AI Rate Professor

English

Jared McCoy

ENGLA102 · ENGL102 · ENGA109 · ENG102 · ENG101 · ENG109 · ENGL109 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Take him if you like big ideas and ; skip if you want light English or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy readingDiscussion heavyTranshumanism focusLenient late workEssay driven
  • Discussion-heavy English with and multiple long papers.
  • Most students call him engaging, flexible on late work, and growth-focused if you put in effort.
  • A few report favoritism, unclear expectations, or overwhelming early-semester load.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Grading is often flexible and effort-based, but As , and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and multiple long essays make content intellectually hard.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory with participation-heavy discussion culture.

All evidence is in person; a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority praise him as great/engaging and recommend if you do the work; a vocal minority strongly warns off.

All evidence is in person; older reviews dominate the sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Flexible late work and effort-focused grading, though .

Format shift

In-person only; late work accepted with little or no penalty in multiple comments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and front-loaded homework that can snowball if ignored.

Format shift

In-person only; six-week or long lecture blocks intensify the load.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Engaging discussion, interesting topics, and availability, .

Format shift

In-person only; no online teaching signal.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Essays, projects, presentations, and reading responses dominate; few or no traditional tests.

Format shift

In-person only; but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and papers, flexible late policies, and mixed clarity.

Main concern

Dense readings and ; a minority report unfair treatment or .

What students said

“One of the ! This class is about learning, not memorizing.”
ENG102
“He cares more that you are thinking and . Late work is fine hes lenient”
ENG102
“Super challenging and hard topics. If you have a lot time to read the texts and .”
ENG101
“This is the . The professor had his favorites against his students.”
ENG109

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on papers and discussion; closed-book drills.

Few testsLong papersOral presentationsReading-based midterm

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

few tests, long papers (1500-2000 words), projects, and reading-linked midterms.

Few testsLong papersOral presentationsReading-based midterm
“No tests, but some fairly long papers (1500-2000 words).”
ENG102
“The .”
ENG101
“There are 4 essays and 2 projects.”
ENG102

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He cares more that you are thinking and . Late work is fine hes lenient”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person English , and flexible grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“One of the ! This class is about learning, not memorizing.”

📚

28/100

“Super challenging and hard topics. If you have a lot time to read the texts and .”

⚖️

72/100

“ . Late work is accepted with little or no penalty.”

⚠️ Polarizing Fairness

40/100

“The professor had his favorites against his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he made it go by really fast with really engaging class discussion
  • A chill + one of a kind class!
  • Focuses on transhumanism + philosophy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The but they are fun and will help your writing and critical thinking to improve.
  • You reap what you sow in this class.
  • but you need to put some real thinking and editing job to get an A.

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

  • There is a decent amount of reading involved
  • No tests, but some fairly long papers (1500-2000 words).
  • assigns a lot in the first half of the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

15 in-person reviews with rich detail but many from 2015-2018; themes are consistent though one recent review is harshly negative.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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ENG1011 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 6 · A- 2

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1