Kristin Lassonde

MATH121 · MATH191 · MATH171 · MATH292 · MATH190 · MATH290 · 155 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 35/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 43.23%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can manage a heavy, rule-heavy workload and want many grade-recovery chances.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy busyworkExtra credit safety netPicky gradingConfusing course structureCaring for organized students

Many students describe the class as overloaded with , and platform rules.
Grades can be rescued with , retakes, and resubmissions, but the effort cost is high.
Student experience is sharply split between supported learners and students who feel overwhelmed or unsupported.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

An A is reachable through , retakes, and consistency, but students repeatedly say it costs many hours and strict formatting compliance.

Online reviews provide most of the easy-A evidence, while and stress.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The math itself is often described as basic or manageable, but the course structure makes the class feel much harder.

Online students emphasize confusing platforms and busywork, while and corrections.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some reviews , and group work, but policies vary by course.

Online reviews mention mandatory asynchronous participation most clearly, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most students advise avoiding the course because the , and course organization feel excessive.

, but online reviews are more numerous and more intensely negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Grading feels picky and strict on formatting, but , retakes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews show the and generous recovery options.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Students repeatedly describe excessive busywork, many assignment types, weekly discussions, and .

Format shift

Online workload complaints dominate, while and .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students find her caring and helpful, but , and poor course organization.

Format shift

Online reviews are more negative overall, while positive reports.

Assessment method

Balanced

56/100

Assessment appears spread , and corrections rather than only exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention many graded categories, while , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are also mostly concerned with , and , though a few students praise her support and fairness.

Main concern

Students report many extra steps and .

What students said

“YOU WILL SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS AND LEARN NOTHING.”
MATH292

“Challenging but fair. You can't just copy answers, this class makes you actually learn.”
MATH191

“Amazing professor! The class was challenging, which is needed for us to grow as students.”
MATH190

Remote format

Online

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly negative about busywork, confusing Canvas structure, strict formatting, and heavy weekly time demands despite and retakes.

Main concern

The online courses can feel like a high-volume compliance system rather than a math class.

What students said

“So much meaningless work. There is no learning. .”
MATH190

“Very easy to pass with lots of opportunities but the class was very easy, and it didn't go into depth on anything.”
MATH290

“Tons of busywork for an async course + mandatory group work.”
MATH190

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and practice-test similarity, but many students say grading depends heavily on showing work exactly her way.

Exam RetakesPractice TestsMidterm And FinalExam CorrectionsStrict Work Formatting

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and corrections, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Study GuidesNotecardExam CorrectionsTests

“gives notecard and the study guides prepare you very well for the exams.”
MATH191

“After every exam, I had to do paper as she wants.”
MATH190

“ , but he grades generously.”
MATH191

Online

Online , and strict work-format grading, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.

Exam RetakesPractice TestsMidterm And FinalStrict Work Formatting

“ and final) combine to be only 25% of the grade and they are pretty much identical to the practice tests.”
MATH290

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MATH191

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MATH171

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You can easily get an A if you work hard enough but it's honestly just nightmare fuel.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

15/100

“Tons of busywork for an async course + mandatory group work.”

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52/100

“She is really lenient on resubmissions but she will make you resubmit because of the most arbitrary stuff.”

👩‍🏫 Teaching Experience

38/100

“A really nice and approachable professor. You can tell she genuinely wants you to do well.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

SO MUCH H/W IF YOU .
This class has a lot of assignments weekly, however, it is a class that you can 100% learn from and pass as long as you organize your time properly.
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Theme 2

📈 About Grades

So many opportunities for made it so that I will probably end this class with over 100% despite struggling with the material.
You get so many chances. So much , so many attempts on the exams.
It was hard to get an A and it was a super stressful experience.

Theme 3

👩‍🏫 About Support

She took so much extra time outside of class to help me learn and walk me through even some of the most basic steps so late into the course.
Slow, rude, and and a huge weekly workload (12+ hrs weekly).
If you show and gives support.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

155

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The review set is large, recent, format-labeled, and highly consistent about workload and though opinions on support are split.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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48 reported outcomes

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C 4 · C- 1

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F 1

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 10 · Rather not say 1

Kristin Lassonde

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In person

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👩‍🏫 Teaching Experience

📚 About Workload

📈 About Grades

👩‍🏫 About Support

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