AI Rate Professor

Communication

Linda Schoen

MEDIA4 · MEDAMED4 · MEDIA1445 · MEDIA4053 · MEDIA1868 · MED4 · POLS1 · MEDIA4ONLINE · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
32.14%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid if you have another option; if you can self-drive heavy busy work and chase .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBusy Work MachineHeavy ReadingTough Online GraderDry LecturesExtra Credit Lifeline
  • weekly journals, quizzes, papers, and .
  • Many students finish with A or B via grind and .
  • Common complaints are unclear , and political bias in feedback.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many earn A with weekly work and , but picky rubrics and .

Online students more often mention carrying the A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Material is not advanced theory, but volume of reading and dry delivery make it feel harder than content alone.

Both formats call content dry; online adds more assignment churn, in-person echoes busy-work complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

as no or not provided; success tracks assignment completion more than seat time.

Online is largely asynchronous; a minority of .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

; even A students often say pick anyone else due to attitude and busy work.

Negative tone is strong in both formats, with online carrying the bulk of recent harsh reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags and political or ; can still rescue the final letter.

Format shift

Online reviews more often call rubrics odd and grading stingy; .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and long exams create constant load.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online locks steps sequentially for some terms.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Some praise knowledge and responsiveness, but many describe snark, bare-minimum effort, and uninspiring scripted lectures.

Format shift

Online amplifies attitude and interaction complaints; a minority of in-person older reviews are warmer.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Weekly discussions, journals, projects, and quizzes dominate; midterms and long tests appear but .

Format shift

Online centers Padlet, GoReact, and quiz cycles; and busy work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid-labeled , and dry delivery with mixed grading fairness.

Main concern

Busy work that does not .

What students said

“BUSY WORK WILL KILL YOUR BRAIN.”
MEDIA4
“Her online class is very dry and boring.”
MEDIA4
“ will be your best friend cause in my case it was the only reason I left with an A”
MEDIA4

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MEDIA4 is textbook-heavy with , and ; organization and tone draw frequent criticism.

Main concern

, and limited helpful interaction while volume of .

What students said

“literally pick any other teacher. she has the .”
MEDIA4
“There were a ton of , and honestly, the class in general is just boring.”
MEDIA4
“If you do the work, you pass with an A. !”
MEDIA4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are often long, mixed-format, and hard to study for; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid comments and heavy reading-based assessment rather than friendly open-book formats.

Long unclear testsReading-based quizzesExtra credit heavy
“ and no studying .”
MEDIA4
“Test are so unclear!!!”
MEDIA4

Online

Online exams and choice, short answer, and essay with tricky or textbook-detail questions.

Long timed testsWeekly quizzesTextbook-detail questionsExtra credit available
“The and .”
MEDIA4ONLINE
“ multiple choice, short answer, essay questions)”
MEDIA4

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“literally pick any other teacher. she has the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with heavy online weight, highlighting busy work and tone issues. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Linda Schoen is by far one of the put into her lessons”

📚 Workload Load

24/100

“BUSY WORK WILL KILL YOUR BRAIN.”

🚫 Recommendation

30/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she will give you attitude and tell you it makes sense to her so it must be right.
  • This teacher is SNARKY.
  • , and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of (45 pts)
  • you will have no political opinion she will scold you if you are not pro democrat.
  • If you do the work, you pass with an A.

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • Expect and
  • journals due every week
  • The and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with consistent busy-work and attitude themes across both formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 522
3 out of 514
2 out of 519
1 out of 527

Course coverage

MEDIA439 reviews
MED44 reviews
MEDIA4ONLINE2 reviews
MEDAMED41 review
MEDIA14451 review
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MEDIA40531 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 4 · A 13

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 7

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1