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Cindy Schuster

SPAN160 · SPAN102 · SPAN101 · SPAN201 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already know some Spanish and can never miss class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardUnclear expectationsParticipation heavyInflexible with absencesMixed grading feedbackNot beginner-friendly
  • Many students say Spanish 101 assumes prior knowledge and is not truly beginner-level.
  • Attendance and participation are heavily enforced with little flexibility for military or missed exams.
  • A and if you show up and study hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some say an A is easy with participation and effort, but others report , and unclear point values.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is moderate overall, but SPAN101 often runs at intermediate pace with heavy Spanish from day one.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Multiple reviews mark attendance mandatory, participation matters, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

, with frequent not recommend language.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

, but others cite tough grader tags and broken drop-lowest promises.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and participation expectations make the load feel heavy for a language class.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Quality averages low with many 1s; praised for clarity by some, called unhelpful and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of homework, quizzes, tests, and participation; .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise clear pronunciation and , but , and too advanced for true beginners.

Main concern

, and inflexibility when students miss exams or need help.

What students said

“There is no pre req for this class but she expects students to already know the language.”
SPAN101
“She told me that being in the military is not a valid excuse to miss class.”
SPAN102
“She is so and speaks at a slower speed so you can follow her.”
SPAN102

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and ; study guides are often missing and makeup rules are rigid.

No study guidesQuizzesExtra credit eventsMakeup inflexibility

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests lack study guides for many, quizzes are frequent, and .

No study guidesFrequent quizzesStrict makeup policy
“She doesn't give out study guides but she prepares you well for them.”
SPAN201
“I left on tdy 2 times in the semester and was going to miss 2 finals and she wouldn't even work with me to make them up.”
SPAN102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is no pre req for this class but she expects students to already know the language.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews spanning 2013-2019, highlighting teaching clarity versus rigidity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“This teacher can't teach.. uses book for , and assnments.”

🚫 Recommendation

25/100

“I would not recommend anyone who is really wanting to learn the language.”

📅

15/100

“being in the military is not a valid excuse to miss class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is so and speaks at a slower speed so you can follow her.
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  • Unorganized. .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you pay attention and participate getting an a should be pretty easy.
  • She grades very lightly and if .
  • Far from a beginner course.

Theme 3

❤️ About Flexibility

  • she wouldn't even work with me to make them up or .
  • She says she , but she never does.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews span 2013-2019 with mixed detail; opinions diverge but overall tone and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

SPAN1024 reviews
SPAN1013 reviews
SPAN1601 review
SPAN2011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1