AI Rate Professor

Sociology

M. Teresa Macedo

SOC3 · SOCIOLOGY1 · SOCIO2 · WS1 · SOC · SOC1 · SOC9 · SOC1OL · SOC1AND3 · SOC2 · SOC10 · SOC2H · SOC100 · 160 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
48.72%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take her if and active participation, but if you need tight organization or flexible attendance.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReading HeavyCaring but PolarizingParticipation MattersDisorganized at TimesWorkload Heavy
  • Students repeatedly praise her care, passion, and feedback, but recent reviews describe rude interactions and .
  • The class is usually passable with consistent reading, participation, and note-taking, but it is not low-effort.
  • Attendance and participation appear important, and missed classes can carry serious consequences in some in-person sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earned A grades, but comments consistently say the A , and steady effort.

Online and in-person reviews both show effort is needed, while when students participate.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The content is usually introductory sociology, but the and can make it feel harder.

Online reviews emphasize time management and reading, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly treated as important, with some students reporting severe penalties for missed classes.

, while in-person evidence contains stronger complaints about attendance consequences.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommendations are split because students value her care and passion but , and classroom tone.

Online reviews are mixed but somewhat more balanced, while and include harsher recent criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Grades can be attainable with effort, but several students report .

Format shift

Online reviews include harsher grading complaints, while but still mention tough grading.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and time commitment.

Format shift

Both formats are reading-heavy, with online reviews especially stressing weekly workload and .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Her teaching is strongly polarizing, with many older reviews praising passion and care and newer reviews criticizing rudeness and disorganization.

Format shift

Online reviews are moderately mixed, while and the strongest criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Assessments appear to , and finals rather than relying on one method.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes, discussions, response papers, and exams, while , and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly polarized, ranging from inspiring and , and attendance-heavy.

Main concern

The biggest concern is inconsistent teaching experience and .

What students said

“There is a lot of reading but most is interesting, and .”
SOC1
“Failed me after I missed 3 classes.”
SOC3
“Her lectures are her repeating the same sentence and rambling.”
SOC1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and mixed grading, with some students praising support and others criticizing unclear directions and .

Main concern

Online workload and .

What students said

“It isn't a hard class, but it requires a lot of time.”
SOC1
“She also takes FOREVER to grade.”
SOC10
“Class is reading-heavy and difficult material, but .”
SOC9

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with some student-friendly open-note or cheat-sheet features but also complaints about difficult quizzes and .

Open Note QuizzesCheat Sheets MentionedMidterm and Final MentionedHarsh Exam Grading Reported

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and midterm or final exams, but do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book exam rules.

Open Note Online QuizzesCheat Sheets AllowedMidterm and Final
“Grades mainly consist of and allows "cheat sheets" for finals/midterms.”
SOC1
“Online quizzes and and the and in class essay, with study guides!”
SOC1

Online

Online reviews clearly mention open-note quizzes and , but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book exams.

Open Note QuizzesHarsh Midterm GradingHarsh Final Grading
“ .”
SOC3
“She grades the Final and and does not say what to do to improve.”
SOC9

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The course itself requires time and energy put into studying if you want to succeed but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“GET READY TO READ!!!”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ .”

⚖️ Grade Effort

62/100

“felt easy to get an A by just engaging with the material and doing the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are her repeating the same sentence and rambling.
  • She made every class interesting and personally made me really enjoy sociology.
  • Her lectures are invigorating.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • She assigns so many chapters to each module, you won't even have time to breathe between each one.
  • It isn't a hard class, but it requires a lot of time.
  • There are a LOT of textbook readings and .

Theme 3

⚖️ About Grades and Attendance

  • Failed me after I missed 3 classes.
  • as long as you put in the effort, read the material, and come to class its an easy pass.
  • .

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • Teresa cares about her students.
  • Professor Macdeo is one of the kindest and .
  • Genuinely one of the rudest teachers.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

160

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews across many years and courses, with detailed but highly polarized comments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5100
4 out of 522
3 out of 513
2 out of 511
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 2 · A 18 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5