AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ashley McHale

STAT40 · MATH42A · MATH3 · MATH40 · MATH55X · MATHMATH · MATH65 · MATH2 · CALC1 · MATH55 · MATH110 · MATH47 · ALGEBRACALC · MATH38 · MATH50 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
95.83%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can; she is a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyTest correctionsCaring mentorAmazing lecturesMath anxiety friendlyExtra credit
  • Students repeatedly call her the and care.
  • , and make strong grades attainable.
  • and long lectures, but effort is rewarded fairly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

and occasional commonly leads to strong grades.

Evidence is strongest in person; online is mostly positive with one harsh outlier.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Math content is real and , but .

Both formats describe fair difficulty with strong teaching support.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

as mandatory or strongly expected, and showing up helps a lot.

; online and hybrid vary.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

and many call her the best math teacher they have had.

; online is mostly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and appear often and help recover points.

Format shift

Leniency is widely reported in person; one online review disputes this.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and long lectures add work, but students say it pays off.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise crystal-clear explanations, patience, and genuine care for success.

Format shift

In-person excellence is highly consistent; online is slightly more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Homework, labs, and and .

Format shift

Similar mix online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly glowing: , and deep student support.

Main concern

Long lectures and .

What students said

“Professor McHale is the goat for Math 2!! She made trig sub, seq&series, so much easier to understand compared to other professors.”
MATH2
“She's SERIOUSLY COMMITTED to your success and is EXTREMELY empathetic and understanding.”
CALC1
“This professor was the . Her teaching style was amazing.”
MATH40

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online and hybrid students mostly praise clarity and care; one outlier MATH55 review calls her unorganized.

Main concern

One strongly negative and .

What students said

“I will confidently say she is the . and very caring.”
MATH40
“she does not grade any assignments until the end of the semester and she goes missing a lot.”
MATH55

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can be tough, but , and make them recoverable.

Test correctionsExtra creditPartial creditCanvas exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes extra credit.

Test correctionsExtra creditPartial credit
“ significant percentage.”
MATH2
“ , but she allows you to retake the answers you missed for half credit.”
STAT40

Online

Online comments rarely detail proctoring; focus is on fair help and standard tests if you study.

Study-based examsOffice hour support
“ , but if you study you'll do great! Do the homework, and study and if you have questions just ask.”
MATH40

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I've always struggled a lot with all math, but she made me genuinely enjoy it. She's so sweet and understanding and really cares about the students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with strong cross-year consistency on care, clarity, and grade recovery. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

93/100

“She is arguably the . I spent my entire life assuming I was bad at math and that I hated it.”

💯 Recommendation

95/100

“ if you can!!”

🔄 Grade Recovery

82/100

“ and occasional . Do the homework and you'll do well on the tests.”

❤️ Student Care

93/100

“She's SERIOUSLY COMMITTED to your success and is EXTREMELY empathetic and understanding.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor McHale makes learning calculus fun and enjoyable for first-time learners.
  • Her teaching style was amazing.
  • She makes math seem so comprehensible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • significant percentage.
  • as long as you do your work you'll be fine.
  • The but She wants you to leave her class with tons of knowledge.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is always so willing and eager to help me and is super fun and .
  • You can tell she cares.
  • She TRULY wants you to pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years show highly consistent praise for teaching quality and support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 3 · A 15

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2