AI Rate Professor

Chicano Studies

Velma Calvario

CHIC201 · CHIC141B · CHIC141A · CHIC110A · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
13.64%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid if you can; unless you can absorb crushing busywork and grade blackout.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming WorkloadLate GradingUnprofessionalUnclear AssignmentsAvoid
  • Students overwhelmingly report impossible workload and .
  • or after—so you never know where you stand.
  • while communication and office availability are frequently called poor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even A earners call it a nightmare; and volume make a clean A unrealistic for most.

Both formats bury grades until the end; online adds module unlock chaos.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Intro content becomes hard because of volume, vague multi-part tasks, and .

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

; missing a couple classes can crush the percentage.

; online still tracks presence tightly.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Only about 14% would take again; and older reviews.

; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

20/100

and subjective late grading leave students failing despite effort.

Format shift

Online students report few assignments actually graded until after finals.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

, and papers with two-day turnarounds.

Format shift

Summer online is especially compressed and brutal.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Widely seen as , and unprofessional despite occasional content praise.

Format shift

In-person has a few 5-star lectures; online is almost all 1s.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Endless critical notes, discussion posts, reports, and .

Format shift

Both formats are assignment-driven; finals often last-minute large projects.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and late grades; a few passionate students praise content and care.

Main concern

, and end-of-term grade dumps.

What students said

“AVOID”
CHIC110A
“this class require more commitment than either of my physics classes. Again. AVOID!!!!!”
CHIC110A
“ ! Lots of reading but !”
CHIC110A

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is a near-universal nightmare of late modules, multi-part AI-like busywork, and .

Main concern

, and stay ungraded for months.

What students said

“Uses AI to generate coursework and as a .”
CHIC201
“ . It is the last week of the semester and 5 assignments are graded at this time.”
CHIC110A
“ .”
CHIC141A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews barely describe sit-down exams; risk is volume of papers/notes and late opaque finals.

Critical NotesHeavy PapersLast-Minute Final ProjectAttendance Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person likewise stresses papers, discussions, and .

So Many PapersAttendance HeavyLast-Minute Final Rubric
“With one week before the end of the semester she provides the . And it is HEFTY!”
CHIC110A
“she grades everything last minute so you'll know your grade when she posts it 2 weeks after the semester is over”
CHIC141B

Online

Online assessment is multi-part homework, documentaries with critical notes, and .

Critical NotesMulti-Part AssignmentsLate Grading
“Insane amount of and Critical Notes for EVERYTHING.”
CHIC141A
“The gives you less than a week to complete.”
CHIC201

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 Chicano Studies reviews, credibility High from volume and .

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“professor Calvaro is very professor unorganized individual who lacks teaching skills”

💥 Workload Disaster

8/100

“ .”

📉

15/100

“She did not grade a ”

🚫 Recommendation

14/100

“ .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • Her expectations are unrealistic.
  • Teacher assigned ridiculous assignments with unrealistic timelines.
  • SO MUCH WORK

Theme 2

⌛ and Communication

  • has barely graded our assignments over 12 weeks into the semester
  • won't even answer emails or calls

Theme 3

⚠️ About Taking the Class

  • AVOID
  • Find a different instructor.
  • Believe every bad review you have read

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent, highly consistent negative reviews with rich detail on workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 511
1 out of 561

Course coverage

CHIC110A37 reviews
CHIC141A8 reviews
CHIC141B3 reviews
CHIC2012 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C- 1

D range

2

D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

28

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 22