AI Rate Professor

Paralegal

Nikki Jacobson

PARALW856 · PL017 · PAR8564 · PA14 · PARA8096 · PARALEGAL10 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Skip if you need responsive teaching and ; only consider if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnresponsiveCancels Class OftenSlow GradingHeavy PapersInconsistent Support
  • Students repeatedly report ignored emails, late grades, and last-minute cancellations.
  • , and papers with little classroom teaching.
  • A few older or proactive students found her knowledgeable and supportive, but most warn against her.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some students still earn As, but tough grading on papers and .

Online and ; a few self-advocating students still got A+.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content itself is mid-level paralegal work, but poor instruction forces self-study that raises perceived difficulty.

and research over guided teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as classes are frequently canceled.

In-person attendance is required; but still cancel often.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Very low take-again rate driven by unresponsiveness, cancellations, and lack of teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough-grader comments and grades.

Format shift

Online students emphasize no feedback on deductions; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and independent research with little in-class payoff.

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy papers; online also flags graded-by-few-things intensity.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Knowledge of law is acknowledged, but delivery, organization, and availability are widely criticized.

Format shift

One strong online support story contrasts with a majority of negative availability complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Papers, research, and ; .

Format shift

Reviews center on papers and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students call her knowledgeable but , and weak on actual instruction.

Main concern

Wasted class time, little teaching, and delayed grades leave students feeling unprepared for later courses.

What students said

“The ! though she says that is her ONLY way to contact her. She never graded on time.”
PARALEGAL10
“Hardly teaches, shows lots of videos, makes you feel dumb in class. Takes ages to post grades.”
PL017
“cancel classes often and waste the first 15 min of class in nothing she is too busy too teach”
PARALEGAL10

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one glowing review of texts and flexibility, two reports of , and .

Main concern

Long periods without class meetings or while .

What students said

“Would often cancel the class weeks at a time. .”
PARALEGAL10
“She gives us her cell # and always answers and text back. Shes flexible if you time or help.”
PARALEGAL10
“She is never available, never replies to emails. Doesn't .”
PL017

Exam style

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Reviews rarely detail formal exams and instead focus on papers and .

Paper HeavyHomework DrivenLimited Exam Detail

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and focuses on papers, videos, and delayed grades.

Lots of HomeworkSo Many Papers
“lot of reading and research on your own... hardly give you your grades back, felt lost”
PARALEGAL10

Online

Online comments emphasize heavy homework and .

So Many PapersHeavy Homework
“Doesn't . Doesn't grade on time, never explains why she took off points on an assignment”
PL017

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! She's too busy being an attorney, running a Facebook page etc than being a professor!”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 paralegal reviews with recurring nonresponse and cancellation themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Hardly teaches, shows lots of videos, makes you feel dumb in class.”

📭 Responsiveness

15/100

“ though she says that is her ONLY way to contact her.”

📚 Workload

32/100

“lot of reading and research on your own... felt lost”

👍 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't teach much unless asked a question
  • She is really knowledgeable
  • I didn't learn much in this class

Theme 2

📭 About Communication

  • Would often cancel the class weeks at a time
  • She never graded on time

Theme 3

📈 About Grades & Work

  • I , but never got a good grade

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 12 reviews with mixed eras; themes of cancellation and nonresponse are consistent but sample size is modest.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values