AI Rate Professor

English

Cory Olsen

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENG1 · ENGL100 · ENGLI1A · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you are independent and already strong in writing; many students felt unprepared and shut down in discussion.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnhelpfulClosed-MindedConfusing LecturesHard to ApproachMixed Reviews
  • Most students describe him as unhelpful, closed-minded, and hard to approach.
  • A minority say he will pass those who try and one older review is highly positive.
  • English content feels difficult and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Difficulty is often high and grades hinge on his opinions; one review says trying hard can get a pass, not an easy A.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students rate difficulty high and call notes, lectures, and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

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; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most comments urge caution or if you want to learn, despite one strong endorsement.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Students say and he can devalue student views in discussion.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Assignments, notes, and class discussions matter, but volume is not described as overwhelming.

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Common themes are lack of and lectures, and being hard to approach.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and discussion participation are the .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person English students mostly report unhelpful, closed-minded teaching with , though effort can still earn a pass and one review is glowing.

Main concern

and dismissive discussion style leave many students feeling unprepared.

What students said

“Lacks passion and is very unhelpful. He does not like to be argued with.”
ENG1
“He is a horrible teacher. Not passionate about teaching.”
ENG1A
“Extremely helpful. Wants the students to succeed.”
ENGL100

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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Reviews emphasize papers and .

PapersClass discussionHomework

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment centers on papers and discussion; .

PapersDiscussionsHomework
“ .”
ENG1
“he just wants to see you try and interact in the class discussions”
ENGL1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a horrible teacher. Not passionate about teaching. Can not relate to his students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person English reviews with mixed but mostly critical themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

👎 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Lacks passion and is very unhelpful. He does not like to be argued with.”

📝

35/100

“ .”

👍 Minority Praise

70/100

“Extremely helpful. Wants the students to succeed.”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“If your interested in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • even the
  • Notes, lectures and
  • if you have a question.

Theme 2

💬 About Classroom Climate

  • He does not like to be argued with.
  • One sided.
  • I sat through many thought-provoking discussions in which he almost completely devalued my opinion.

Theme 3

🌟 About Positive Outliers

  • he's helpful if you do approach him
  • if you

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven mostly detailed 2008-2012 reviews show a consistent negative tilt with .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG1A2 reviews
ENGL1A2 reviews
ENG11 review
ENGL1001 review
ENGLI1A1 review

Reported outcomes

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