AI Rate Professor

English

Mark Makino

ESL201 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid him if you need an easy A; if you want rigorous ESL writing growth and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy writing feedbackHigh standardsLots of homeworkPolarizing ESL instructor
  • Three of four reviews warn he is a As easily.
  • One strong positive says sincere essay feedback can truly improve writers who work hard.
  • Expect , and strict standards more than a free A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Multiple students say As are not for everyone and to passing.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and high writing standards make content feel demanding for ESL writers.

All difficulty evidence comes from in-person ESL201.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

; comments focus more on grading than flexible absence policies.

Only in-person data; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most voices say do not take him for grades despite one glowing growth-focused review.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; he reportedly refuses small grade bumps and sets A as rare.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

and organization, but more describe crushing standards and poor rapport.

Format shift

In-person only; opinions are polarized on a small sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Essays, homework, reading, and a single final exam.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ESL201 reviews split: most call him an overly tough grader with heavy work, while .

Main concern

, and extreme scrutiny of work discourage grade-focused students.

What students said

“ if you want an A he said A its not for everyone not even me.”
ESL201
“He tries to develop students' writing skills in a and gives the students very .”
ESL201
“ students are professional writers”
ESL201

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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Students mention pop quizzes and rigorous essay standards rather than student-friendly open testing.

Pop quizzesEssay-heavy assessmentTough grading standards

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Pop quizzes without early warning and exams.

Pop quizzesEssay feedback heavyTough standards
“he is have pop quiz he dont tell you at first of semester”
ESL201
“Give you feed back, but you have to have a translator to understand where you have to fix”
ESL201

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want an A he said A its not for everyone not even me.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 . Credibility rating: Low.

⚖️

18/100

“ if you want an A he said A its not for everyone not even me.”

📝 Growth for Hard Workers

70/100

“If you put an effort on every assignment, you can probably find yourself being improved as a writer.”

📚 Heavy Workload

25/100

“Get ready to read, and he is a .”

🚫 Grade-Seekers Beware

20/100

“ students are professional writers”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • gives the students very

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I was .87 away from passing and
  • A its not for everyone not even me

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • Get ready to read
  • he is have pop quiz he dont tell you at first of semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only four in-person reviews over years with polarized extremes limit reliability of any single score.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ESL2014 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values