AI Rate Professor

English

Timothy Shively

ENGLISH1A · 48C · EWRT101 · EWRT1B · ELIT039 · EWRT2 · EWRT1C · ELIT46C · ERWT1A · EWRT1A · EWRT211 · ERWT2 · ELIT46B · EWRBSIX · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
39.13%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you can keep up with , and writing-focused grading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy ReadingTest HeavyMandatory AttendanceMixed TeachingTough Grading
  • Students , and tests.
  • Teaching reviews are split between caring and .
  • Getting an A is possible, but students , and writing effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A grades appear in the data, but comments , and test preparation.

Online evidence is harsher about workload, while consistently do the work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content is not usually conceptually impossible, but the , and .

, but online students more often describe the class as disorganized and unreasonable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory or warn that missing class can seriously hurt the grade.

Online reviews are split between one optional report and several mandatory reports, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

and literature, but many warn against him because of boredom, workload, grading, and .

Online recommendations lean negative, while and years.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Some students call him fair or , but many describe tough grading, unclear expectations, or narrow interpretation standards.

Format shift

Online reviews include harsh grading complaints, while and some fair-grading praise.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reading, essays, quizzes, tests, and papers are repeatedly described as a lot of work.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy reading, with online ELIT46C reviews especially negative about the volume.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Students often call him caring, knowledgeable, and helpful, but others describe lectures as boring, disjointed, or unclear.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are more negative overall, while praise and strong frustration.

Assessment method

Balanced

57/100

Reviews mention essays, papers, reading quizzes, midterms, finals, tests, and participation, so assessment is .

Format shift

Online reviews mention tough midterms and finals plus assignments, while , and finals.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with many students praising his care and feedback while , and tough grading.

Main concern

Students must keep up with , and tests.

What students said

“tough class with lots of reading material and tests/quizzes but is fair and just requires effort.”
ELIT039
“Miss 3 classes, consecutively or if you e-mail him that you're sick.”
EWRT2

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, with complaints , and unclear workload expectations.

Main concern

Online students describe the course as disorganized and reading-heavy.

What students said

“Good man. But .”
48C
“he assigns a massive amount of reading.”
ELIT46C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews show quizzes, tests, midterms, and finals, but they do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or strict online proctoring rules.

Pop QuizzesTestsMidtermFinalTimed In-Person Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

43/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a course paper, and a timed final, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Pop QuizzesTestsMidtermFinalTimed In-Person Exam
“Group Work, Pop Quiz/Oral Quiz, 1 MidTerm, Course Paper, and the Final. In-Person TIMED.”
ELIT46C
“ .”
48C

Online

Online reviews mention tough midterms and finals, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

MidtermsFinalsTime Pressure
“ and and the volume of what was expected in the timeframe allowed is crazy.”
48C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“tough class with lots of reading material and tests/quizzes but is fair and just requires effort.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Amazing professor and an amazing human who really cares about his students.”

⚖️

35/100

“only grades well if he agrees with you or he'll grade harshly.”

📚 Workload

25/100

“The , and English is not my 1st language.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

44/100

“If you have the . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He clearly wants his students to succeed and enjoys literature.
  • Lectures are boring and unorganized.
  • This dude is chill and really smart.
  • Took his time giving lecture.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • the
  • constant reading. its like he doesn't care that you have other classes.
  • a lot of papers and reading
  • he assigns a massive amount of reading.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • As long as you apply yourself, his class isn't very difficult.
  • If you want an A, !!!
  • though.
  • It's easy to get a B, but extremely hard if you want an A.

Theme 4

🚪

  • Miss 3 classes, consecutively or if you e-mail him that you're sick.
  • if you miss more than three classes.
  • doesn't require much participation or attendance

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews across many years and courses, with , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 527
3 out of 58
2 out of 59
1 out of 59

Course coverage

ELIT46C10 reviews
EWRT1B7 reviews
EWRT26 reviews
ERWT1A5 reviews
EWRT1A4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

13

A 9 · A- 4

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3