AI Rate Professor

English

Timothy Gilmore

ENG111 · ENGL103B · ENG110 · ENG110120 · ENG101 · ENG110111 · 103B · ENGLISH110 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
74.19%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you enjoy long, idea-driven lectures and ; skip if you want traditional English skills drills or a pure easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavy philosophy vibeThought-provokingTough on essaysFew graded itemsPolarizing style
  • Many students love his deep, philosophy-style lectures and say the class changes how they think.
  • Others find lectures aimless or boring and .
  • Workload is usually a handful of .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some get an easy A with solid essays and attendance, but and vague criteria keep the A from being free.

Nearly all A-effort evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Few graded items and light daily work, but readings, deep lectures, and .

In-person dominates; online sample is too small to show a different content difficulty pattern.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

, though participation pressure varies.

; online sample is mixed and thin.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

A , while a vocal minority advise avoiding him.

Recommendation ; online is split and sparse.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Feedback is often praised, but and .

Format shift

harsh essay scores; online notes particular grading.

Workload

Light

66/100

Usually a few essays, readings, and maybe a presentation or .

Format shift

Both limited online and .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Engaging and insightful for open-minded students; boring or arrogant for others who want tighter structure.

Format shift

In-person evidence is rich and mixed; online sample is too small for a separate teaching profile.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades rest mainly on a few essays and occasional speech or debate, not frequent exams.

Format shift

In-person details dominate; older lit courses mention harder tests but are outliers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between inspired by profound lectures and frustrated .

Main concern

Lecture-heavy format and if you want conventional English instruction.

What students said

“His class was super interesting and not only taught me about English but also made me look at life from a different perspective.”
ENG110
“I don't understand why his class is said to be an easy A.”
ENG111
“if you put the time in it's an easy A”
ENG110

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

the class overall easy with clear deadlines.

Main concern

Very few online reviews, so online experience is hard to generalize.

What students said

“This professor is very particular about your work for a basic GE english class”
ENG111
“His class is overall easy and simple. as well as .”
ENG110

Exam style

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Most GE sections grade a small set of ; style can feel strict on essay quality.

Few essaysLecture basedOccasional speech or debateRare formal tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; a few upper courses mention difficult tests or identification exams.

Three to five papersLong lecturesDetail-oriented essays
“No tests or quizzes just 3 papers and a lot of reading.”
ENG111
“There were three papers, a 5-minute speech, and lots of readings.”
ENG111

Online

Limited online comments focus on essay grading particularity and .

Essay focusedClear deadlines
“I have never received such a poor grade on an essay.”
ENG111
“ semester but still easy.”
ENG110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“this class is a life class not so much about English.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (mostly in person), highlighting polarizing lecture style and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Style

72/100

“He's going to talk about some extremely thought provoking ideas, so having an open mind is essential”

⚖️

48/100

“he is a but if you like writing he is great.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Take Professor Gilmore!!! .”

📚 Workload Shape

66/100

“All you have to do is write a and present once and you will get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures were super interesting and made you think in a special way.
  • long and aimless lectures but by the end i developed a genuine appreciation
  • More like a philospy class than an English class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you put the time in it's an easy A
  • I don't understand why his class is said to be an easy A.
  • He is a though.

Theme 3

🗣️ About Class Format

  • LECTURE HEAVY! Be prepared to sit there and listen/talk the whole class.
  • if you can't sit & listen!
  • He doesn't force you to

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable but polarizing pattern; so online claims stay tentative.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 521
3 out of 56
2 out of 57
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 5 · A 11 · A- 6

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2