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Andrea Zarate

ECE26 · ECE10 · ECE19 · ECE53 · ECE1 · ECE6 · ECE2 · ECEECE · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you have another ECE option; communication and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderUnclear instructionsPoor communicationLots of homeworkTurnitin-focused grading
  • Recent online reviews are largely negative on clarity, responsiveness, and .
  • Many students report and harsh or inconsistent scoring.
  • A minority find the class easy if they keep up weekly, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few students get high grades by grinding weekly work, but , and grades tanking from one missed or disputed assignment.

Online reviews are far harsher on grade risk; a few online positives still exist, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard ECE work, but unclear instructions and the material alone.

Some recent online students call it easy if experienced with kids; most online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

mandatory and non-mandatory reports and limited consistent policy detail.

; older in-person more often lists mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and recent comments heavily warn students to choose other ECE professors when possible.

Online reviews drive the ; but still inconsistent.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough-grader complaints, unexplained zeros, and rigid handling of .

Format shift

; a minority online and older in-person voices disagree.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly report lots of homework, papers, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online sections most often mention drowning in homework; and long lectures.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Recent students emphasize unclear directions, weak communication, and .

Format shift

Online recent reviews are much more .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and frequent homework more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize Turnitin and assignment scoring; and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and passionate, while others say she goes off-topic, talks about personal life, or teaches little.

Main concern

and weak test alignment with class discussion.

What students said

“She never stays on topic... because we did not discuss anything on the test”
ECE1
“Her lectures are long and usually she reapeats the same stories but she's a good teacher.”
ECE53
“ .”
ECE26

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews dominate and are mostly critical: , and little support when students ask for help.

Main concern

Students report , and hard-to-reach instructor communication.

What students said

“ . She gives tons of assignments, and does not care about any special circumstances”
ECE1
“ and lacks communication skills.”
ECE53
“There is very little communication and care for her student's success.”
ece2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on assignment and , so exam risk is not clearly student-friendly or strictly proctored.

Assignment-heavy gradingTurnitin similarity scoringWeekly discussions and papersLimited exam-policy detail

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests that sometimes do not match class discussion; reviews do not clearly prove strict proctoring software.

Weekly papersIn-person testsLecture misalignment risk
“We had a 2 page paper due weekly.”
ECE1
“ because we did not discuss anything on the test”
ECE1

Online

Online reviews emphasize assignment zeros, Turnitin-based scoring, and policies.

Turnitin gradingResearch papersWeekly discussions
“The professor didn't communicate clearly and only used Turnitin to grade our work most of the time”
ece2
“I got 5% of the grade after having done the because it was not numbered.”
ECE1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you don't need her courses don't take her, look for professor Boates or professor Mayra they are a million times better.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, weighting recent online ECE experiences more heavily than older mixed in-person comments. Credibility rating: High.

Teaching Quality

30/100

“ and lacks communication skills.”

Recommendation Rate

22/100

“ .”

22/100

“Prof. Zarate is a !! .”

Workload Pressure

28/100

“get ready to be drowning in .”

Theme 1

About Communication

  • Weeks go by and you cannot contact her
  • I never got a response
  • lacks communication skills

Theme 2

About Grades and Fairness

  • only used Turnitin to grade our work most of the time
  • justification
  • she is not a

Theme 3

About Workload

  • she gives a ton of
  • drowning in
  • Lots of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews with a large recent online cluster consistently flag communication and some older positives.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 511

Course coverage

ECE17 reviews
ECE537 reviews
ece22 reviews
ECE262 reviews
ECEECE2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 4 · A 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

2

D 1 · D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values