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Santiago Canyon College · Counseling

William Waldren

COUNS101 · CNSL101 · COS101 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

and an easy, caring counseling class.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring counselorPocket therapistGives good feedbackBeginner-friendlyEasy if you show up
  • Students call him a pocket counselor and and personal struggles.
  • Course focuses on personal growth and college skills; easy grade if you show up, participate, and turn work in.
  • Near-universal praise for , and first-semester guidance.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Students say you earn an easy grade mainly by showing up, participating, and turning everything in.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Content centers on personal growth, college skills, and life planning rather than heavy academic rigor.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

as mandatory, though the class still feels low-stakes.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

and many call him essential for first-semester students.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Reported A+/A- grades and comments that full credit work plus participation is enough.

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Workload

Light

78/100

Lecture-heavy at times but students describe a light load if you simply show up and submit work.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students praise him as knowledgeable, caring, hilarious, and highly accessible outside class.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and completing work rather than high-stakes exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Warm, relatable in-person counselor who blends life advice with an easy personal-growth course.

Main concern

and the class can be lecture-heavy.

What students said

“Easy grade if you show up, participate some and turn everything in.”
CNSL101
“He's a pocket counselor/therapist!”
CNSL101
“Hands down the .”
COS101

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

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Reviews emphasize participation and turning work in; exams are not described as a major hurdle.

Participation basedLow exam pressureShow-up-and-submit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person counseling courses are framed as easy if you attend and complete work; .

Participation mattersAttendance linked to grade
“Easy grade if you show up, participate some and turn everything in.”
CNSL101
“you just need to do your work to do well!”
COUNS101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's a pocket counselor/therapist!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting counseling support, ease, and first-year guidance. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Caring Support

94/100

“Genuinely cares about students and wants you to succeed.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Hands down the .”

📈 Easy Grade Path

86/100

“Easy grade if you show up, participate some and turn everything in.”

👍

96/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • REALLY down to earth and knowledgeable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy grade if you show up, participate some and turn everything in
  • you just need to do your work to do well
  • Course is about personal growth, college skills & life planning

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • pocket counselor/therapist
  • Genuinely cares about students
  • Hes been in your shoes so he can relate

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five consistent, detailed in-person reviews from 2018-2019 support a , but the sample is small and older.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CNSL1012 reviews
COUNS1012 reviews
COS1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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