AI Rate Professor

English

Michelle Solotar

ENGLI1747 · ENG1751 · ENGLI1759 · ENG4188 · ENGLISH1 · ENGLI1752 · ENG1964 · ENG1814 · ENGL1786 · ENG1806 · ENG1993 · ENG21B · ENG1279 · ENG4059 · ENG2 · ENG1 · ENGL1934 · E11234 · ENG1256 · ENG101 · ENG21A · ENGL1752 · ENGLI1799 · ENGL1 · ENGLI1786 · ENG1823 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
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Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want rigorous writing training and can handle harsh criticism; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh GraderDemanding Writing CoachPolarizingUnclear FeedbackHeavy Essay Load
  • Many students call her harsh, unhelpful, and demoralizing, while a strong minority say she transforms writers who work hard.
  • Getting an A is repeatedly described as unrealistic without elite effort; many report Cs or worse.
  • Attendance and commitment feel mandatory, with missing class or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Students repeatedly say not to expect an easy A or even a B; and perfectionist.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Average difficulty is high and comments describe stressful, demanding English work with heavy standards.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Missing class or quizzes is described as causing huge deductions, and one student was given a .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

A large share of reviews urge students to avoid her, despite a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Very strict essay standards, frequent claims that almost nobody earns As, and lots of demoralizing critique.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Described as a full-time-job level class with constant writing demands and long late sessions.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

some call her a passionate writing coach, but , and unhelpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and writing quality more than traditional exams.

Format shift

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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

some credit her with major writing gains, while , and almost impossible for a high grade.

Main concern

, and extreme workload stress dominate the negative majority.

What students said

“I woud avoid Michelle Solotar at all costs. , and just incredibly unreasonable.”
ENGL1
“Yes, she is difficult but she is very good at what she does. .”
ENG1
“do not even think about missing one class. If you miss a class, you will end up missing a deduction.”
ENG1

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.

Assessment is mainly rigorous essays and papers with strict standards; .

Essay-heavy assessmentStrict paper standardsQuiz penalties for absence

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quiz hit for absences more than proctored exam software.

Essay-heavy assessmentStrict paper standardsQuiz penalties for absence
“ . Knowing your grammar and punctuation is key.”
ENG1
“do not even think about missing one class. If you miss a class, you will end up missing a deduction.”
ENGL1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I woud avoid Michelle Solotar at all costs. , and just incredibly unreasonable. She makes the learning experience very difficult, she's very unhelpful.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing the large negative majority with a consistent hardcore-writing minority. Credibility rating: High.

🔥

18/100

“don't expect an easy a.....”

📚 Writing Growth for Workers

70/100

“If and really try you will become a better writer.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

34/100

“do yourself a favor and take any of the other 20 english teachers at SMC.”

Theme 1

📝

  • Doesn't tell you how to get better, Just how bad your writing skills are.
  • she rips you apart
  • she gave me many tips that I will always remember

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • DO NOT, DO NOT, expect an easy A
  • Nobody ever got anything above a C
  • so people do get As.

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Climate

  • She is patronizing and mean.
  • She calls people stupid and is just rude
  • most stressful class I've ever taken

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed, multi-year reviews show a consistent harsh-and-polarizing pattern with rich qualitative evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 59
1 out of 520

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

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C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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