Jordi Combs

ESL21A · ESL21B · 21B · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 63.64%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

21A/B if you can handle structure, but check course level and recent tone carefully.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarized by course levelGives good feedbackTough Grader (21B)Caring (21A)SO MANY PAPERS

ESL 21A/B students often love his clarity, care, and writing help.
Several 21B reviews call him tough, unfriendly, and paper-heavy.
Online 21B review calls him an and Easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Online and some 21B fans say easy A, but many 21B comments cite tough grading and .

Online review stresses Easy A; in-person 21B reviews .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Writing and essays dominate; average difficulty is moderate with papers and .

Online review rates difficulty very low; in-person 21B feels harder for some.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

; skip-class warnings appear on several tags.

; one in-person 21B says no.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but quality is split between glowing 21A/B praise and harsh 21B avoid ratings.

Online review is strongly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Tough Grader tags on 21B.

Format shift

; several in-person 21B reviews say tough.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Essays need prep time; multiple 21B tags complain of so many papers and test-heavy work.

Format shift

Online says graded by few things; in-person 21B often reports heavy papers.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong praise for and care in 21A/B is offset by 21B reviews calling him unfriendly and unhelpful.

Format shift

Online is positive; in-person quality is highly polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Essays, in-class writing, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

In-person 21B emphasizes papers and tests; online says graded by few things.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and care, while several 21B , and cold teaching.

Main concern

Course-level split and harsh 21B feedback create real risk of a poor experience.

What students said

“Prof. Combs is one of .”
ESL21A

“Just awful”
21B

“Love this professor! Fun and respectful.”
ESL21B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

The single online ESL21B review calls him an .

Main concern

Only one online review, so online experience is weakly proven.

What students said

“ . EASY A”
ESL21B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Formats range from essay-prep friendly classes to in-class essays without dictionaries and pop-quiz warnings.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person 21B mentions in-class essays, no dictionary, pop quizzes, and many papers; 21A focuses on essay help.

In-class essaysNo dictionaryPop quizzesMany papersEssay prep time

“you cannot use any dictionary. he is so tough.”
21B

“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
21B

“ . but .”
ESL21B

Online

Online review does not describe proctoring; and Easy A.

Easy gradingGraded by few things

“ . EASY A”
ESL21B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof. Combs is one of my favorite professors. He , and his class is always enjoyment.”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (1 online, 10 in-person), highlighting the 21A/B vs 21B split. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

58/100

“he is super super great professor I have ever met.”

⚠️ Harsh 21B Feedback

20/100

“Just awful”

✍️ Writing Support

80/100

“He helped me a lot with my writing. He was always easy to talk to.”

🌐 Online Easy A

90/100

“ . EASY A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

class is always enjoyment
Fun and respectful
He is not a good professor He is difficult

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

EASY A
SO MANY PAPERS
but

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

so kind and friendly
always easy to talk to
He is not friendly
Caring

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews with clear course-level split and one online sample give usable but mixed signal from 2018-2019.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 54

Course coverage

21B4 reviews

ESL21A4 reviews

ESL21B3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Jordi Combs

x x x x x x x x 21A/B if you can handle structure, but check course level and recent tone carefully.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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.

🎯 Teaching Split

⚠️ Harsh 21B Feedback

✍️ Writing Support

🌐 Online Easy A

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

21A/B if you can handle structure, but check course level and recent tone carefully.