Majorie Smith

ENGL1B · ENG1A · ENGLISH400 · ENG400 · ENGLISH1A · ENGL001A · ENG1B · ENGLISH1B · ENG100 · ENGL001BH · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 31/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 22.5%
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

unless you specifically want a brutal writing boot camp and will live in office hours.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough essay graderHeavy weekly writingStrict deadlinesMy way or highway standardsOffice hours help dedicated students

Expect , and little room to deviate from her preferred style.
Attendance and participation matter; late work and .
Students who grind, revise, and use office hours can improve writing, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are possible only with heavy revision and office hours; , and unforgiving essay standards.

Both formats are hard to ace; in person has more office-hour success stories.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

20/100

, and college-level critical writing make the course intellectually and workload heavy.

Online and in person both call the load overwhelming.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and participation are enforced; missing class often means missing verbal instructions and points.

In person stresses absences and participation; online still requires showing up for due-date clarity.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and frequent do-not-take warnings outweigh a minority who value writing growth.

Negativity is strong across formats; online communication complaints add extra caution.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

and specific-style deductions dominate; but standards stay rigid.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and constant reading create an overwhelming load for many.

Format shift

Online piles early essays; in .

Teaching experience

Average

38/100

Some call her professional, insightful, and motivating; .

Format shift

Polarized in person; online leans more negative on communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Essays, journals, discussion posts, and .

Format shift

Both formats are paper-heavy; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews , and mixed tone from caring professional to rude or passive-aggressive; office hours are the main path to As.

Main concern

Harsh critique, heavy weekly load, and .

What students said

“ unless you enjoy being tortured.”
ENGL001BH

“visiting her office hours is extremely useful and can be what bumps your grade up a letter.”
ENGL001BH

“If you want to actually improve your writing and prepare yourself to transfer to a .”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students report overwhelming assignments, unclear verbal due dates, tough grading, and weak communication, with a few noting and .

Main concern

and high volume of next-day work make online especially punishing.

What students said

“ and assignments in the first 2 weeks of class. She dislikes if you don't write the way she wants you to.”
ENG100

“Her class is challenging and the amount of .”
ENG1B

“She will ask for questions from students and then laugh that they didn't understand her tangled succession of directions”
ENGL001A

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly essay writing with occasional in-class midterms or quizzes rather than student-friendly open-book tests.

In-person midterm essaysEssay-based exams and journalsPop quizzes sometimesOptional final in some sections

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections include major essays, sometimes an , and .

In-person midterm essayMultiple major papersJournalsOptional final

“ and .”
ENGL001BH

“There's essay #1 (4-4.5 pages), #2/ MIDTERM (4-4.5 pages), then the final research paper (8-9 pages).”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews focus on heavy essays and ; .

Many essaysUnclear assignment directions

“Be ready to read and write a lot.”
ENG1B

“It's a lot of course work and you have to come to class for correct due dates to be given out verbally.”
ENGL001A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ unless you enjoy being tortured.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and polarized growth stories. Credibility rating: High.

📝

20/100

“she is a ”

📚 Workload Overload

18/100

“Averaging 4 assignments per week. I spent most of .”

🚪

24/100

“Just save yourself the time by not taking courses with her.”

✍️ Growth If You Grind

70/100

“She will genuinely make you improve as a writer if you are willing to put in the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's the most professional english professor I've ever taken.
She was very passive aggressive. .
and !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Your grade in the class will depend heavily on how well
this random GE was the hardest class by this terrible professor
anyone can get an A if they put in the work. The magic is her office hours.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

and assignments in the first 2 weeks
Something is always due on the next meeting.
Out of all my classes, this class took up more time than all my other classes combined.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across years and and heavy writing, giving solid confidence despite polarized tone.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 525

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

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A 8

B range

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 3

C range

C+ 2 · C 7 · C- 2

D range

D 3 · D- 1

F

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Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1

Majorie Smith

x x unless you specifically want a brutal writing boot camp and will live in office hours.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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.

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📚 Workload Overload

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✍️ Growth If You Grind

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

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unless you specifically want a brutal writing boot camp and will live in office hours.

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