Reviews of professor Rebecca Rashkin

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Taking it in the fall as a first year, with experience in AP Comp Sci and Calc BC from high school, I thought it was challengingly interesting but not too hard. Rebecca is amazing, she tries really hard to make you suceeed, and I cant recommend her enough. Lectures are all recorded with fill-in notes and their answers available. Good luck!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cons: Labs are time-consuming, lectures can feel unorganized, timing between lectures and labs can be off, TAs don't teach much in sections. Pros: Master R cares about her students' success and knows what she's teaching. This class was hard (can we get an F in the chat) but Rebecca's dedication to our learning made it a valuable experience.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
READ EVERY PART OF EVERY LAB PAGE! She will try to trick you and make you lose points by putting hidden points in the title nine section, for example. That's probably the most infuriating thing I've ever seen a teacher do. If you have no previous programming experience, you're not going to enjoy this class at all.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rebecca does not take attendance and tries to be fair w/ extra credit. She wants her students to succeed. Compared to other professors I had in CS, she was one of the best. At first it was a little weird and more challenging than I expected but as we moved on to the programming assignments everything started making more sense.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best professor I have had by far in my 1 year at UCSC. Clear instructions, follow the packets to learn material, nothing unexpected, start the labs early (a lot of work), and truly understand the packets (practice them with e.g's). I highly recommend Rashkin and could of walked away with a high B, but CMPE 107 got in the way and took a C. Amazing!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Fun class. Lecture is a little bit confusing but the Labs and exams are fine. No Plus/Minus for grade letter. Practice test was really helpful and you can easily get A if you use them.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is really helpful if you go to her office hours. Also, DO NOT CHEAT cuz u will be caught. If you attend lectures or watch the webcasts you'll do fine on the tests. She also gives hints as to what to do in the labs in class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Oh, just a friendly tip, do not take her class if you do not believe yourself is an awesome programmer. The midterm and final are both tough, with a mean under 60%, and there is 2% curve. Do not take this class unless it is necessary at all.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pros: Supplies notes to fill out in class Lectures are Webcasted EC opportunities Up to 72 Late hours for labs Easily accessible outside of class MC exams Caring Cons: Exam reviews not on par with difficulty of actual exam Relatively new faculty member (Though it's a learning process) Take her! The bad reviews are from the salty ppl ;)