AI Rate Professor

English

Barbara Bell

ENGLI100 · ENG110 · ENGLISH100 · ENG110120 · ENG100110 · ENG271 · ENGENG · ENG100 · ENGLISH110120 · ENG89110120 · ENG120110 · ENG120 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
32%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you want a brutal writing workout and and heavy essays.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAbsurdly Tough GraderEndless PapersStrict No LeewayWriting Skills ForgePolarizing Personality
  • and little late work mercy.
  • A minority credit her with transforming their college writing; many call her rude or demoralizing.
  • Avoid unless you specifically want rigorous writing bootcamp and can invest massive time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Students repeatedly say As are rare even after huge effort; C and B ranges .

Online and ; almost all volume is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and high writing standards make content and process demanding.

Both formats emphasize intensity; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and warnings not to skip.

In-person evidence is strong; one online review still stresses engagement as a familiar face.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and many run-away warnings outweigh the smaller group who love her rigor.

In-person negativity dominates; one positive online review is outnumbered.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

and comments about sub-70 paper averages and near-impossible As dominate.

Format shift

Consistent online and in person; .

Workload

Heavy

20/100

Multiple long papers, constant reading, and .

Format shift

Both formats report heavy writing; .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students grow as writers and ; many report rudeness, unclear directions, and .

Format shift

Polarization is strongest in person; online sample is too small to offset the trend.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Essays and exams.

Format shift

Same paper-first pattern online and in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and polarizing: some become better writers, many report harsh tone and near-impossible As.

Main concern

, and interpersonal friction push many to drop.

What students said

“She will not give you an A. If you think your 8 page paper that you spent 40 hours working on is good she will think otherwise.”
ENG110
“If you want the easy A , but if you want to truly better your writing... I suggest this course.”
ENG110
“don't take this teacher for english 101. i left early in the semester because of how rude she was.”
ENG110

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Sparse online , and a split between growth-minded and overwhelmed students.

Main concern

and little room for other classes.

What students said

“Her papers are definitely toughly graded but it has set me up for ”
ENG110
“She is a and there is a ton of writing in this class, and .”
ENG110

Exam style

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Assessment is essay-centric with strict standards, rewrites demanded, and little forgiveness for late or imperfect work.

Multiple Long EssaysResearch PapersNo Late HomeworkHandwriting Required SometimesOffice Hours Critical

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses stack major essays and and strict no-late policies; electronics sometimes forbidden.

Essays Dominate GradeNo Late HomeworkElectronics ForbiddenRewrite DemandsOffice Hours For Survival
“On my classes first major paper that was worth 15% of our grade and the highest grade she gave anybody was 85%. The average for the paper was under 70%.”
ENG110
“she ”
ENG110
“Prepare to write things by hand, electronics are forbidden in class.”
ENG110

Online

Online comments emphasize tough paper grading and heavy .

Tough Paper GradingMultiple Papers Same TopicHigh Time Cost
“Her papers are definitely toughly graded but it has set me up for , so a good teacher to have to prepare you for the rest of your college career.”
ENG110
“The class is very technical and time consuming. She is a and there is a ton of writing in this class”
ENG110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want the easy A , but if you want to truly better your writing and make the rest of your college English experience's easier/better I suggest this course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized mentoring. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

16/100

“She will not give you an A. If you think your 8 page paper that you spent 40 hours working on is good she will think otherwise.”

👍 Recommendation Split

30/100

“ .”

✍️ Writing Growth

70/100

“She made me such a better writer and .”

😤 Classroom Tone

25/100

“always sounded like she was on the break of lashing out.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate about her subject
  • d1 yapper about the most irrelevant stuff
  • She talks in circles and doesn't answer questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Exceptionally strict. There's little to no leeway
  • A's are impossible
  • She is a , so if you want to succeed in her class you're going to have to really work for it

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She truly wants her students to succeed, as long as they want to
  • Awful professor, total mean person
  • Great person, cares about students if you put the time into showing her

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with and paper load despite polarized personality opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 515
3 out of 55
2 out of 515
1 out of 523

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 5 · A- 3

B range

8

B+ 5 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1