AI Rate Professor

English

Martha Bonilla

ENGL1B · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGLISH61 · ENG1A1B · ENGL30B · ENG01AH · ENGLISH1C · 1B · ENGLISH1A · ENG78A · ENGL001A · ENG1B · ENG1C1567 · ENGLISH1B · ELGL1A · ENG78 · ENG1C · 152 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
27.03%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you want a rigorous writing boot camp and can handle harsh critique and high failure risk.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderBelittling feedbackHeavy reading and essaysUnclear Canvas and due datesHigh drop rate
  • Many students report , and almost no easy As.
  • Workload is heavy with constant reading, papers, and strict standards.
  • A minority say she improves real college writing if you seek office hours and tolerate toughness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly say almost nobody gets an A and and harsh.

Both online and in ; in-person notes near-impossible As more often.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and college-level critical standards make content and pace hard.

Online and in and reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many note you must be in class daily and that skipping hurts, though a .

; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

27/100

Would-take-again is low and most warn against her tone and .

In-person negativity is stronger; online is mixed but still often negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

and students report and almost no As.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of reading, many papers, and .

Format shift

Online mentions multiple theses and essays; in and projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some praise passionate lectures and writing growth, but many describe rudeness, confusion, and humiliation.

Format shift

In person has more belittling reports; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Essays, papers, reading responses, and .

Format shift

Both formats center papers; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person comments , and large mid-semester drop rates, with fewer long-term fans who credit improved writing.

Main concern

Classroom humiliation and .

What students said

“Take this class if you like being stressed and humiliated by your professor. Almost impossible to get an A.”
ENG1A
“we started with a class of 36 ended w 7!”
ENGLISH1C
“I transferred to UCLA from PCC and Bonilla's class ranks among one of .”
ENG1C

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews mix tough-but-rewarding writing feedback with , and .

Main concern

and tough grading without clear support make online especially frustrating.

What students said

“Professor Bonilla is a , but . She's giving very valuable feedback to lead you into right direction.”
ENG1A
“My class was hopelessly confusing due to the sheer number of typos and mistakes in the course material and instructions.”
ENGL001A
“ , and shes insensitive to any situation when .”
1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and rather than friendly open-book tests.

Essay-heavy assessmentPop quizzes reportedFinals sometimes assigned

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention pop quizzes, last-minute finals, and .

Pop quizzesEssay-focusedLast-minute final changes
“ and then she decides to give us an " " final but ends up grading it as part as our final grade”
ENGLISH61
“Beware of pop quizzes”
ELGL1A

Online

Online comments emphasize many essays and ; .

Many essaysUnclear assignment instructions
“it was awful. We wrote at least 6 thesis.”
ENG1A
“She hasnt assigned material or lectures and still demands .”
1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Take this class if you like being stressed and humiliated by your professor. Almost impossible to get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (6 online, 44 in person), highlighting toughness, tone, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Climate

32/100

“She is rude and has very high expectations... belittles the class”

📝

16/100

“ . In my whole class not one student got an A.”

📉

27/100

“class began with about 25 and ended with about 6-8 students.”

✍️ Writing Growth Minority

70/100

“if you want to challenge yourself and learn to be a better !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and didn't make sense even when you asked clarifying questions.
  • lectures were a bit boring, but
  • She teaches with passion but

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Almost impossible to get an A.
  • she is a but wants you do well
  • I wish I would've known about rate my professor before I registered

Theme 3

💥 About Classroom Tone

  • I felt humiliated by her.
  • Say one "wrong" thing and she will go crazy and humiliate you
  • she made me scared to even turn in a paper

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

152

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with and tone themes give strong confidence despite polarized outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 525
3 out of 518
2 out of 521
1 out of 552

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 12

B range

9

B 8 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

3

D+ 2 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1