AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Sherry Spina

ACCT10A1B · ACCT2L · ACCT10A · ACCT1L · ACCT4003 · ACCT3 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Strong pick for in-person accounting if you attend and do the work; be more cautious with online sections and budget for pricey books.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate CPAReal-world accountingExtra creditLots of homeworkExpensive textbooks
  • In-person students widely praise her passion as a CPA who makes accounting understandable and often fun.
  • , and projects matter; if you read and attend.
  • Online sections are rockier with , and less presence, while textbooks can be very expensive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and fair grading help, but , and earn-your-grade comments mean an A still takes consistent work.

Online feels less supported and more auto-grade rigid, while and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

She explains clearly and connects concepts to real life, but accounting material and zone.

In-person comments stress clarity in class; online comments focus more on platform confusion than pure content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several sections mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping means you will not pass, though a few online notes differ.

In-person participation clearly matters; one .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and clarity, but online friction and low recent quality pull the overall take-again rate down.

In-person recommendation is strong; online reviews are more cautious or negative about presence and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some call grades fairly lenient with , while and say you must earn the grade you get.

Format shift

Online auto-grading cascading errors feel harsher than many in-person comments.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of homework, reading, and a and tests.

Format shift

Online stacks assignments tightly; project.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Strong in-person praise for passion, clarity, and CPA expertise is tempered by online absence and .

Format shift

presence according to reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests all matter, with and class attention.

Format shift

Online leans on auto-graded assignment chains; , and projects.

Luni fit check

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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

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

knowledgeable CPA teaching, real-life examples, , and high recommendation if you attend and .

Main concern

Material can be demanding and textbooks are repeatedly called expensive.

What students said

“Professor Spina makes accounting easy to understand and relates it to real life situations.”
ACCT2L
“Awesome teacher! She is super passionate about accounting (she is a cpa) and makes the class very easy to understand if you attend class and do the homework.”
ACCT10A
“Most of the .”
ACCT1L

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ACCT3 experiences are mixed , and limited instructor presence, though some still learn a lot.

Main concern

, and cascading auto-grade penalties if you miss small steps.

What students said

“she has yet to grade anything or offer feedback, help or corrections outside of her 7:00am OH”
ACCT3
“It seemed like Prof. Spina was too busy to do her job. .”
ACCT3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are often manageable if you read and attend, with .

Book-based testsQuizzesHomework heavyEnd-of-semester project

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as pretty easy if you pay attention, with many questions straight from the book and .

Book-based testsPretty easy if attentiveProject
“The if you pay attention to the material.”
ACCT10A
“Most of the .”
ACCT1L

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and stacked auto-graded assignments but .

QuizzesAuto-graded assignments
“ .”
ACCT3
“all of the assignments are stacked on top of each other- meaning if you even miss one small thing, it ”
ACCT3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Awesome teacher! She is super passionate about accounting (she is a cpa) and makes the class very easy to understand if you attend class and do the homework. Offers lots of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (3 online, 11 in-person), highlighting CPA passion, workload, and online gaps. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Professor Spina makes accounting easy to understand and relates it to real life situations.”

💻 Online Friction

35/100

“not present in her teaching, outdated text, she has yet to grade anything or ”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“Would 100% recommend her class to anyone.”

📚 Cost Concern

30/100

“Cost of textbooks was ridiculous (around $400 for one class).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she really knows her stuff!!! cant go wrong learn Accounting from a CPA
  • makes the class fun and interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • made earn your grade you got
  • The if you pay attention to the material
  • Grades fairly lenient

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • all of the
  • I think she depends on her TA to much to answer student questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across online and , expensive books, and format differences support a strong read.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ACCT1L4 reviews
ACCT33 reviews
ACCT10A2 reviews
ACCT2L2 reviews
ACCT40032 reviews
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ACCT10A1B1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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