AI Rate Professor

English

Kathryn McMurray

ENG1 · ENGLA101 · ENGL099 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENG100 · ENG099 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
83/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a demanding English mentor who will grow your writing; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate TeacherImproves WritingHeavy EssaysCusses A LotStrict But Fair
  • Most students say she transforms writing skills and is one of the .
  • , and high standards.
  • Personality is polarizing due to cursing, strong opinions, and occasional intensity.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Students stress you must and start early to earn an A or B.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and high writing standards make the content demanding.

Based only on in-person course comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Participation helps a lot and first-class attendance is serious, but .

Attendance and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

A large share of and urge others to take her.

Strong recommendation consensus across in-person reviews, with some dissenters.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

Often called fair if you improve and put in ; hard on weak writing.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Four big essays, in-class essays, journals, BAEs, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Widely praised as , and transformative for writers.

Format shift

Teaching praise dominates the .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and class participation more than formal exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and rewarding for students who keep up with essays and journals.

Main concern

Heavy writing load plus strong opinions and classroom intensity can turn some students off.

What students said

“she is simply the .”
ENGLA101
“The only way you will get an A or B in this class is by busting your ass.”
ENG100
“She'll teach you to write. Well!”
ENG100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment focuses on major essays and some in-class writing rather than heavily proctored tests.

Take-Home EssaysIn-Class EssaysJournals

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students , and research-based writing; proctoring is not clearly described.

Take-home essaysIn-class essaysJournalsParticipation
“there are 4 big essays, 2 in-class essays, Some ”
ENG100
“The if you do good research before hand.”
ENGL100
“Do your BAE's and essays! Participation helps A LOT!”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is the have at OCC.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 in-person reviews, , and polarizing personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“She's the life. My writing improved so much”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ . Not easy, but such a experience. She is amazing”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“The only way you will get an A or B in this class is by busting your ass.”

❤️ Passion & Personality

80/100

“She is passionate, intelligent, and friggin hilarious.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Coolest professor ever. Greatest vocabulary and sense of humor.
  • She'll teach you to write. Well!
  • She cusses a lot.pretty funny though.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not easy, but such a experience
  • busting your ass
  • If you are an .

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • Do your BAE's and essays!
  • don't wait till the end of the semester
  • 4 big essays, 2 in-class essays

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

and largely consistent on teaching strength and heavy writing demand.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 510
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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