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Cabrillo College · Medical Assisting

Susan Carlson

ICD9CMCPT · MEDICALTERMINO · MA70 · MA150 · MA179B · MT6252 · MA170B · MA179 · MA170 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a and are ready to study consistently for a demanding medical terminology course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeable MentorHelpful In ClassFast-Paced TestsHigh Study DemandPoor Email Response
  • Students overwhelmingly praise her knowledge, humor, and willingness to help during class.
  • Medical terminology can be fast-paced and study-heavy, especially in summer or advanced sections.
  • Getting an A is possible, but , and memorization.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

An A is realistic with steady studying and homework, but several reviews say the pace and memorization make it far from automatic.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The , but medical terminology is memorization-heavy and can move very quickly.

Only in-person reviews describe the course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because students say class is where questions get answered and lectures move fast.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

because she is knowledgeable, funny, supportive, and career-relevant.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, though hard sections still require serious study.

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and hours of study for harder sections.

Format shift

Workload comments are all from in-person classes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently describe her as smart, caring, entertaining, and and email response.

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Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Assessment appears driven mainly by frequent quizzes, weekly tests, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a highly knowledgeable and and steady studying.

Main concern

The main concern is the , and .

What students said

“Getting an A is doable if you study using ALL of your free time.”
MA170
“She interjects humor and personal stories to help students to understand the subject.”
MA70
“Will stay late to help you understand, but if you e-mail she will NEVER e-mail you back.”
MA179

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews describe frequent tests and , but exam rules are not fully consistent across courses.

Frequent QuizzesWeekly TestsPossible Take-Home TestsBook-Based Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention daily or weekly quizzes and tests, and .

Frequent QuizzesWeekly TestsPossible Take-Home Tests
“Very fast-paced, a .”
MA170
“Tests every week of about 80 questions.”
MA170B
“ .”
MA150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Susie is a , and fun.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“She is very entertaining and a pleasure to learn from.”

📚 Effort Needed

60/100

“Getting an A is doable if you study using ALL of your free time.”

👍 Recommendation Level

90/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She interjects humor and personal stories to help students to understand the subject.
  • the book.
  • Presents a pharmacology in an interesting way based on her clinical experience.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • NOT an easy A.
  • The subject is rightfully difficult but the teacher is lovely, warm and very accomodating to all students.
  • Her class was overall easy and she graded nicely.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Will stay late to help you understand, but if you e-mail she will NEVER e-mail you back.
  • A teacher who you can tell really wants you to suceed and .
  • She expects alot, but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 20 detailed in-person reviews over many years with a consistent pattern of strong teaching and high effort.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

MA170B6 reviews
MA1704 reviews
MA703 reviews
MA1502 reviews
ICD9CMCPT1 review
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