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MCMC 2001

Applied Data Science Discussion · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of

68BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

48thMore challenging than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”2 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”2 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The only instructor on record

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Alicia LapollaMessina College Provisional	902 records	25th	48th

There is no ranking to read here: Alicia Lapolla is the only instructor with evaluation records for MCMC 2001, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Alicia Lapolla

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCMC 1091First Year Discovery Seminar	813 records	83
MCMC 1016Career Exploration Fellowship	34 records	79
MCMC 2245Foundations Program Seminar	34 records	82
MCMC 2601Messina College Internship Seminar	33 records	60
MCMC 2003Applied Psychology and Human Development Discussion	11 record	49
MCMC 2004General Business Discussion	11 record	65

Other MCMC classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCMC 1091First Year Discovery Seminar	813 records	83
MCMC 1016Career Exploration Fellowship	34 records	79
MCMC 2245Foundations Program Seminar	34 records	82
MCMC 2601Messina College Internship Seminar	33 records	60
MCMC 2003Applied Psychology and Human Development Discussion	11 record	49
MCMC 2004General Business Discussion	11 record	65

The line

All 13 items · means across 2 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9030th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9028th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9562nd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9025th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8832nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8830th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9033rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8518th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8013th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8010th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9048th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9252nd pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

2 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Alicia Lapolla	Spring 2026	01	—	—	—
Alicia Lapolla	Spring 2026	02	90	68	40

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.