AI Rate Professor

English

Mary Fonseca

ENG2 · ENG1 · ENGLIENGL · ENG21 · ENG2HON · ENG1269 · ENG1SCHOLARS · ENGLISH2 · ENGL1 · ENGL21A · ENGLISH1SCHOLAR · ENGL1764 · ENG1SCH · ENGENG · ENGLISH1SCHOL · ENGLI21A · ENGLISH1 · ENG21A · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Skip her if you need a safe GPA; if you want rigorous writing practice and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderVague FeedbackEssay HeavyOpinionatedRewrites Allowed
  • Harsh, opinionated essay grading often tanks GPAs despite rewrites.
  • .
  • Strong writers who want UC-level skills may benefit; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Essays dominate the grade and she is a , so an A takes strong writing plus rewrites.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

and writing, but Scholars and Eng 1 feel heavier with and dense lectures.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many students report and that skipping hurts participation and passing chances.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and frequent GPA-ruin warnings outweigh praise for writing growth.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and GPA-ruin comments dominate; rewrites often raise scores only a little.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Usually a than daily busywork.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and growth-focused; , and style opinionated.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and a final paper, with .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lectures, with frequent complaints about tough grading and improves analytical writing.

Main concern

and opinion-based marks can damage GPA even when rewrites are offered.

What students said

“ IF U ARE NOT PERFECT AT WRITING, SHE IS A AND WILL RUIN UR GPA”
ENG1
“ and not helpful and it would appear as if I get poor grades because I do not agree with her opinions.”
ENG1SCHOLARS
“She wants her students to do well, but won't spoon feed you.”
ENG2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; some finals allow notes rather than high-stakes closed proctoring.

Essay HeavyRewrites AllowedNotes On FinalDiscussion Based

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

options; some finals allow notes and grade also includes participation.

Essay HeavyRewrites AllowedNotes On Final
“No home work, 3 papers and a for.”
ENG2
“You have 3 essays the whole year and a final. She grades very hard on the essays but gives you the opportunity to rewrite them.”
ENGLISH2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ IF U ARE NOT PERFECT AT WRITING, SHE IS A AND WILL RUIN UR GPA”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and mixed teaching praise. Credibility rating: High.

📝

28/100

“SHE IS A AND WILL RUIN UR GPA”

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Great teacher, really improves your analytical and writing skills.”

⚠️

35/100

“Shes very vague (so you will not know what you need to improve on)”

👍 Recommendation Rate

30/100

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Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • SHE IS A AND WILL RUIN UR GPA
  • It has to be absolutely perfect in order to get an A.
  • but still gives the same grade!

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She lectures a lot!!!!
  • and not helpful
  • She wants her students to do well, but won't spoon feed you.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is a nice teacher but is not good at giving specific outlines for papers.
  • Disrespectful. A loud mouth bully.
  • She genuinely cares about the betterment of her students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years with and workload support a high-confidence read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 514
3 out of 514
2 out of 519
1 out of 518

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2