Arabella Persaud

SPAN1234 · SPAN101 · SPAN1 · SPAN001 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 54.55%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

Take her only if you , and ; otherwise pick a more flexible Spanish teacher.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderLots of homeworkAttendance criticalPolarizing styleClear when you follow her rules

and easy A's with study guides.
Newer reviews, especially online, call her a and .
Success depends on attending, doing all work, and matching her exact wording expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some students get easy A's with attendance and homework, but others face picky deductions and .

Older in-person reviews sound easier; recent .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Beginner Spanish content is approachable for many, but pace and .

; online comments stress busywork more than conceptual difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping hurts, with roll call noted mid-class.

; online still requires steady assignment submission.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise and harsh-grader complaints split strongly by era and format.

; recent online students often would not.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and exact-word deductions clash with some easy-A reports from older classes.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize strictness; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and weekly work appear often even when each task is short.

Format shift

; online adds frequent turn-ins with little recovery.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and thorough, while others report rudeness and .

Format shift

In-person praise is common historically; recent online experience is colder.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and tests with study guides all matter.

Format shift

In person leans tests plus classwork; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person is mixed but many older , and easy if you come to class and use her reviews.

Main concern

Some students report , and accelerated pace for non-native speakers.

What students said

“Professor Persaud hands down one of the .”
SPAN001

“Easiest A you can imagine at Southwest!”
SPAN1

“When students would ask for clarification, or simply had a question, she would get mad at them or/and ignore them.”
SPAN001

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and little room to recover points.

Main concern

Strict scoring with and inflexible deadlines.

What students said

“She is a and doesn't give any wiggle room or offer any ways to fix your mistakes.”
SPAN001

“Being a .”
SPAN001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often described as fair when you use her reviews, but .

Study Guides Match TestsWeekly ExamsMake-up Opportunity MentionedAttendance Linked

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and make-ups are sometimes allowed if you miss one.

Study GuidesTest ReviewsMake-up Tests

“ and basically theyre the same as the review.”
SPAN001

“if you miss a it up easily.”
SPAN001

Online

Online comments focus more on .

Strict Homework GradingNo Points Back After Fixes

“even when you go back and fix her comments, she .”
SPAN001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Being a . She deducts decimals of points if you don't use the exact version of the word she wants.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (3 online, 15 in and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

35/100

“She is a and doesn't give any wiggle room”

📚 Workload

32/100

“Lots of work, wont change her mind”

❤️ Caring Side

70/100

“She really does care about students.”

👍 Split Recommendation

52/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's one of the nicest teachers ever
Very rude! Not a .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easiest A you can imagine at Southwest!
Being a
if Spanish isn't your first language.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Lots of homework but they take like 5 min
and
fast paced lots of assignments

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

18 reviews span 2009-2025 with , so averages are mixed rather than fully stable.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 54

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Arabella Persaud

Take her only if you x x x x x, and x x x x; otherwise pick a more flexible Spanish teacher.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚖️ x x

📚 Workload

❤️ Caring Side

👍 Split Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her only if you , and ; otherwise pick a more flexible Spanish teacher.

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