Lantz Simpson

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AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you write well under pressure and can handle dry sarcasm; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing PersonalityTough Arbitrary GraderIn-Class Essay HeavyDry HumorLove Him or Hate Him

some call him brilliant and and rude.
Expect frequent in-class essays and students.
; office hours and figuring out his system help survivors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many report easy B but blocked A .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

and short essays, but in-class timed writing raises the challenge.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as optional; others monitor absences and penalize heavy skipping.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and many warnings about unfair grading outweigh praise from students who click with him.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough-grader tags and complaints of opinion-based or .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly one-page essays or in-class timed essays plus a .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Knowledgeable lectures and humor for fans, but others find him pretentious, unhelpful, or demeaning.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a major paper rather than busywork.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

- and essay-driven with a polarizing instructor: knowledgeable and funny for some, mean and unfair for others.

Main concern

and a harsh interpersonal tone for many students.

What students said

“His grade is completely arbitrary. Participation/effort is futile.”
ENG2

“if you write concise papers with parts of the book cited youll be fine”
ENG2SCH

“ ! ”
ENGL1

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

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Assessment is mostly in-class essays and papers; friendliness depends on matching his style.

In-Class EssaysBlue BookTimed WritingResearch Paper FinalOpinion-Based Grading Complaints

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a research paper; some older notes allow take-home options.

In-Class EssaysBlue BookResearch Paper

“All essays are done in-class. The class is pretty low maintenance aside from the essays”
ENGLISH2

“There are 5 in-class essays and a cumulative final (2 essays)”
ENG2

“Prof. Simpson requires all essays to be done in class via blue book”
ENGL2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Ruined my gpa. Easy B but I needed an A. I worked desperately to get that A. Only class that seemed unfair. His grade is completely arbitrary.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 and personality. Credibility rating: High.

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32/100

“His grade is completely arbitrary. Participation/effort is futile.”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

34/100

“ !”

🎭 Teaching Personality

52/100

“you either love him or hate him. He is very opinionated”

📝 Essay Load

48/100

“1 essay a week, 1 research paper as ”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy B but I needed an A
he grades for unknown reasons
he's a

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

actually one of the funnier professors i have had
This could be a film class lol. You learn absolutely nothing about writing
Dry sense of humor and good lectures

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Treatment

He is a mean spirited jerk to his students
belittles you for asking questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years show a stable love-hate split with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

B 1 · B- 2

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1

Lantz Simpson

x x x if you write well under pressure and can handle dry sarcasm; avoid if x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Varies

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

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👍 Polarized Recommendation

🎭 Teaching Personality

📝 Essay Load

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

⚠️ About Student Treatment

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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 write well under pressure and can handle dry sarcasm; avoid if .

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