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Engineering

Elise Moss

MACH20 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you already follow textbooks well and can tolerate a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSolidWorks expertFast lecturesMean classroom toneTextbook-drivenLoses student work
  • Students agree she is highly skilled in SolidWorks but a weak, often harsh teacher.
  • Pacing is too fast, questions get sarcastic answers, and .
  • You can learn the software if self-directed, but the classroom climate is stressful.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

, and high difficulty without calling grades easy.

All evidence is from in-person MACH20 reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

SolidWorks content moves fast with little soak-in time, so beginners get lost even when the .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Multiple .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Even the student who would take her again warns against summer pacing, and others stress mean tone and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Reviews claim she grades based on whether she likes you and loses work, forcing students to keep records.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Fast in-class demos plus textbook projects leave little buffer, especially in summer.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Technical skill is high, but students call her a bad teacher with sarcastic, unhelpful classroom behavior.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Course follows the book with project-style SolidWorks work more than separate high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person MACH20 is textbook-driven SolidWorks with strong technical demos but fast pace, harsh tone, and reports of lost work and .

Main concern

Mean sarcastic responses to questions and grades that feel personality-based.

What students said

“Very knowledgeable, but not a .”
MACH20
“Moss comes off extremely mean if you say you can't do something and grades unfairly based on whether she likes you or not.”
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“some of her in class lectures are very fast and can be lost in easily”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize textbook-following assignments and .

Textbook ProjectsIn-Class Lab Work

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence focuses on textbook-aligned SolidWorks work; .

Textbook-Aligned WorkLab Assignments
“The class follows the book verbatim.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You will learn a lot, but at what cost?”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person MACH20 reviews with consistent criticism of tone and pacing. Credibility rating: Medium.

🛠️ Technical Skill

70/100

“Ms. Moss is very experienced using Solidworks and can do a very good job with her lectures”

😠 Classroom Climate

22/100

“class is giving me anxiety due to mean, sarcastic comments every time a question is asked”

⚖️

28/100

“grades unfairly based on whether she likes you or not”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The class follows the book verbatim
  • some of her in class lectures are very fast and can be lost in easily
  • Very knowledgeable at Solidworks, but bad teacher

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • not a nice person
  • comes off extremely mean if you say you can't do something
  • The assistant, Ron, is the class's saving grace

Theme 3

📈 About Workload & Pace

  • expecting too much from the students wo allowing time to soak-in
  • Keep record of what you turn in as she frequently loses work

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 in-person reviews from 2011-2016, but they agree strongly on expertise versus harsh teaching.

Inside 4 stored ratings

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Course coverage

MACH204 reviews

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