AI Rate Professor

English

Adam MacDougall

ENG110 · ENG80 · ENG70 · ENG1OO · ENGREAD · ENGLISH · ENG100 · ENGLISH110 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
21.43%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid if you need structure and an easy English A; if you can self-manage chaos and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDisorganizedEssay HeavyTough GraderNice but ChaoticDeadline Roulette
  • Students almost always say he is a nice, caring person but a .
  • The class is paper-heavy with , and lost or late-entered work.
  • A minority praise growth and feedback; most advise avoiding unless you want hard writing work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Even strong writers report , and strict or .

Nearly all evidence is in person; the one online review also says disorganization made earning the grade harder.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Writing concepts are college-standard, but , and scattered lectures raise the real difficulty.

In-person reviews dominate; online adds that late materials force extra effort.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Some say attendance is not mandatory or he is flexible on deadlines; and skip-class-you-fail vibes.

In-person reports conflict between optional and mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

Low take-again rate and repeated warnings about chaos and .

; the lone online .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

are marked hard and praise does not match the letter grade.

Format shift

; online focuses more on process fairness than rubric leniency.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students describe , and a workload that feels like multiple classes.

Format shift

; online also reports extra work from late instructor posts.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

He is widely called kind and , but disorganization, unclear explanations, and lost work dominate.

Format shift

In-person reviews are the bulk of evidence and and weak teacher.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and homework more than traditional high-stakes exams.

Format shift

; online likewise centers on assignment timing and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ENG courses are defined by kindness mixed with chaos: tons of , and uneven deadlines.

Main concern

Extreme and .

What students said

“Super nice professor but assigns way to many essays, there is one every single week and is a .”
ENG110
“Seriously the . English is my major and he made me want to switch.”
ENGLISH110
“Class is overall easy if you stick to what he wants you to do but he is by far the .”
ENG110

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says the class could have been easy but became harder due to disorganization and late posting.

Main concern

Professor fell behind posting vital information while still holding students to strict timelines.

What students said

“Online class would have been easy if he wasn't so disorganized. He was always behind in posting vital information”
ENGLISH110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly paper-based with occasional exams; risk comes more from volume and .

Many essaysRough drafts and feedbackSome examsAssignment-heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes center on numerous essays and and inconsistent deadline enforcement.

Weekly essaysSo many papersTough graderSome exams
“We wrote at least 8 different papers and I would barely finish one then have to start another.”
ENG110
“In this class you'll write about thirty pages, turn in , and have a .”
ENGLISH110

Online

One online and instead stresses late materials and .

Disorganized postingStrict student deadlines
“I had to work 2x as hard because he didn't have his act together. It sucked being held to a higher standard than he held himself when .”
ENGLISH110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Adam is a great guy, but he's not a good teacher. , and lacks teaching skills.”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews, mostly in person, highlighting kindness, disorganization, and essay overload. Credibility rating: High.

🌪️ Organization Chaos

25/100

“he is by far the ”

📝 Essay Overload

18/100

“assigns way to many essays, there is one every single week and is a ”

❤️ Person vs Professor

60/100

“Super nice professor and doesn't give out that many papers. and ”

👎 Recommendation

26/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great guy, means well. Although he is a horrible teacher
  • constantly changing his mind about your writing
  • lectures shouldn't be two hours long

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I always have gotten A's in English but this is my first time getting a very low B
  • He tells you your paper is great than gives you a B

Theme 3

📚 About Workload and Chaos

  • So many papers
  • he'll lose some of your assignments
  • because he gave the work load of 3 classes combine

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine reviews over many years form a large, consistent sample centered on kindness plus disorganization and .

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 54
3 out of 58
2 out of 514
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 3

C range

4

C 2 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Pass 1