AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Mandelkern

ENGLISH100 · ENGA100 · ENG100 · ENGL100 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him if you want to actually improve writing and will ; ESL students should weigh the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest English feedbackInteresting lecturesFair but not free AParticipation mattersCaring dean
  • Students call him one of the , and real writing growth.
  • Grades reward effort and solid essays; several warn it is not an easy free A and can feel tough for ESL students.
  • Attendance and book use matter, with long weekly sessions that stay engaging when students participate.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn As with real writing effort, but and As.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content is approachable and and critical thinking keep the course from feeling trivial.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews mark attendance yes or and skipping hurts.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Overwhelming praise as tough-grader hesitation.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and fair effort recognition, with repeated notes that .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Moderate

60/100

A and discussion rather than nightly busywork.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Consistently praised for , and life-changing writing help.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Essays and participation dominate; one review even calls the .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Eng 100 is discussion-driven, feedback-rich, and and essay-centered grading.

Main concern

and long once-a-week classes can overwhelm passive or ESL students.

What students said

“Dr. Mandelkern helped my writing so much over the course of one semester.”
ENG100
“He is a . . But his lecture is very interesting.”
ENG100

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.

Course risk sits mainly in essays; the limited exam comments describe an .

Essay HeavyEasy Exam MentionedParticipation Focused

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

explicit easy exam note and no proctoring claims.

Essay FocusedEasy ExamParticipation Matters
“The .”
ENGA100
“His prompts aren't hard, he only assigns a few papers and consisting up to 4 pages and a 6-8 page thesis.”
ENGA100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Mandelkern is honestly the BEST professor I've ever taken while at OCC! ”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews with no online sample, highlighting feedback excellence and . Credibility rating: High.

✍️ Writing Transformation

94/100

“Dr. Mandelkern helped my writing so much over the course of one semester.”

🎯

92/100

“He gives great feedback on papers that really helped improve my writing.”

⚖️ Not a Free A

55/100

“He's a ; you won't get an A if you bs the essays.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are very interesting which is important for a Thursday night class that's 4 hours long.
  • he keeps the discussion active and fun.
  • he has a sense of warmth in his teaching, like the dad I never had.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This is not an easy A class either.
  • He is a .
  • The . if you put effort into it, cite your sources and do your research you will receive a good grade.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • so cool and willing to help
  • He looks intimidating but he is actually very cool.
  • SUCH AN AWESOME TEACHER!!!!!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

24 mostly detailed in-person reviews over many years strongly agree on teaching quality with as the main split.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG10012 reviews
ENGA1007 reviews
ENGLISH1003 reviews
ENGL1002 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values