Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
62/100Many students earn As with steady work, but tough essay grading and .
Online evidence is limited to one positive A review; most .
ENGLISH101 · ENGA100 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENG101 · ENG100 · 19 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Many students earn As with steady work, but tough essay grading and heavy reading mean an A still takes real effort.
Online evidence is limited to one positive A review; most effort-to-A detail comes from in-person classes.
Is the course easy?
Content is standard college English with substantial reading, quizzes, and multi-page essays.
Online student found ENG100 easy and 101 tougher; in-person reviews range from chill to abstract and hard.
Is attendance flexible?
Most reviews say attendance is mandatory and participation strongly affects success.
Both formats describe expected presence; one online review also marked attendance mandatory.
Is this professor recommended?
About 90% would take him again, with many calling him their favorite English professor despite workload.
Recommendation is strong in person; the single online review is also strongly positive.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
58/100
Feedback and dropped assignments help, but several students label him a tough essay grader.
Format shift
Tough-grader comments are mainly in-person; online review emphasizes accommodation and extra credit.
Workload
Moderate
48/100
Expect regular reading, weekly quizzes, critical shorts, and multiple essays with participation.
Format shift
In-person students stress reading volume; the online review notes ENG101 was tougher than ENG100.
Teaching experience
Excellent
88/100
Students praise caring check-ins, engaging discussions, clear rubrics, and quick helpful feedback.
Format shift
Praise is consistent across formats, with denser detail from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
28/100
Grades rest mainly on essays, reading responses, quizzes, and class participation rather than one big exam.
Format shift
Essay-and-quiz focus appears in both formats.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person sections feel personal and discussion-driven with heavy reading and essays; most students love him despite tougher grading.
Main concern
Tough essay grading and lots of reading can overwhelm if you fall behind.
What students said
“Professor Raleigh is the nicest teacher ever! He genuinely cares about his students and offers great feedback.”
“Very tough grader. This was by far the hardest English class I have ever taken nitpicks all your essays gives good feedback.”
“Gives a very clear/fair grading criteria & works with you until you succeed.”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
One online ENG101 review praises pandemic accommodations, strong communication, and extra credit with a solid A.
Main concern
Only one online review, so exam and pacing details are limited.
What students said
“Sam went above and beyond to accommodate students' needs during the pandemic and went above and beyond trying to provide the class with a 'normal college English class experience.'”
Exam style
Assessment centers on essays and reading quizzes; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.
Assessment risk
Standard
55/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person work includes multiple essays, critical shorts, and frequent reading quizzes with fair rubrics.
“There are four essays, which one can be re-submitted, several critical shorts (1-2 pages) plus quizzes on the readings basically every week.”
“His essays are fairly graded, with a clear rubric.”
Single online review does not describe proctoring software; focus is communication, essays, and pandemic accommodations.
“Communication with Sam is key!”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Professor Raleigh genuinely cares for his students and will meet them where they're at -- he'll always strive to push students to do better than the last essay but nothing they can't handle.”
“Probably my favorite professor I've had so far! He's chill and finds ways to make the class engaging.”
“Honestly the best professor you could ask for! As someone who's very picky I highly recommend professor sam he's the best”
“Very tough grader. This was by far the hardest English class I have ever taken nitpicks all your essays gives good feedback.”
“Just stay on top of the homework because it can be easy to fall behind.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
20
Recent reviews read by the AI
19
Lifetime ratings
84/100
Evidence confidence
Twenty reviews from 2017-2026 show rich detail and mostly consistent praise, with a few honest critiques of difficulty and boredom.
Inside 20 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
18 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1
B+ 1 · B 3
C+ 1
No reported values
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