AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Laurel Drane

M07 · MATHM03 · M905 · M01 · MATHMO7 · MO5 · M15 · M03 · MATHM07 · M05 · 118 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
73.45%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take her only if ; if you need traditional lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProALEKS HeavySelf-Teach FormatLots of HomeworkCaring PersonalityPolarizing Style
  • Flipped or and massive weekly homework.
  • Many students love her humor, care, and flexibility; many others hate the workload and feel she enough.
  • ; online or accelerated formats draw the and avoid comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

and some get A+, but the A usually costs many weekly hours of ALEKS and self-teaching.

Online accelerated sections feel harder to A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Concepts range from manageable stats to hard precalc, but the flipped format and volume make content feel harder than it is.

Both formats require self-teaching; online ALEKS amplifies perceived difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; others mark attendance optional while still expecting class work time.

; online often optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 73% would take again; while .

In-person recommendation is stronger; online ALEKS sections pull the score down.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Often lenient on late work and , but .

Format shift

Both formats report caring flexibility; a minority of online and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students cite 2-10+ hours daily or weekly on ALEKS, multiple modules, and nonstop quizzes.

Format shift

Heavy in both formats; online and accelerated sections are the most overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Personality and office hours are praised, but many say class is study hall and ALEKS does the teaching.

Format shift

In-person lectures rate higher; online often feels like professor ALEKS.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Heavy , and a final or testing-center exams.

Format shift

Online mentions Honorlock; in-person often uses testing center and practice tests that match exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students more often praise humor and help, but and heavy ALEKS.

Main concern

Class and 10+ hours of weekly work.

What students said

“be ready to teach yourself the entire course.”
M07
“Prof Laurel makes coming to class something to look forward to and makes math tolerable.”
MATHMO7
“ and takes kinda long but... Tests are easy because the ”
M07

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and occasional Honorlock; results split between easy B with work and total overload.

Main concern

Insane ALEKS volume, weak lecture support, and proctored testing stress.

What students said

“Class uses Honorlock and with cameras, so heads up.”
M05
“Do NOT under any circumstances take the online version of this class unless you yourself are a mathematician”
M07
“the .”
MATHM07

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard-to-hard but ; online Honorlock with cameras is explicitly reported once.

Practice Tests Match ExamsALEKS HomeworkTesting CenterHonorlock OnlineMultiple Attempts on Some Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; practice tests closely match real tests and partial credit appears.

Testing CenterPractice Tests Like ExamsPartial CreditHeavy Weekly Quizzes
“ ... practice tests that ”
M07
“Tests are easy because the .”
M07

Online

Online students report Honorlock with cameras, heavy ALEKS modules, and .

HonorlockCamera ProctoringALEKS ModulesSelf-Taught Prep
“Class uses Honorlock and with cameras, so heads up.”
M05
“The study guides look exactly like the tests, so be sure to study those extra well.”
M07

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“be ready to teach yourself the entire course. you're expected to watch the lectures b4 class, then spend the entire class period doing the work on your laptop.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Despite being a math professor professor Laurel is one of the most funny and ”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“It's like 2+ hours of online work each day.”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“Dont even think twice about taking her class. Shes is the .”

🧠

40/100

“the professor for this course should be Professor ALEKS.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She doesn't teach, so unless you want to spend 3-4 hours everyday
  • she makes sure there is a
  • She also does little math dances!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy B but a lot of work to get an A
  • because the
  • gives a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she is so flexible and amazing to work with
  • and accommodating
  • mean girl attitude

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

118

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 mixed, detailed reviews from 2020-2026 with stable themes on ALEKS workload and personality yield high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 571
4 out of 517
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 518

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 6 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2