AI Rate Professor

English As A Second Language

Stephen Whitney

5551JAPN001 · ESL402 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
44.44%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him only if and and heavy ESL writing work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLots of homeworkCaringHilariousParticipation matters
  • Personality is widely praised as funny, kind, and supportive for ESL students.
  • , and hard to raise even after revisions.
  • and participation can tank grades despite effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Multiple students report tough grading, revisions that barely help, and no easy As despite heavy effort.

All evidence is in-person; online reviews are zero.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and strict criteria make the course feel hard for many ESL students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as mandatory with participation heavily weighted.

In-person only; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half love his humor and support; others warn of grade damage and .

; take-again rate near 44%.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

; scores stay low even after revisions and .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and high time demand.

Format shift

evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and caring; others find structure and .

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Papers, revisions, participation, and ; some weekly quizzes and test-heavy tags.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

warm and funny teacher with , but many , and confusing criteria.

Main concern

Strict grading, heavy workload, and /B range.

What students said

“Friendly and funny professor, but .”
ESL402
“No easy A's. Strong work = slightly above average.”
ESL402

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.

Weekly reading quizzes and heavy written work; .

Weekly QuizzesParticipation GradedHeavy PapersTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring setup.

Weekly QuizzesPapersParticipation
“ and . He grades participation too.”
5551JAPN001
“LOTS OF HOMEWORK!!!!!!”
ESL402

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Friendly and funny professor, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews (0 online), highlighting the split between warm teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

22/100

“Even if you revise based on his feedback, earning a high score is still hard.”

📝 Heavy Workload

25/100

“Heavy workload. .”

😄 Personality

70/100

“ !”

👍 Split Recommendation

48/100

“I really enjoyed the course and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are well structured and clear
  • He is amazing, humorous, and very responsible.
  • funny, friendly, and truly cares about students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No easy A's. Strong work = slightly above average.
  • he is a
  • grade and dropped me from a B to a C

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK!!!!!!
  • prepare to have load of hw
  • , yet scores are often lower than expected.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

10 mostly recent in-person reviews with a and one very old 2014 comment.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ESL4026 reviews
5551JAPN0014 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1