Dena O'Hara

ENGLISH21B · ENG20 · ENG85 · ENGLISH85 · ENGLISH1 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 91.67%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you will attend, read, and revise; she actively helps you earn a strong grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring MentorExcellent FeedbackEssay RewritesParticipation MattersGet Ready to Read

Resubmits and if you do the work
Attendance and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and a strong will for students to pass make an A realistic if and essays.

In-person reviews emphasize rewrites and support; the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable intro English, but reading and .

Nearly all ease comments come from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory, with late or .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Almost every detailed review calls her a favorite and strongly urges others to enroll.

In-person praise is near-unanimous; one .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

Students report , and allowed resubmits when unhappy with essay scores.

Format shift

In-person evidence is lenient; the single .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

and but usually called manageable.

Format shift

Workload comments are mostly in-person; online notes lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students describe her as , and .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is dominant; online sample is too small to reverse that view.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and participation rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

rewrites, and fair grading when you participate and submit work.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“she will let you resubmit any papers you received a grade you aren't happy about.”
ENGLISH1

“ ! and sweetest professor at smc.”
ENG20

“Professor O'Hara is a gem! shes so sweet and respectful.”
ENGLISH85

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single online review calls her a and .

Main concern

Online version may feel stricter than the popular in-person experience.

What students said

“shes a so you have to really work hard for your grade”
ENGLISH1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly essays and .

Essay BasedResubmits AllowedParticipation Heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

- and participation-centered with and rewrite options.

Essay RewritesClear FeedbackParticipation Matters

“she will let you resubmit any papers you received a grade you aren't happy about.”
ENGLISH1

“She if your not happy with your score.”
ENG20

Online

Online comments do not describe proctoring or ; and homework load.

Tough GraderLots of Homework

“shes a so you have to really work hard for your grade”
ENGLISH1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! and sweetest professor at smc. Reads through your entire essays and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews (18 in-person, 1 online), highlighting care, feedback, and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Teaching

93/100

“Professor O'Hara is a brilliant .”

📝

86/100

“she will let you resubmit any papers you received a grade you aren't happy about.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

93/100

“ !! if she did teach other English courses, ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and wants you to get an A and will do anything to help.
skills.
and funny.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

realllyyyyy easy in my opinion. and .
As long as you do your work you should be fine.
if she sees that you are trying she will not fail you.

Theme 3

📅

, if you are late or absent .
Get ready to read
Lots of homework and essay writing but it never got too crazy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed reviews from 2014-2025 are , and attendance, with only one online outlier.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG209 reviews

ENGLISH15 reviews

ENG852 reviews

ENGLISH852 reviews

ENGLISH21B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Dena O'Hara

x x x x if you will attend, read, and revise; she actively helps you earn a strong grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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.

❤️ Caring Teaching

📝 x x x

👍 Strong Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📅 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend, read, and revise; she actively helps you earn a strong grade.

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