Laura Vena

ENGLISH101 · ENGL100 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENGLIA100 · ENG100 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 29/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already write well and want a brutal revision boot camp for essays.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderEndless Essay RevisionsNo Canvas Grade VisibilityHeavy Reading LoadThesis Obsession

and little grade transparency until the end.
as mandatory and missing class puts you far behind.
A minority of dedicated writers credit real skill gains; most students report , and Fs.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Revisions are allowed, but and many students still fail or drop.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and multi-essay writing make the content feel high-effort for a freshman English course.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Most students report and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

About one in , and the majority warn others away because of and stress.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

, and reports that papers rarely break low grades.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report many papers, constant rewrites, annotations, and .

Format shift

Workload evidence is entirely in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

A few students praise feedback and growth, but , and demoralizing.

Format shift

Teaching comments are all from in-person ENG courses.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades hinge on a few major essays and thesis quality rather than frequent exams.

Format shift

Assessment pattern is described only in in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ENG100 is paper-heavy, attendance-driven, and graded harshly on thesis and .

Main concern

, and not knowing your grade until late.

What students said

“She is a and so you don't your grade until the end of the semester.”
ENG100

“She allows , but you just keep re-doing it over and over, and she still does not grade it because something is always wrong with it.”
ENG100

“ , if you follow it, your grade WILL GO UP!”
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.

Reviews emphasize essays and rewrites far more than formal exams, so .

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Course , and revision cycles rather than proctored exams.

Essay heavyThesis focusedRevision based

“Only 3 essays the entire .”
ENG100

“All the class really focuses on is writing a good thesis statement.”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Vena was a horrible professor, and she made my English class miserable. She is a and so you don't your grade until the end of the semester.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting grading, workload, and split outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

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20/100

“ and does not explain why we got the grade we did.”

📚 Heavy Rewrite Load

24/100

“She will make you work for your grade, Re writing everything you turn in”

⚠️ Low Recommendation

28/100

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Theme 1

📝 About Essays and Grading

Very harsh .
No one will get over 70% on a paper.
She will try to mark you down even if you redo a paper 5 times.

Theme 2

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She posts everything on Tumblr which doesn't make any sense.
but she really isnt

Theme 3

✨ About Positive Growth Cases

I'm really glad I took this class with her. I feel like I've become a better writer because of her.
Do the work and you will do well!
Overall an excellent choice for all English /Writing/PR Majors.

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning years show strong and high workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 58

3 out of 56

2 out of 57

1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

B 1

C range

C 3

D range

No reported values

F

F 8

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4

Laura Vena

Avoid unless you already write well and want a brutal revision boot camp for essays.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

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📚 Heavy Rewrite Load

⚠️ Low Recommendation

📝 About Essays and Grading

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

✨ About Positive Growth Cases

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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