Ali Saremi

CIS25 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 14/100
RMP rating: 1.4/5
Take again: 7.69%
Difficulty: 4.2

The decision

Avoid this professor unless you already know C++ and and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedTough GraderSlow GradingUnclear CriteriaEncourages Drops

Nearly all students report chaotic organization, slow or , and .
and dean complaints dominate the experience.
Strong coding knowledge does not translate into usable teaching for most CIS25 students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Tough, sometimes arbitrary grading, delayed feedback, and and luck.

Nearly all evidence is from in-person CIS25; the one .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students rate difficulty high and report lost lectures, side tangents, and .

; online evidence is too thin to compare content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation-linked, with little flexibility for absences.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

and comments repeatedly say switch sections or majors rather than stay.

Both formats are negative, but the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and petty program grading dominate comments.

Format shift

Harsh grading claims are almost all from in-person CIS25.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework and lecture-heavy load appear and .

Format shift

Workload detail is in-person only; online review says nothing about assignments.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students call him the , and treating teaching like a side gig despite coding skill.

Format shift

In-person reviews are detailed and damning; one online .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grading centers on programs and and .

Format shift

Assessment comments are from in-person sections.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CIS25 is widely described as disorganized, slow to grade, tough and and hostility toward struggling students.

Main concern

, and pressure to drop or change majors.

What students said

“there were 2/3rds of all assignments ungraded with 2 days left until the ”
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“He kept changing his mind about the criteria for assignments and had so many inconsistencies”
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“Extremely degrading and ”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and unprofessional with almost no detail on structure.

Main concern

What students said

“bad and unprofessional way of explanation”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews barely describe formal exams and and .

Unclear CriteriaProgram GradingLimited Exam Detail

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

than a clear midterm or final format.

Unclear CriteriaProgram GradingOffice Hours Only Grading

“ requirements that aren't written on canvas”
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“he only grades in office hours”
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Online

Online review .

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“do NOT take his class under ANY circumstances. if he is your only option for the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews spanning 2024-2025 CIS25, highlighting organization, grading, and climate themes. Credibility rating: High.

💥 Teaching Quality

15/100

“great coder… but not all good coders can be good professors.”

🚫 Recommendation

10/100

“ if necessary.”

⏱️

18/100

“Literally only grades during his office hours.”

📉 Student Support

12/100

“Extremely degrading and encouraged people to drop or change majors in a COMMUNITY COLLEGE class.”

Theme 1

🗂️ About Organization

Theme 2

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2/3rds of all assignments ungraded with 2 days left
only grades in office hours
extremely petty

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

loves calling students out
he has been reported by our class multiple times

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen recent detailed reviews show strong negative consistency across dates, grades, and tags despite one outlier A.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

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2 out of 51

1 out of 511

Course coverage

CIS2513 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1

Ali Saremi

Avoid this professor unless you already know C++ and x x x x and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

💥 Teaching Quality

🚫 Recommendation

⏱️ x x

📉 Student Support

🗂️ About Organization

📝 x x

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid this professor unless you already know C++ and and .

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