Andrea Zarate-McCoy

ECE1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 14/100
RMP rating: 1.3/5
Take again: 10%
Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

unless you have no alternative; and harsh grading create high stress for little learning.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderUnclear InstructionsNo FeedbackHeavy PapersNightmare Online

Students overwhelmingly call instructions unclear and .
Many report , and chaotic due dates or modules.
Even students who pass often say they learned little and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A few still earn high marks, but , and .

Most evidence is online; the one in-person review also reports extreme difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Difficulty comes less from concepts and , and unforgiving rules.

Online and in-person both frame the class as a nightmare rather than intellectually advanced.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

, though assignment deadlines are rigid.

; the in-person review lists attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Nearly all reviews warn others not to enroll and describe a .

and in the one in-person review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

, and plagiarism accusations define the .

Format shift

Harsh grading is strongest in online reviews; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report , and unforgiving assignment volume.

Format shift

Online repeatedly cites so many papers and lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students say she cannot teach, disappears for weeks, and .

Format shift

Awful teaching claims dominate online; the in-person review is equally severe.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Papers, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online reviews focus on essays and assignments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The and urges students to choose another ECE professor.

Main concern

Students describe her as a .

What students said

“Terrible person. ”
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Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe a disorganized Canvas experience, late modules, harsh , and paper-heavy load.

Main concern

, and unforgiving deadlines.

What students said

“Her instructions are pretty much RIDDLES and don't bother asking for help”
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“She goes M.I.A for weeks at a time, then comes back randomly with an ”
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“she would have the due dates mixed up and seriously had two weeks of work due on the same day”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is assignment-driven with rigid deadlines and little clarity; .

Paper HeavyNo Makeup WorkUnclear Rubrics

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The but strongly warns against the class.

Lots of HomeworkSo Many Papers

“There is a wonderful teacher at MPC that is a doctor in ECE... ”
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Online

Online students emphasize papers, unclear rubrics, closed late work, and .

So Many PapersNo Makeup AssignmentsUnclear Instructions

“If you miss an . Once the ”
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“It felt like they were grading us based on instructions we never even received”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . Zarate! She does not care about your overall success, learning, and love for ECE”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (9 online, 1 in-person), , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“Cant teach. ”

⚖️

16/100

“This teacher seems impossible to please. ”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ . Very horrible teacher”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her instructions, material, and
She goes M.I.A for weeks at a time
learned nothing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you miss an
I currently have an F in this class because she accused me of plagiarism

Theme 3

💔 About Support

Has no compassion whatsoever
I never got a response
Some of as pretty rude and offensive

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Ten detailed reviews over several years are highly consistent in their negative themes, especially online.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 58

Course coverage

ECE110 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

B 2

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Andrea Zarate-McCoy

x x x x unless you have no alternative; x x and harsh grading create high stress for little learning.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Optional

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 Quality

⚖️ x x

🚫 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💔 About Support

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

unless you have no alternative; and harsh grading create high stress for little learning.

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