AI Rate Professor

English

Christopher McCabe

ENG1A · ENG1A1B · ENGLISH1A · ENGL9 · CENGL · ENGL8 · A0000 · ENGL1C · ENG8ENG1B · ENG · ENGL1B · ENG1 · ENG9 · ENGL30B · ENGL7 · ENGLISH30B · ENGL1A · ENGLI1B · ENG1B · ENGL30 · ENGLI1A · ENGL30C · ENGIB · ENG1C · 80 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Strong pick for English if you read, write, and show up; if you want a pure easy A with zero effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDiscussion-based classesHelpful office hoursFunny but dry humorEssay-heavy gradingAttendance expected
  • Most students call him one of PCC's best English professors: kind, funny, and very helpful.
  • A is unclear and harsh.
  • Essays and ; discussion and office hours help a lot.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

and an obtainable A if you read and participate, though slackers get caught.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable and discussion-heavy, but , and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Multiple and quizzes.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Overwhelming praise for kindness, humor, and writing help outweighs a smaller set of .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many call him fair or lenient if you try, with some saying grades surprise upward; a minority report harsh or .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Typical load is several essays, reading quizzes, and participation rather than an .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students repeatedly call him clear, funny, caring, and standards.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and discussion more than high-stakes traditional exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Large in-person English sample shows a beloved discussion and essay teacher with occasional boredom and .

Main concern

A minority report boring lectures, subjective grading, or weak writing growth.

What students said

“One of the . , and exceptionally kind.”
ENG1B
“This class was 16 weeks of watching paint dry.”
ENG1B
“ . The class requires 5 essays, 2 in-class and 3 take home and a .”
ENGIB

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

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Assessment is mostly essays and reading quizzes, including in-class and .

In-class essaysTake-home papersPop quizzes on readingGenerous quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work centers on in-class and , not strict proctored exams.

In-class essaysTake-home papersPop quizzesDiscussion participation
“The class requires 5 essays, 2 in-class and 3 take home and a .”
ENGIB
“ it”
ENGL1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the . , and exceptionally kind. Great person, wonderful teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and minority criticisms. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“one of the !! and honest guy with a great sense of humor.”

📝 Easy A Path

78/100

“haven't even finished the semester with him but i know i have a guaranteed A. got ”

⚠️ Minority Warning

35/100

“This class was 16 weeks of watching paint dry. McCabe centers the entire class around how the ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • discussion-based and he really lets all his students develop at their own pace
  • Awesome professor! You can tell that he makes every effort to try and make the class fun and relatable.
  • Very boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy. He grades decently.
  • An 'A' is definitely obtainable.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's a real sweetheart and really does care about his students.
  • Always a smile!
  • . He is very unfair.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

80

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years are detailed and largely , and recommendation strength.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547
4 out of 514
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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