AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

William Saravia

71B · MATH160 · MATH71 · MATH10317 · MATH51 · 20023MATH · MATH110 · MATH50 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if ; expect disorganization and mixed lecture quality.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganized lecturesCaring but unclearSelf-taught requiredPersonal ventingGraded by few things
  • Many students report and class time spent on personal complaints.
  • and several reported As despite low teaching quality.
  • A minority praise his care and clarity in stats when students stay patient.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report As while and that grading used few items with .

Online students often earned As ; in-person also reports few graded items and several As.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Average difficulty is low and content is manageable if students use outside resources, though some courses feel harder.

Both formats describe manageable content; online difficulty rose when lectures failed and self-teaching was required.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and sometimes optional, with mixed enforcement across sections.

Online and notes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Would-take-again sits near 40 percent and most detailed comments warn about confusion and wasted time.

Online reviews are almost all negative; in-person is polarized but still leans against a broad recommendation.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students often cite graded by few things, late work accepted, and high grades despite weak lectures.

Format shift

Online As with self-teaching and .

Workload

Light

70/100

and light graded load, though a few mention more work or .

Format shift

; one online review tags lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Dominant pattern is unprepared, and personal venting, with a .

Format shift

Online teaching quality is consistently weak; in-person is more mixed but still frequently criticized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and occasional all appear, with study guides mentioned in better reviews.

Format shift

Online leans toward program or Canvas work; , and reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between students who found him caring and clear and and full of personal venting.

Main concern

Inconsistent clarity, wasted class time, and and patience.

What students said

“Professor Saravia is honestly such an amazing professor... I actually understand math for once.”
MATH110
“An awful math professor, he wastes time by venting out on his students about his problems and rushes through lecture.”
MATH50
“Horrible professor, I wouldnt recommend him to anyone specially the .”
MATH110

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections were described as and heavy self-teaching.

Main concern

Unprepared Zoom time, unclear due dates, and while .

What students said

“I learned NOTHING from the professor and program.”
MATH110
“We spent most of our Zoom class time watching him do office work - make revisions, update syllabus and trouble shoot.”
MATH110
“Spent the first 3 weeks going over issues like syllabus accessibility, proctorio, actual class lessons didnt start till after then”
MATH110

Exam style

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Exams and Proctorio mention and limited format detail.

Study guidesQuizzes and examsProctorio mentioned onlineSolution pages with mistakes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and slow grading, but do not clearly prove proctoring software or open-book policy.

Quizzes and examsStudy guidesSlow grading
“his quizzes & test arent hard if you study. He gives study guides for quizzes and the study guide for the .”
71B
“Exams and quizzes come with solution pages with multiple mistakes. and homework.”
MATH10317

Online

One online review explicitly mentions Proctorio during early-course setup; other online comments focus .

Proctorio
“Spent the first 3 weeks going over issues like syllabus accessibility, proctorio, actual class lessons didnt start till after then”
MATH110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I learned NOTHING from the professor and program.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews (5 online, 20 in person), highlighting disorganization, self-teaching, and polarized care. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

36/100

“He kept jumping from problem to problem and it was hard to understand what he was trying to teach on his lecture.”

❤️ Caring Personality

72/100

“This professor has a big heart but he understands were adults.”

🎯 Self-Teaching Required

80/100

“I passed with an A but almost my whole class dropped. He is very difficult to understand and i got an A because I taught my own self.”

👍 Recommendation Split

38/100

“ as a professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are unprepared, due dates and
  • He likes to ramble and loses focus
  • He makes you feel comfortable and doesnt move on until everyone is on the same page

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • doesn't give lots of homework
  • Graded by few things
  • I got an A because I taught my own self

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Time

  • wastes time by venting out on his students about his problems
  • started talking about his personal life to the class
  • watching him do office work

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 detailed reviews spanning 2018-2022 with consistent themes of disorganization and polarized care versus clarity.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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20023MATH1 review
71B1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

11

A 11

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2