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Marcia Sawyer

BLAS140A · BLACS140 · BLAS140B · BLAC140A · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
36.36%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Prefer another Ethnic Studies option unless you can thrive without feedback and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely slow gradingLittle to no feedbackOnline non-responsiveEssay and video heavyPassionate in-person lectures
  • Online sections draw harsh complaints , and absent presence.
  • In-person fans praise passionate, knowledgeable Black studies lectures.
  • Many still earn As, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many As appear with few graded items and loose criteria, but harsh late scoring and .

Online stress is higher from no feedback; and exams.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

, and essays; not STEM hard, but dense books and .

Online is self-paced and sparse on teaching; and more demanding intellectually for some.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most online and meetings are recorded.

Online meetings often optional or recorded; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again near 36 percent and .

In-person fans exist, but online reviews are overwhelmingly negative on responsiveness.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Tags and comments mix easy final As with , and late punitive scoring.

Format shift

Online grading is especially opaque and delayed; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Few grade items but , and video responses create uneven stress.

Format shift

Online often graded by few things after heavy essays; , and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

In-person passion is real for some, but online non-existence and .

Format shift

In-person teaching reputation is stronger; online teaching presence is widely called absent.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Midterm and grade more than frequent small work.

Format shift

and ; online rarely grades intermediate work on time.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some call lectures eye-opening and and poor communication.

Main concern

Even face-to-face, several , and .

What students said

“Dr. Sawyer is one of the .”
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“More bias and political than historic teachings.”
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“she's a :(”
BLAS140A

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe a nearly non-existent instructor, months of ungraded work, and .

Main concern

Grades and , so you cannot fix mistakes.

What students said

“the professor is literally non-existent”
BLAS140A
“If and .”
BLAS140B
“ !”
BLAS140B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are mostly essay-based midterms and and .

Essay midterm and finalFew graded itemsNo clear rubric oftenLate grade posts

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; some call them fair, others say feedback is vague or late.

Midterm and finalLecture-based testingTough grader reports
“midterm and ”
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“Only two assignments, Midterm and ”
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Online

Online reviews emphasize essay tests and responses graded months late with and no chance to revise.

Essay midterm/finalMonths-late gradingNo feedbackSelf-paced videos/books
“No grade posted for any assignments for nearly 3 months”
BLAS140A
“Gave grades so you couldn't change them after getting them.”
BLAS140B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (13 online, 9 in and presence themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“the professor is literally non-existent”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ !”

⏱️

20/100

“did not grade a was ended”

🎤 In-person Upside

70/100

“Absolutely eye opening lectures, and she is very passionate.”

Theme 1

🖥️ About Online Experience

  • She as an online prof is horrendous
  • It feels like I'm not even enrolled in this class

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Work

  • She's an
  • I felt uneasy the entire time
  • So many papers

Theme 3

👨‍🏫

  • endless vault of information
  • passionate, very knowledgeable
  • when you're in it for the learning the grades follow

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews with a , and recent dates.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 514

Course coverage

BLAS140A10 reviews
BLAS140B8 reviews
BLAC140A2 reviews
BLACS1402 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 3 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5