Oscar Cañedo

CHIC141B · CHIC141A · 141A · CHICSTUDIES141A · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if and writing; skip if you want a chill low-effort history elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReading and writing heavyPicky paper graderClear expectationsLots of papersOrganized online

, and .
He communicates expectations clearly and and chill once you follow instructions.
penalties and limited flexibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible by following prompts carefully, but and heavy writing make an A effortful.

Online and ; online adds more weekly volume.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Material is interesting but , and and time demand high.

Online short terms feel especially packed; in .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

; others say not mandatory.

Online but weekly work; in person mixed reports.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Roughly half would take again; .

Recent online reviews are mixed-positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Multiple tough-grader and picky-paper comments, plus full .

Format shift

Online pickiness on rewrites is common; in person late policy is harsh.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and substantial reading dominate reviews.

Format shift

Online summer formats feel most overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, and passionate, but some feel ignored or overworked.

Format shift

Online organization praised more; in person has a strong negative late-work complaint.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Papers, projects, quizzes, midterm, and alone.

Format shift

Online leans papers and quizzes; in and major assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Few in-person reviews note clear criteria and study guides but also harsh late penalties and .

Main concern

Strict late policy and .

What students said

“Just follow his instructions on the papers and you should get an A.”
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“He deducts a full letter grade if you turn anything in late even if it is just one day late!”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students say and resource-rich but and papers; summer formats feel overwhelming.

Main concern

High weekly load and .

What students said

“It's the .”
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“get ready to read and write tho.”
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“ & so .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment mixes quizzes from readings with major papers and .

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalLong papersStudy guidesReading-based quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and final with study guides provided.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalStudy guidesHeavy assignment grading

“There's 5 major assignments that , and quizzes.”
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“Ur graded by 8 things so make sure to do well on them.”
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Online

Online includes weekly quizzes, major projects or papers, and a .

Weekly quizzesLong papersProjects and finalReading-based

“so .”
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“Projects and ”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're lazy and are expecting to do the bare minimum, yeah this class is not for you.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews with mostly online Chicano Studies evidence. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“most of the work i was doing this semester was from this class”

✍️ Paper Pickiness

38/100

“he made me redo a paper 3 times because I needed to add 2-3 sentences to some of my paragraphs”

📋 Organization

70/100

“Course expectations are clearly communicated from the beginning.”

👍

52/100

“Just follow his instructions on the papers and you should get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

organized and states his expectations clearly
passionate about his job
he's a nice guy and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

VERY hard to satisfy
he is VERY hard to satisfy
not worth the work for a 3 unit class

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

Get ready to read
So much cramped together

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 9 reviews with mixed recent online detail and sparse in-person evidence; themes are consistent but sample is small.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 53

3 out of 54

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHIC141A4 reviews

CHICSTUDIES141A3 reviews

141A1 review

CHIC141B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Oscar Cañedo

x x x if x x x x x and writing; skip if you want a chill low-effort history elective.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

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.

📚 Workload Load

✍️ Paper Pickiness

📋 Organization

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📖 About Workload

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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 and writing; skip if you want a chill low-effort history elective.

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