AI Rate Professor

Music

Susan Scaffidi

MUSI3 · MUSCB22 · B27 · MUSIC22 · B22 · MUSICB22 · MUSCB2203 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
52.17%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can handle heavy writing, lecture-based work, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy HomeworkTough GradingLecture HeavyMixed TeachingPoor Online Experience
  • Online reviews are strongly negative because students , and .
  • praising her passion and fairness but newer reviews raising organization concerns.
  • Getting an A is possible, but students often describe the class as .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earned A grades, but comments show that grades usually , and patience with grading.

Online evidence is much harder and more negative, while consistent work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The music content is not always conceptually hard, but lectures, papers, reports, and listening work make the course feel demanding.

Online reviews describe the course as harder because of workload, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Attendance rules vary by review, with several students saying attendance or participation matters and .

Online and in-person reviews both include mandatory and , so flexibility is inconsistent.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Students recommend her when they value music lectures and feedback, but many warn against her because of workload, organization, and .

, while in-person reviews are mixed with more older positive recommendations.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students often describe tough or , and grades based on expectations that feel hard to predict.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially harsh on grading, while and strict-grading complaints.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

The workload is often described as lots of , and major writing assignments.

Format shift

Online workload is described as overwhelming, while but sometimes manageable over a full term.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and knowledge but repeated criticism of organization, dry lectures, and poor communication.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are mostly poor, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades appear to come from a mix of papers, reports, homework, quizzes, listening work, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes and many assignments more often, while and reports.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are divided, with many older students praising her passion and fairness while others , and delayed grading.

Main concern

The main in-person risk is lecture-heavy teaching with and a large paper or reports.

What students said

“This is not an easy A you have to put your work in.”
B27
“Professor Scaffidi was great!”
B27
“The professor is very harsh with ”
MUSCB22

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students consistently , and stressful course management.

Main concern

Online reviews repeatedly warn that the workload and class.

What students said

“If you want a free GE class, please DO NOT take her class, it will definitely ruin your grade.”
B22
“She had 48 assignments for a 4 week class”
MUSICB22
“Too much work for a summer session & makes it worse.”
MUSICB22

Exam style

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mentioning quizzes or a written midterm and others saying there were no exams.

Listening QuizzesWritten MidtermFew Or No Exams In Some SectionsReports And Papers

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one report of no exams, but they do not clearly prove closed-book exams or strict proctoring.

No Exams In One SectionArtist ReportConcert Reports
“ .”
B27
“There are 3 concert reports and a .”
MUSCB22

Online

Online reviews mention hard listening quizzes and a , but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam use, open-book rules, or Lockdown Browser.

Listening QuizzesWritten Midterm
“Lots of .”
B22
“You have to watch an symphony for the ”
B22

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is not an easy A you have to put your work in.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“She does not follow her syllabus in order and her ”

⚖️

28/100

“The professor is very harsh with ”

📚 Workload Load

24/100

“ so much time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Scaffidi is very passionate about music and teaching.
  • her
  • Lectures can be a bit boring as history needs to be talked about.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • This is not an easy A you have to put your work in.
  • If you participate and do the .
  • Way too difficult of a class for what was supposed to be a side class.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload And Exams

  • She had 48 assignments for a 4 week class
  • .
  • Lots of .

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The judgment is based on 31 reviews across many years, with clear and , and format differences.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

B2710 reviews
MUSICB227 reviews
B225 reviews
MUSCB225 reviews
MUSIC222 reviews
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MUSCB22031 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 6 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1