AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Cherry Lai

ETHNIC014 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
17.65%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you want a major-level workload and can follow her exact format with zero late flexibility.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderNo late workHeavy projectsRigid deadlinesUnclear rubrics
  • Most students call her a very tough, .
  • Workload is heavy with , and readings for an intro Ethnic Studies class.
  • No late work and poor email response make the course especially stressful online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

A few high grades exist, but most say you must revise, meet her standards exactly, and still risk docks for tiny details.

; a few In person reviews report As with high effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Intro Ethnic Studies is repeatedly called unbelievably difficult with , and .

Both Online and In person reviews describe high difficulty; Online students expected an easy credit.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

; the bigger issue is zero late-work flexibility rather than pure seat-time rules.

Online and In person both report rigid deadlines; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students say ; of glowing outliers.

; In person has a few strong recommendations mixed with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

; students say rubrics are ignored or nitpicky and .

Format shift

and In person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Weekly projects, papers, quizzes, readings, and group work create an overwhelming intro-class load.

Format shift

; In person also cites long pointless projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

Many call her terrible, rigid, and unresponsive, though a .

Format shift

Online tone is more uniformly negative; In person has a small positive minority.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and weekly work, with quizzes also common.

Format shift

Online mentions weekly discussion posts and open-note quizzes; both formats stress projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person is also called a , though a couple of students praise support and feedback.

Main concern

and and stressful.

What students said

“This Professor is a and only accepts work done exactly her way.”
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“ .”
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“ engaging and supportive learning environment!”
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Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections feel punitive for an easy credit: , and little flexibility.

Main concern

No late work, unclear rubrics, and .

What students said

“Took this online class for a chill credit, but found out that she grades as if ethnic studies is your major.”
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“She's not flexible at all, which makes an online class feel way harder and more stressful than it needs to be.”
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“No late work is accepted.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is project-heavy overall; one Online review notes open-note 10-question quizzes, but policy is not widely detailed.

Open-note quizzesWeekly quizzesProject-heavy assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews focus on long projects and .

Project-heavy assessmentTough grading
“instead of teaching it ”
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“assigns many pointless long projects and course”
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Online

One Online review describes weekly open-note 10-question quizzes plus projects; most stress papers and no late work.

Open-note quizzesWeekly quizzesProjects and papers
“one weekly discussion post, an open-note 10-question quiz, and and one with a partner”
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“ readings, and discussion posted.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you want to major in Ethnic/Socio. As an intro class it was unbelievably difficult.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (11 Online, 6 In and heavy intro workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“Terrible teacher. She uses a .”

⚖️

15/100

“Even when the .”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

18/100

“ readings, and discussion posted.”

👎

18/100

“ .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • grades as if ethnic studies is your major
  • No late work is accepted

Theme 2

📝 About Assignments and Projects

  • So
  • The
  • , but she is not flexible at all

Theme 3

❤️ Minority Positive Voices

  • engaging and supportive learning environment!
  • if you want an A, you need to put in effort ask for revisions, meet with her
  • good teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed reviews across Online and In person with , and .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 512

Course coverage

Ethnic01417 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

5

B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 2