Jose Menjivar

M15 · MATHM15 · MATHM25A · M25A · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: 18.18%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you already know the material and can teach yourself around weak lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderHard to UnderstandTest HeavyLots of HomeworkConfusing Lectures

Most in-person students call lectures unclear, with hard-to-read handwriting and a heavy accent.
, and tests often feel mismatched to class material.
A small and fair, so format experience is split.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some homework credit and rare curves exist, but and .

Online has one easy-A success story; and GPA damage.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe abstract or rushed material, high difficulty ratings, and tests that feel harder than class practice.

Online felt easier for one student; in-person stats and calc sections are widely called hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is repeatedly listed as and pass-risk warnings.

; in-person comments stress it more heavily.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and most comments urge students to stay away.

Online has one strong recommender; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and many students report low or average grades despite effort.

Format shift

One online review calls him fair; and unexplained.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly homework, frequent quizzes, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are concentrated in in-person M15 and M25A reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students often cannot follow lectures, cite accent and handwriting issues, and .

Format shift

Online praise is rare; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, midterms, and a homework credit.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and lectures many students call confusing or unprepared.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say tests do not match class difficulty and that skipping class tanks the grade.

What students said

“Awful, actually awful. Do yourself a favor and .”
M15

“BEWARE STAY AWAY. STAY AWAY STAY AWAY”
M15

“Beware of his reviews.”
MATHM25A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Small online sample is mixed-to-positive, with one strong praise for fairness and office help and one note about accent and .

Main concern

Even supporters note lectures can be and .

What students said

“I absolutely LOVED him. I am not great at math but he made statistics really easy.”
MATHM15

“his lectures might be a little hard to understand due to his accent and sometimes his handwriting is a bit sloppy.”
MATHM15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams drive the grade, often feel harder than reviews, and .

Test HeavyHard ExamsStudy Guide Helps FinalLimited Feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard, sometimes mismatched to class, and central to the course.

Hard ExamsTest HeavyFinal Study Guide

“The and did not reflect the material in class.”
M25A

“keep quiz's and test because the final is 70% study guide and 30% other”
M15

Online

Online comments mention tests with .

Limited Test Feedback

“Whenever he grades a wrong so it's a bit hard to learn.”
MATHM15

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“BEWARE STAY AWAY. STAY AWAY STAY AWAY”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Teaching Clarity

28/100

“Lectures are hard to understand and only goes by book. I'm not sure he knows the subject.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ruined my GPA... BEWARE STAY AWAY. STAY AWAY STAY AWAY”

📝

28/100

“Beware of his reviews.”

⚖️

24/100

“ for students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are hard to understand and only goes by book
He doesn't know how to calculate simple math when he gives practice problems
his handwriting is a bit sloppy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

and did not reflect the material in class
ruined my GPA

Theme 3

🚪 About Recommendation

Do yourself a favor and
STAY AWAY

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven detailed reviews spanning 2018-2022 are mostly consistent, but the tiny online sample lowers format-level certainty.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 53

2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

M154 reviews

MATHM153 reviews

MATHM25A3 reviews

M25A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

No reported values

C range

C 2 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1

Jose Menjivar

Avoid if you can; x x x if you already know the material and can teach yourself around weak lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚠️ Teaching Clarity

📉 Recommendation Rate

📝 x x

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🚪 About Recommendation

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if you can; if you already know the material and can teach yourself around weak lectures.

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