AI Rate Professor

Modern Languages

Marcelo Mejia Perez

SPANISH1 · SPANISH3 · SPANISH2 · SPAN001 · SPANISH001 · SPAN1 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Great for students who want to actually speak Spanish and can handle a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardInteractive Spanish PracticeHeavy VHL HomeworkOral Interview FinalsFunny and EnergeticPolarizing Online Load
  • In-person students rave about fun speaking practice and real confidence gains.
  • and tough oral grading.
  • If you do the work and engage, many still learn a lot and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are achievable with and speaking practice, but and heavy VHL keep it from free-A territory.

In-person students more often call it fair or easy-ish; online reviews and lower grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Interactive practice helps learning, but weekly VHL, videos, and speaking tasks keep the course substantial.

Online students emphasize faster topic jumps and heavier grind; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Many sections require attendance and participation, while .

In-person attendance is often mandatory; and required Zoom components.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong majority recommend him for .

In-person recommendations are glowing; online recommendations split between devoted fans and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Many praise fairness and , while others call him nitpicky on videos, orals, and late work.

Format shift

Online reviews more often say tough grader; .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and speaking tasks create a high weekly grind.

Format shift

Online load complaints are strongest; but more fun pacing.

Teaching experience

Good

81/100

Standout interactive speaking teaching and humor, tempered by reports of attitude and overwhelm in some online terms.

Format shift

In-person teaching reputation is excellent; online quality is more split.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Heavy homework plus quizzes, midterms, oral interviews, presentations, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes VHL plus Zoom orals; , and presentations.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

professor: funny, interactive, game-based, and confidence-building.

Main concern

Attendance stickler culture and .

What students said

“Stop whining he's amazing. I took both Spanish 1 & 2 with him and improved A LOT.”
SPANISH2
“Instead of just lecturing, he engages the class with a myriad of activities.”
SPANISH001
“Marcelo is the . there is PERIOD!”
SPANISH1

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and office-hour help, while critics slam endless VHL, zero late credit, and harsh oral interviews.

Main concern

and strict oral expectations can overwhelm students who expected a light online language class.

What students said

“If you don't want to spend over 80% of your !”
SPANISH2
“You have to meet with him on zoom for a midterm and .”
SPANISH2
“I was very nervous for the oral interview, but he was so kind and made me feel very comfortable. Easy A, but I also learned a lot.”
SPAN001

Exam style

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Expect speaking assessments and regular quizzes alongside heavy online .

Oral InterviewsVHL HomeworkIn-Class QuizzesSpanish Presentations

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person finals often include conversations or Spanish PowerPoint presentations, with frequent low-stakes quizzes.

Conversation FinalPowerPoint Presentation FinalQuizzes Each ClassInteractive Practice
“ and the .”
SPANISH001
“The .”
SPANISH1
“You must study for exams... and there were 2 quizzes each class”
SPANISH3

Online

Online students report , and dense VHL work; proctoring software is not clearly proven.

Zoom Oral Midterm/FinalTimed Video SubmissionsHeavy VHLNo Late Credit
“You have to meet with him on zoom for a midterm and .”
SPANISH2
“you have to submit videos of yourself that are usually around 3-5 minutes, and if it is 1 second less than that, he gives you 50% automatically.”
SPANISH3
“Lots of assignments and videos with an oral interview.”
SPAN001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you actually care !”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, balancing in-person praise with online workload critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

81/100

“The ”

📚

24/100

“ . At least 75 assignments a week.”

🗣️ Speaking Growth

85/100

“the speaking exercises in class actually helped me get more confident when speaking Spanish with native speakers”

👍 Recommendation Split

78/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He made the class fun with games and group participation
  • His class is very interactive and fun to be in.
  • disrespectful, unprofessional, does not know how to teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Professor Peréz is no easy A, but he's a fabulous professor.
  • as long as .
  • He is a

Theme 3

💻 About Online Workload

  • grinding VHL
  • and free access codes for a bit so you don't have to initially pay for the assignments.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews across online and in-person formats from 2019-2026 with and workload criticisms.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 9 · A 7

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2