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Isai Ulate

MACH126 · MACH120 · MACH154 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless required by an employer; expect little teaching value and better options elsewhere.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnhelpful paycheck vibeWatch not doForced good teachers outRude onlineOne positive helper
  • Majority of reviews give quality 1 with claims of little hands-on learning.
  • Online comment calls him rude and good only at watching him work.
  • One older MACH126 review praises help, feedback, and accessibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

50/100

No grade outcomes reported; difficulty ranges from easy online watching to hard unhelpful shop work, so an A is not clearly easy or impossible.

Online difficulty rated 1; in-person difficulty spans 2-5 with sparse grade data.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content challenge varies by section; some call it standing around while others rate difficulty high when help is missing.

Online feels easy and passive; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; other reviews do not contradict a strict shop culture.

Mandatory flag appears on an in-person MACH120 review; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Three of four reviews reject retaking him and urge learning at another college; only one short positive review.

Online and ; one in-person yes vote.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

; grades are not discussed.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

65/100

Comments stress standing around or watching .

Format shift

Online and in-person both describe passive .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant theme is unhelpful, rude, or paycheck-only teaching despite one accessible helper comment.

Format shift

Online review emphasizes rudeness; in-person reviews split but lean negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Shop participation and hands-on presence matter more than formal exams in the comments.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and weak shop leadership, with one positive note that he helps when needed.

Main concern

Department decline claims and .

What students said

“He forced out the good teachers and the CNC shop is a flaming ruins.”
MACH120
“ . Really appears only to be there to collect a paycheck.”
MACH154
“hELPS YOU WHEN NEEDED.”
MACH126

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online MACH120 review calls him rude and focused on watching demos instead of student practice.

Main concern

Rude tone and passive watch-not-do instruction.

What students said

“Rude to students. If you like watching instead of doing- he is good at having you watch him work.”
MACH120

Exam style

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Reviews do not .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or proctoring.

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Go to De Anza to actually learn something.... but if because you'll just stand around.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (1 online, 3 in-person); credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Value

28/100

“Really appears only to be there to collect a paycheck.”

👀 Watch Not Do

30/100

“If you like watching instead of doing- he is good at having you watch him work.”

👍 Rare Positive Help

55/100

“hELPS YOU WHEN NEEDED.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Rude to students
  • watch him work

Theme 2

🏭 About Shop Leadership

  • forced out the good teachers
  • CNC shop is a flaming ruins
  • you'll just stand around

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • hELPS YOU WHEN NEEDED

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

50/100

Evidence confidence

Four reviews across online and in-person from 2016-2019 with consistent negative quality scores but uneven detail.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

MACH1202 reviews
MACH1261 review
MACH1541 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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