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Sandra Cortes

SPAN2 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

unless you , and no grade recovery options.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavy with short limitsLots of homeworkExtra credit does not helpExpensive useless textbook
  • Every review rates quality at 1 with
  • Weekly quizzes and timed exams dominate; missed deadlines are not graded
  • they learned little

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students still earn As, but , and no effective make a high grade a grind.

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and confusing communication raise the intellectual and logistical load.

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though one summer-style section listed it as mandatory.

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

All six reviews give quality 1 and students explicitly say they disliked her and would not return.

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; is offered but said not to move the overall grade.

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Homework of 80-90 questions plus weekly quizzes and .

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students call her impolite, confusing, and unable to communicate, with almost no positive teaching praise.

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tags and comments emphasize test-heavy design with weekly quizzes, short timed exams, and a final.

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online SPAN2 is described as , and poorly communicated, with and little learning payoff.

Main concern

drop, and an expensive textbook that students say does not teach.

What students said

“Once your grade goes down a letter in the class, there is no hope to revive it.”
SPAN2
“She gives you a lot of homework, (80-90 questions worth), while also having a quiz and an .”
SPAN2
“It was an outstanding amount of work and she required a 135 dollar textbook that didn't teach me anything”
SPAN2

Exam style

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and strict deadlines create high-stakes, unforgiving testing conditions.

Short timed examsWeekly quizzes and examsStrict test deadlinesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Students report weekly quizzes and exams with short completion windows and zero forgiveness for missed deadlines.

Short timed examsWeekly quizzes and examsStrict deadlines
“so . doesnt grade after missing.”
SPAN2
“lots of .”
SPAN2
“didn't give us enough time to complete the exams”
SPAN2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Once your grade goes down a letter in the class, there is no hope to revive it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 online SPAN2 reviews, , and low learning value. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“honestly one of the few professors at merced college that I have disliked”

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“lots of homework and still I barely learned anything”

⚖️

18/100

“She isn't a or round up your grade.”

📚 Workload Load

26/100

“She gives you a lot of homework, (80-90 questions worth), while also having a quiz and an .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She was impolite, didn't give us enough time to complete the exams
  • she didn't didn't know how to communicate
  • lots of homework and still I barely learned anything

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Once your grade goes down a letter in the class, there is no hope to revive it
  • so
  • She isn't a

Theme 3

💸 About Costs and Materials

  • required a 135 dollar textbook that didn't teach me anything
  • Lots of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Six fully negative online reviews across several years are highly consistent on toughness and workload, though the sample is still modest.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
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2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

SPAN26 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2