Sinar Lomeli

COUN100 · COUS100 · COUNN100 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 76.47%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you want tough love and real college resources, but only if you will show up and put in effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough-love mentorCollege navigation expertMandatory attendance enforcerResource and scholarship guidePolarizing firmness

Most students praise her as a passionate counselor who teaches real college navigation, resources, and transfer skills.
, and matching her high professional standards.
A vocal minority finds her rude, rigid, or dry and would switch professors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many earn As, but comments stress that , and meeting her standards are required rather than .

In-person students who engage usually earn As; the lone online review reported a C with high difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Material is practical counseling and college skills, not abstract theory, but standards and participation keep it from feeling effortless.

Most in-person comments call it useful and doable with work; online felt harder and more perfectionist.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Tags and comments repeatedly say skip class and you will not pass; .

; the online review also marks it mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

because of mentorship and resources, tempered by firmness and a few strongly negative experiences.

Positive recommendations are almost all in person; the online review is not recommending.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

high standards with , and strong grades for those who show effort.

Format shift

; online sample is too small and negative to generalize.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is manageable with participation and practical assignments, though some note lots of .

Format shift

Online tags include lots of homework; in person emphasizes participation and applied counseling tasks.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Majority describe an inspiring, resource-rich mentor, while a minority report rudeness, rigidity, or .

Format shift

; the single online review is poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Course success is framed around participation, applied counseling work, and meeting expectations rather than pure exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person COUN100 is mostly celebrated for mentorship, resources, scholarships, and transfer guidance, with firm expectations and ; a minority calls her rude or rigid.

Main concern

Firm style and low tolerance for low effort or lateness can feel harsh to some students.

What students said

“You HAVE to attend her class in order to pass, but she makes the experience quite enjoyable.”
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“Lomeli is in fact very rude.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single online review is strongly negative on tone and perfectionism, with high difficulty and a C grade.

Main concern

Perceived rudeness and pressure for perfection online.

What students said

“Lomeli was actually very rude. She didn't care for your feelings at all. she just wanted things to be perfect”
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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize participation and practical coursework more than proctored exams; .

Participation heavyApplied counseling workAttendance-linked success

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments stress attendance, participation, and practical navigation skills rather than lockdown or webcam exams.

Mandatory attendanceParticipation requiredResource and transfer projects

“You HAVE to attend her class in order to pass, but she makes the experience quite enjoyable.”
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“Skip class? You won't pass.”
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Online

The sole online and instead focuses on rudeness and perfectionist demands.

Participation mattersLots of homework

“she just wanted things to be perfect”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I 110% encourage everyone to take this course, but you need to reciprocate her same effort. Very firm and very fair.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, mostly in-person COUN100, balancing mentorship praise against firmness complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching and Mentorship

76/100

“By far the and much more.”

👍 Recommendation With Conditions

74/100

“I 110% encourage everyone to take this course, but you need to reciprocate her same effort.”

📅

12/100

“You HAVE to attend her class in order to pass, but she makes the experience quite enjoyable.”

⚠️ Polarizing Tone

25/100

“Lomeli is in fact very rude.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is very firm and straight forward on what she expects.
tough but it's tough love
She might come off as overwhelming, but she sees things in you that you still haven't seen in yourself.

Theme 2

📚 About Resources and Outcomes

she shows you literally everything you could possibly do to get a free education
provides opportunities for internships and scholarships
I wouldn't have been accepted into UCSD if it wasn't for Sinar

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

Lomeli is in fact very rude.
Material was dry and not much room for open discussion
Was not very Clara with her assignments. Changed dates frequently and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews across several years with rich detail and a consistent majority-positive, minority-critical pattern support high credibility.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 54

Course coverage

COUN10015 reviews

COUNN1001 review

COUS1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Sinar Lomeli

x x if you want tough love and real college resources, but only if you will show up and put in effort.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Teaching and Mentorship

👍 Recommendation With Conditions

📅 x x

⚠️ Polarizing Tone

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Resources and Outcomes

⚠️ About Concerns

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

if you want tough love and real college resources, but only if you will show up and put in effort.

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