Michelle Poliseno

MATH400 · STATS300 · MATH373 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Prefer her in-person Math sections if you are self-motivated; unless you can handle heavy busywork alone.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy BusyworkVideo AssignmentsUnresponsive OnlineCaring In PersonGroup Project Risk

and workable with and video lectures.
Online Stats and Calc often feel overloaded with , and .
Grades can still land as A or A+ if , but the effort cost is high.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students still earn A or A+, but , and sustained effort.

Online reviews stress busywork for the grade; but feel more supported.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content is standard college Math or Stats, but pacing and concepts alone.

Online summer .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, while several online Stats reviews say it was not required.

In-person comments more often treat class as required work time; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half would retake her, mainly when the format is in person and support is visible.

; online Stats reviews often say avoid.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Plenty of high grades appear, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online Stats has .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of , and required teaching videos show up across many reviews.

Format shift

Online workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and helpful, while online students often call her unresponsive and unclear.

Format shift

Teaching quality looks much better in person than online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and papers outweigh the exam load for most students.

Format shift

Both formats lean assignment-heavy; online adds recording and group video work.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

caring, helpful in class, and structured around video lessons plus guided work time.

Main concern

and you still need self-motivation for outside video learning.

What students said

“ .”
math400

“She is a wonderful Professor.”
Stats300

“ and sweet!”
math400

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Stats and Calc are frequently described as overloaded with , and weak instructor response.

Main concern

, and emails often going unanswered.

What students said

“ if you do not want to record yourself.”
Stats300

“We had over 190 assignments graded, for an online class no less.”
Stats300

“Prof VERY unhelpful and unfriendly.”
Math-373

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Courses usually include several exams plus a final, while and assignment volume drive most of the stress.

Multiple ExamsCumulative FinalExam Reviews Similar to TestsVideo Assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

final, with reviews similar to tests and class used for practice.

4 Exams and a FinalExam Reviews Similar to TestsIn-Class Work Time

“4 exams and a final and .”
math400

“class time is more for work time, questions, and (video) assignments.”
math400

Online

Online reviews emphasize recording yourself, many small graded tasks, and limited .

Record Yourself Solving ProblemsMany Small Quizzes and PapersGroup Teaching Videos

“She made us record ourselves working out multiple problems and overall .”
Stats300

“ , and papers.”
Stats300

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The . We had over 190 assignments graded, for an online class no less.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting online . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“We had over 190 assignments graded, for an online class no less.”

💻 Online Support Gap

30/100

“ and the work is all crammed together”

❤️ In-Person Care

80/100

“ .”

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40/100

“ if you do not want to record yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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She does a great job of explaining things in different ways until it makes sense to you.
Prof VERY unhelpful and unfriendly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

I got an A but with a lot of work that was unnecessary.
Take the class if you have good time management.
Its doable, but definitely a trek.

Theme 3

🧾 About Assignments

, and papers.
Once a week, you make a video explaining your solving process of a problem.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve recent reviews give useful detail and a , but the sample is still modest and polarized.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 55

Course coverage

Stats3007 reviews

Math-3733 reviews

math4002 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

B 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Michelle Poliseno

Prefer her in-person Math sections if you are self-motivated; x x x x x unless you can handle heavy busywork alone.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Varies

Depends

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.

📚 Workload Reality

💻 Online Support Gap

❤️ In-Person Care

🎥 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🧾 About Assignments

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

Prefer her in-person Math sections if you are self-motivated; unless you can handle heavy busywork alone.

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