AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Virginia May

MATH351 · GEOMETRY · MATH350 · MATH120 · MATH110 · LINEARALGEBRA · MATH400 · MATH1 · INTMALG · CALC1 · MATH120ONLINE · MATHMATH · MATH34 · MATH420 · MATH402 · MATH100 · MATH123 · STAT300 · STATISTICS300 · CALC400 · MATH401 · STATS300 · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong in math and ready to teach yourself the course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude and impatientSelf-taught requiredFast-paced lecturesHarsh examsRun away
  • Most students say , and leave you teaching yourself.
  • Exams often mismatch practice work and .
  • A few serious math students praise office hours, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A and practice tests, with little partial credit.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students repeatedly call the pace too fast, concepts poorly explained, and the course hard even for strong students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, though lectures are the main source of content when present.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

The because teaching and attitude are widely described as poor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Students report little partial credit, points lost for not doing it her way, and tests harder than practice.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and the class taking over the semester.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Most reviews describe unclear lectures, reading notes, impatience with questions, and self-teaching.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge on hard quizzes and practice materials.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe rushed lectures, confusing explanations, heavy homework, and .

Main concern

You may leave unprepared for transfer-level and .

What students said

“ unless you plan on teaching yourself. Not to mention she's rude as can be. Turn back now. Run.”
MATH100
“She has trouble explaining simple concepts and understanding questions from students. ; not a teacher.”
MATH420
“Doesn't understand the definition of partial credit; either it's done her weird way or you get 1 out of 10 even if you get the right answer.”
MATH400

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

practice, and graded strictly with limited partial credit.

Hard chapter examsPractice exams mismatch real testsLittle partial creditUnannounced quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and strict scoring with little partial credit.

Hard examsPractice-test mismatchLittle partial creditRandom board quizzes
“She gave practice exams which were 10x easier than the actual exams, so they pretty much didn't help.”
MATH351
“She's just lazy to grade the exams... She rarely as well.”
MATH400

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you plan on teaching yourself. Not to mention she's rude as can be. Turn back now. Run.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and recommendation themes. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

30/100

“She doesn't teach at all, she just hands out notes that could be emailed to you and then does the problems that she already did in the notes.”

🚫 Recommendation

24/100

“ .”

📉

28/100

“ or what she teaches in class.”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

22/100

“Virginia May's teachings are equivilent to you teaching yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She just hands out notes and reads them
  • Moves way too fast and skips steps
  • Does not answer questions clearly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Little partial credit even when the answer is right
  • Most students dropped or failed

Theme 3

😤 About Attitude

  • Rude and sarcastic when students ask questions
  • Makes students uncomfortable seeking help
  • Mean lady, bad teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

54

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews span many years with consistent themes on teaching quality, pace, and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 54
3 out of 510
2 out of 510
1 out of 523

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Reported outcomes

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2

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B range

0

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