AI Rate Professor

English

Gordon Dossett

ENG2 · ENG1 · ENG2SCHOLARS · ENGL21253 · ENG1941 · ENGLI2SCH · ENG6 · ENGLISH2 · ENGL21A · ENGL6 · ENG15 · ENGL2 · ENGLISH21A · ENGLISH1 · ENG21A · 135 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want to become a stronger writer and will show up, talk in class, and revise seriously.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and caringTough essay graderParticipation criticalStrong office hoursEssay-heavy English
  • Widely liked English professor , and humor
  • An A usually requires real effort; many report tough but
  • Attendance and participation strongly affect grades across most sections

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Many students say an A is possible but , and office hours rather than minimal effort.

Both formats stress working for an A; the bulk of evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

and essay writing with moderate difficulty unless you already write well.

and reading; sparse online notes call short terms fast-paced.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Tags and comments repeatedly say attendance and participation matter and skipping hurts your chance to pass.

; online still stresses discussion participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend him for humor, care, and and a minority of regrets.

Recommendation is driven by the large in-person sample; online sample is tiny but still positive overall.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

45/100

Often labeled a , yet many call grading fair, consistent, and .

Format shift

; online also notes high expectations.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and occasional quizzes rather than constant busywork, though paper volume can feel heavy.

Format shift

In-person comments say workload is not crushing; online short terms feel denser.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students , and real writing improvement across many courses.

Format shift

Teaching praise .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment is essay-heavy with in-class and , and limited traditional tests.

Format shift

when mentioned.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

with essay-driven assessment and frequent tough-grader notes.

Main concern

Skip class or and grades suffer; some students find him picky or stressful late semester.

What students said

“He really makes you work for an A but .”
ENG6
“id say he's a little of a to only give me straight B's!!!!!”
ENG2
“Not an easy A, but definitely an easy B.”
ENG1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Limited online notes still describe clear teaching, required participation, and an A that .

Main concern

Fast-paced short online terms plus anti-five-paragraph standards can feel harsh.

What students said

“You have to work for an A but its achievable. Great guy as well.”
ENG2
“The professor expects a lot from you. Maybe it's because I took a 6-week online class, so the class was pretty fast-paced.”
ENGLISH1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

if ; the real pressure is timed and out-of-class writing, not proctoring software.

In-class essaysOut-of-class papersPop essaysParticipation as grade weightOccasional final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment is mostly essays and participation, with surprise or in-class essays and sometimes a .

In-class essaysPop essaysParticipation pointsOptional final for perfect attendance
“we had about 4 hw essays and 3 in class essays... .”
ENG2
“If you attend every class .”
ENG21A
“You get 4 in-class essays, 4 out-of-class essay assignments, and a final.”
ENG2SCHOLARS

Online

Sparse online evidence still centers on multiple essays and high writing standards rather than webcam proctoring.

Multiple essaysHigh writing standards
“4 out of class essays. They are easy if you talk to him about it.”
ENG2
“He does REALLY hate 5-paragraph essays or any forms of it.”
ENGLISH1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He really makes you work for an A but . .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in , and participation themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Professor Dossett is one of the SMC.”

⚖️

45/100

“its a little tough to get an A. we mostly just read literature and talk about it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“ . Not an easy A, but definitely an easy B.”

🗣️ Participation Matters

22/100

“Participation really matters and can really help your grade so raise your hand a lot during class discussions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious
  • Really cared about his students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A, but definitely an easy B
  • you have to earn your A
  • He's big on not

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and understanding
  • he's very forgiving if you genuinely care
  • Truely is a great teacher that cares for his students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

135

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with rich detail, multi-year span, and , and teaching make the signal highly reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 571
4 out of 531
3 out of 520
2 out of 57
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 3 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1