups, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 516
1 out of 534

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 3 · A 17 · A- 5

B range

10

B+ 4 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1