AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Maria-Teresa Macedo

ETH3 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless , and poorly designed assessments without much support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor OrganizationTough GraderHeavy ReadingPoorly Designed AssessmentsCaring in One Online Review
  • Most reviews describe weak organization, poor structure, and poorly designed assessments.
  • Grades can be high, but students report , and .
  • Online evidence is mixed, with one strongly negative review and one caring review.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

High grades appear possible, but , and difficult poorly designed assessments.

Online evidence includes one B- with tough grading and one A with a positive tone, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The subject does not sound inherently impossible, but poor organization and assessment design make the course feel harder than needed.

and assessment burden, while in-person reviews more strongly blame classroom disorganization.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews do , though participation is mentioned once.

only in-person tags mentioning participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

because of disorganization, weak communication, and poorly designed assessments.

Online reviews are mixed, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and describe difficult assessments, even though several students still earned A-range grades.

Format shift

Online grading evidence includes tough grading and a B-, while and difficult projects.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and difficult midterm or final projects.

Format shift

Online reviews include lots of homework and reading, while and difficult projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most comments describe poor organization, weak structure, missed communication, tangents, and .

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is mixed, but and classroom management.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and midterm or final projects.

Format shift

Online reviews mention poorly designed exams and homework, while and difficult projects.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews consistently describe , and difficult midterm or .

Main concern

In-person students mainly report disorganization and poorly designed assessments.

What students said

“The and often gets sidetracked.”
ETH-3
“ , and extremely poorly designed.”
ETH-3

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are split between one caring experience and one highly , and workload.

Main concern

Online , and poorly designed exams.

What students said

“Professor lacks professionalism, when asked to meet during office hours she does .”
ETH-3
“She was very sweet and you can tell she cares about her student's wellbeing.”
ETH-3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews show assessment risk from poorly designed exams and projects, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Poorly Designed ExamsDifficult Midterm and Final ProjectsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult midterm or , but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyDifficult Midterm and Final Projects
“ and extremely poorly designed.”
ETH-3
“Calling the layout of this class "poor" would be generous.”
ETH-3

Online

Online reviews mention poorly designed exams but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Poorly Designed Exams
“Exams are poorly designed and .”
ETH-3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The and often gets sidetracked.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and assessment design. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Very little student interaction, and almost no structure to the class at all.”

⚖️

28/100

“The class was made more difficult than it should have been.”

🧪 Assessment Risk

40/100

“Exams are poorly designed and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The and often gets sidetracked.
  • You come in, sit down, and listen to the proffesor brain dump.
  • She was very sweet and you can tell she cares about her student's wellbeing.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class was made more difficult than it should have been.
  • , and extremely poorly designed.
  • Exams are poorly designed and .

Theme 3

🧭 About Class Structure

  • Calling the layout of this class "poor" would be generous.
  • Very little student interaction, and almost no structure to the class at all.
  • Class was frequently stopped due to her either reacting strongly to side conversation, or to unrelated political tangents.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

The sample is small but recent and detailed, with consistent negative patterns across most reviews.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ETH-35 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values