Robert Metzger

ENGL111 · ENG111 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can self-track grades and wait weeks for feedback; avoid if you need constant grade visibility.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLate GraderCaringGet Ready to ReadTurnitin HeavyUnclear Grade Tracking

and opaque grade tracking until semester end.
Many online students call him caring and .
and tougher paper standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Solid grades are common with consistent work, but late opaque grading and .

Online leans easier if you finish work; or better.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Reading and ; difficulty rises more from process friction than advanced content.

Online calls workload manageable; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online often has no mandatory attendance, while .

online flexible, in person stricter.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

and fair effort-reward, while others refuse because of and unclear expectations.

Newer online reviews are more mixed-positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and understanding, but and grade surprises.

Format shift

Online grade opacity is the .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly reading and a few papers are common; not usually described as overwhelming.

Format shift

In-person comments mention heavier participation and more work.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Students like his care and lectures, but late grading and .

Format shift

Online highlights responsiveness and care; in person highlights lectures and tough structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Turnitin papers, weekly assignments, and .

Format shift

; in person adds quizzes and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he can make English enjoyable with , but several call the , and high-effort.

Main concern

and .

What students said

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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students praise kindness and manageable work but repeatedly complain he grades extremely late and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ , and uses turn it in for every assignment”
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“Professor Metzger is the ”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize papers and .

Turnitin SubmissionsFew Major PapersReading QuizzesFinal Present

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation more than software proctoring.

Paper FeedbackParticipationReading Quizzes

“Don't slack off, and be sure you do the readings! If you don't you are in trouble for the quizzes!”
ENG111

Online

Online work is mostly Turnitin assignments with very delayed grade posts; .

TurnitinLate Grade PostsExtra Credit

“Everything is on turnitin and ”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It is a and he has yet to grade more than half of the coursework I have completed.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting late grading, care, and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

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30/100

“ , and uses turn it in for every assignment.”

💛 Caring Support

78/100

“he never failed to offer extra help when needed and ”

📚 Workload Balance

50/100

“Workload is manageable, and assignments are somewhat interesting, but it sucks .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

I genuinely enjoyed taking Professor Metzger's class!
He have very good and interesting lectures on material.
Overall great person but his class sucks.

Theme 2

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I ended with a 97% in turnitin but got a b+ (87.75%)on my transcript because of his system.
His feedback on papers is great but .
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Theme 3

🧩 Course Process

You have to calculate your own grade.
He takes forever to upload grades but grades the 3 assignments you have weekly.
If you go to office hours, attend class, and turn in everything on time you should pass the class with a B or better!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only twelve reviews with mixed detail; themes but sample size limits certainty.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 53

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENG1118 reviews

ENGL1114 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 4

B range

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3

Robert Metzger

x x if you can self-track grades and wait weeks for feedback; avoid if you need constant grade visibility.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

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.

⏳ x x x

💛 Caring Support

📚 Workload Balance

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 x x x x

🧩 Course Process

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can self-track grades and wait weeks for feedback; avoid if you need constant grade visibility.

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