Roberto Alvarado

COUN80 · COUN270 · COUN74 · COUN10 · COUN60 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 95%
Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

Strong pick for first-year or Puente students who want guidance and an achievable A with steady participation.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyInspirational CounselorStudent Success FocusClear ExpectationsPuente ChampionEasy If You Show Up

, and low-stress with .
In-person students rave about care and life advice; online notes are more mixed on warmth.
Workload stays light; success mainly needs participation and basic assignment effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Low difficulty ratings and many As/A+s; students say doing the work almost guarantees success.

; online still calls criteria easy to meet despite contact issues.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Counseling content is practical and light, with .

Both formats describe straightforward material; online is a bit less warm but not harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and participation-heavy, especially for program classes.

In-person and ; one online COUN270 says not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

About 95% would take again, with and life-changing language in person.

In-person is near-universal praise; online is more tempered yet .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and do-the-work-to-pass messaging dominate; grades cluster high.

Format shift

; in-person emphasizes clarity and fairness.

Workload

Light

78/100

, and reading is not heavy.

Format shift

Both formats describe manageable work; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students call him inspiring, caring, and ; online teaching quality is solid but less warm.

Format shift

two online critiques of tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Projects, discussions, participation, and .

Format shift

and participation; online notes one research paper plus midterms/finals in older COUN74-style classes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person counseling classes are repeatedly called amazing, flexible, and life-changing with strong motivation and support.

Main concern

A few older notes mention .

What students said

“Roberto is one of the ! and he's always willing to help you in whatever it may be!”
COUN10

“Roberto is an amazing teacher! If .”
COUN80

“the only way you can fail is if you hate education with a passion.”
COUN10

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COUN270 is straightforward on assignments but draws cooler comments about reachability and tough-love tone.

Main concern

Students report standoffish contact and .

What students said

“Professor Alvarado gave good advice and , but was very standoffish and not easy to reach.”
COUN270

“Roberto can sometimes come off a bit rude with his idea of a "tough love" approach. However, his Coun270 class is straightforward”
COUN270

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and previewed; many sections weight projects and participation more.

Midterms and FinalsInfo Provided Before TestsStraightforward AssignmentsNot Curveball Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals with provided info, plus project-heavy counseling work.

Midterms and FinalsInfo Provided Before TestsProject Heavy

“ . he will provide you with the info that will be on the tests”
COUN74

“It's a very laid back class, the majority of the work is in the .”
COUN74

Online

Online comments emphasize straightforward criteria and a .

Straightforward CriteriaScaffolded Research Paper

“his Coun270 class is straightforward and there are no crazy curveballs or .”
COUN270

“Overall, though, the material was good and useful and the .”
COUN270

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Roberto is one of the ! and he's always willing to help you in whatever it may be!”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (2 online, 20 in person), highlighting support, ease, and online tone gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Awesome teacher ! really passionate about his topics and about his students future.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“Life changing professor and class.”

🌟 Easy Path to Success

84/100

“the only way you can fail is if you hate education with a passion.”

💻 Online Caveat

55/100

“was very standoffish and not easy to reach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He gives the
makes his lectures interesting and inspiring
He's a great and caring professor all around.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

overall an easy class you just have to put in the work
the
I don't wanna put "Easy A" because you have to do the and if you do them you'll be fine!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Great teacher that cares about ALL his students
he's also very flexible and so helpful
will motivate you and inspire you all throughout the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews with strong consistency on care and ease, but only two online and some older sparse comments limit full coverage.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

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