AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Jesse Cecil

CSCI150701 · COS1016 · CSCI1001 · CSCI2010 · CSCI2006 · MATH850 · MATH0850 · CSCI1004 · CSCI1037 · CSCS1007 · COS5057 · CSCI1007 · COSCSCI1016 · COSCSCI1007 · MATH0980 · CSCI1507 · 118 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
94.64%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take Cecil if you want a steady work and helps students recover.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlySupportive and accessibleClear feedbackBeginner friendlyFlexible gradingSome self-teaching required
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Cecil as , and flexible.
  • Many courses are manageable or easy if students complete the and fair credit.
  • Some students want more direct lectures or clearer assignment wording, especially in online programming courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students often earn strong grades through steady completion, flexible support, retry opportunities, and credit for effort rather than extreme difficulty.

Online reviews provide most of the easy-grade evidence, while but include one harder programming complaint.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

73/100

Intro courses are usually understandable and beginner-friendly, though programming and assembly can still be challenging without steady practice.

Online reviews often call the work easy or manageable, while in-person reviews note programming can require independent learning.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

74/100

Reviews do not prove a , and many comments describe flexibility with late work, accommodations, and communication.

Online reviews strongly support flexibility, while but still mentions forgiving support.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students recommend him because , and gives useful feedback that makes difficult subjects manageable.

Both formats are positive overall, with the online format carrying most of the evidence and one in-person outlier complaint.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Students describe fair grading, chances to improve, credit for trying, flexible late work, and manageable paths to good grades.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews mostly support flexibility but include one no-feedback complaint.

Workload

Moderate

65/100

Workload is usually manageable and paced, though several reviews mention lots of .

Format shift

Online reviews show , while in-person programming reviews vary from easy support to tedious difficulty.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Most students , and ability to make technical topics approachable.

Format shift

Online teaching is broadly praised for accessibility and feedback, while negative review.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Reviews focus more on homework, assignments, labs, projects, quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments, homework, quizzes, and labs, while and feedback.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

responses, and supportive programming instruction, with one strong complaint about limited feedback and boring materials.

Main concern

A small minority of in-person evidence says programming can feel unsupported or .

What students said

“This professor is truly amazing, I learned so much in Programming I that .”
CSCI1007
“good professor helps is forgiving if life interferes with and ”
COSCSCI1007
“The .”
COSCSCI1007

Remote format

Online

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online reviews are very positive overall, praising fast responses, , and manageable assignments, though some students want more direct lecture videos.

Main concern

Online students may need to learn from books, slides, videos, or outside resources when direct lectures are limited.

What students said

“You must be okay with learning from a book as this course had .”
CSCI2010
“ .”
CSCI1001
“This course can be challenging, but giving it enough effort is enough to earn a good grade.”
CSCI1037

Exam style

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, and the strongest evidence points to assignment-heavy courses with some quizzes and student-friendly homework .

Homework Quiz RetakesQuizzes MentionedNo Clear Proctoring EvidenceAssignment-Focused Evaluation

Assessment risk

Varies

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book rules, midterms, or finals.

Online

Online reviews mention homework and quizzes, but do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, proctoring, open-book exams, midterm format, or .

Homework Quiz RetakesQuizzes MentionedNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“ as many times as you wanted until you got 10/10”
COS1016
“some won't load at all(the ones that won't load are usually the ).”
CSCI1001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Jesse is a fantastic instructor who provides great help and feedback.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting support, grading flexibility, workload, and online learning style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Cecil is one of the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“ .”

⚖️

86/100

“I like how Cecil even gives credit just for trying.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching And Support

  • He is very easy to talk to especially if you turn in most of your work.
  • Professor Cecil has been very understanding and .
  • Very supportive!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • If you do the work you will get the credit
  • If you put in the hours, I don't see why you can't ace this course.
  • This course can be challenging, but giving it enough effort is enough to earn a good grade.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Learning

  • You must be okay with learning from a book as this course had .
  • Mr. Cecil takes care to be as accessible as possible for an online class.
  • I wish there were video lectures where things were explained fully.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

118

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews cover many years and mostly consistent themes, with enough detail across online and in-person formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 588
4 out of 522
3 out of 57
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 4 · A 15 · A- 5

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4