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Lilia Vidal

SPAN1022199 · SPAN01 · SPAN101102 · SPAN201 · SPAN102 · SPAISH101 · SPAN101 · 111 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
25.58%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid Lilia Vidal unless and accept a high-stakes oral final with little support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderSelf-taught SpanishHarsh oral finalUnresponsive emailsRude tone
  • Most students say they teach themselves via videos or VHL with little real instruction.
  • and feels high-stakes and inflexible.
  • Communication, feedback quality, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, sparse helpful feedback, and a and luck on high-stakes assessments.

Online evidence and finals; older in-person reviews are more mixed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro Spanish feels advanced for beginners because lectures are thin and .

Both formats call content hard for true beginners; online adds more self-guided video load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and several warn that skipping tanks success.

In-person is clearly mandatory; online still often requires Zoom or scheduled oral appointments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again sits near 26 percent and recent comments .

Online ; a minority of older in-person reviews are positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students report letter-grade swings from small deductions and ???.

Format shift

; in-person also cites tough writing and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, VHL/online drills, reading, and high-stakes oral or .

Format shift

Online workload complaints are constant; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Common themes are no teaching, rude communication, delayed emails, and confusing course organization.

Format shift

Online feels more abandoned; a and classroom fun.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Oral and written finals often carry huge weight, with comments citing 40 to 50 percent finals and graded-by-few-things tags.

Format shift

Online oral final dominance is clearest; and participation grades.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, but recent ones allege no-shows, changed due dates, accessibility conflicts, and rude behavior.

Main concern

, and harsh or inflexible classroom management.

What students said

“this is genuinely the . she would change due dates whenever she pleased.”
SPAN101
“She was the worse professor I have ever encountered. She offers no help and seems bothered.”
SPAN101
“Doesn't listen to students' accessibility needs.”
SPAN101

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe minimal teaching, , and a high-weight oral final with rigid appointment windows.

Main concern

, and a 50 percent oral final that can crush the grade.

What students said

“ ! She is the . We had to learn everything on our own!!”
SPAN101
“Be ready to have a conversation with her for the final; it is worth 50%.”
SPAN101
“Makes the . Is very disrespectful and has bad communication.”
SPAISH101

Exam style

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Assessment risk centers on a high-weight oral final plus tough grading, with little student-friendly exam flexibility shown.

Oral final about 50%High-stakes finalRigid appointment timesTough grader

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and high final weight, but less detail on proctoring tech.

Test heavyTough writing portionHigh final weight
“Tests aren't too hard but she's a .”
SPAN101
“Final is worth 40% of grade so beware!”
SPAISH101

Online

Online students repeatedly describe a high-weight oral final by appointment, sometimes only offered on two .

Oral finalAppointment-based finalAbout 50% final weightHarsh grading
“Be ready to have a conversation with her for the final; it is worth 50%.”
SPAN101
“ appointment with the professors. All of the appointments she has made were on 2 days only.”
SPAISH101
“beware of the 10 minute communication final. She speaks fluently and fast.... not a beginner class!”
SPAN101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! She is the . We had to learn everything on our own!! She didn't teach one thing! But yet she is an .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with heavy online volume, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching absence

24/100

“Be prepared to learn ON YOUR OWN. She doesn't go over any of the material with you.”

⚖️

18/100

“She took 1 point off of my assignment and it dropped my grade an entire letter!”

🗣️

28/100

“Be ready to have a conversation with her for the final; it is worth 50%.”

👎 Recommendation collapse

22/100

“Save your efforts and time and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About teaching style

  • The most of the class was essentially just watching youtube videos.
  • She doesn't teach you anything all semester.
  • You'll need to be a self-starter in this class - Professor Vidal provides minimal support.

Theme 2

📈 About difficulty and grades

  • She's a and tests.
  • How am I supposed to learn if you react to my work with "???"
  • appointment with the professors.

Theme 3

💬 About communication and tone

  • , and she is rude, and unwilling to teach
  • She is very rude unprepared, unorganized and .
  • Professor is overall a rude individual.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

111

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with consistent negative themes , and oral finals provide strong signal.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 518
3 out of 523
2 out of 516
1 out of 534

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

18

B+ 5 · B 12 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 3 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 4