Brianna Simmons

BLAS100 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.8/5
Take again: 16.67%
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

Skip if you need an ; the load and communication gaps are too high for most students.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDisorganized Canvas ChaosUnclear InstructionsReading and Paper OverloadUnresponsiveNot Intro Friendly

Most students call the class disorganized, with and .
Workload is extreme for a 100-level course, with long readings and multi-page papers.
A small minority of in-person students find her brilliant and caring, but the dominant advice is to switch professors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Tough grading, long papers, incomplete or D and F outcomes, and .

Online grades look especially harsh; but still not easy As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students , and heavy writing far exceed a normal intro course.

Online and ; online also stresses no real lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and not in others, with mixed enforcement notes.

; several in-person and online entries still say mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

17/100

About 17 percent would take again, and the modal comment is stay away or find anyone else.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and high-stakes long papers leave little buffer for mistakes.

Format shift

In-person minority praises care, but online .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and multi-page papers create crushing workload.

Format shift

Online reviews and .

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Most students say she does not teach clearly, leaves instructions contradictory, and is hard to reach.

Format shift

A few in-person students praise deep knowledge; online experience is far worse.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and continuous written work rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize readings and papers; online finals are described as long papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some call her educational and inspiring, others call lectures haphazard and organization the worst.

Main concern

, and reports of lateness or disorganization.

What students said

“I'm finding it to be VERY educational and thought-provoking.”
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“Her lectures are haphazard and .”
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Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative about chaos, unread emails, last-minute changes, and 15-page finals for a 100-level class.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“The class , and changed last minute.”
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“The final is a 15 page paper, which is crazy for a level 100 class.”
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“ and almost impossible to get clarification.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment risk comes less from proctored exams and more from huge papers and .

Long Final PapersAssignment HeavyUnclear InstructionsReading Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

some, and multi-page papers rather than classic exam logistics.

Heavy ReadingsLong PapersPop Quizzes Reported

“8 pg single spaced papers”
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“there's so much reading and she doesn't even talk about half of the material from the readings.”
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Online

Online students emphasize a 15-page final paper, last-minute due-date changes, and instructions that feel like riddles.

15 Page PaperLast Minute ChangesNo Clear Lectures

“The final is a 15 page paper, which is crazy for a level 100 class.”
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“She changed the due date of and with like 24 hrs notice.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If .”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting organization failures and workload extremes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“The professor does not teach. You only learn from the assigned readings.”

🚫 Recommendation

17/100

“STAY AWAY”

📚 Workload

12/100

“Also a 15 page paper? bffr.”

🗂️ Organization

15/100

“The class , and changed last minute.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Access

does not answer emails
.
She is so nice and so smart.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Work

Very intense for a level 100 course.
and the
Not beginner's level class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

and difficult to find
be a lot
You have absolutely no idea what is due.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen recent reviews with strong consensus on disorganization, though a few passionate positive outliers reduce perfect consistency.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 514

Course coverage

blas10018 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 10 · Rather not say 1

Brianna Simmons

Skip if you need an x x x x x; the load and communication gaps are too high for most students.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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 Quality

🚫 Recommendation

📚 Workload

🗂️ Organization

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Access

📈 About Difficulty and Work

⚠️ About Organization

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Skip if you need an ; the load and communication gaps are too high for most students.