AI Rate Professor

English

Ryan Ritchie

ENG401 · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENG4605 · ENGL1C · ENGL4604 · ENGL1A4604 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take Ritchie if and can manage frequent deadlines, but if you need a light or forgiving English class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDetailed feedbackWriting intensiveHeavy workloadTough grading swingsResponsive support
  • Most students and say their writing improves.
  • The class , and several major essays.
  • A minority of , and poor fit for busy students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn A grades, but comments show the A usually requires steady writing, deadlines, formatting accuracy, and revision effort.

Online evidence is more split and warns about workload, while but still writing-heavy.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The , but frequent essays, drafts, readings, and due dates make the course intellectually and logistically demanding.

Online sections seem harder to manage because of pacing and due dates, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , but participation, punctuality, and .

Online reviews stress daily Canvas attention, while in-person reviews mention tardiness and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

, but not for students seeking an easy or low-maintenance class.

, while online reviews include several strong recent warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and revisions for many students, but several reviews describe tough or harsh penalties for small errors.

Format shift

and intense, while in-person reviews are mostly fair with one major negative exception.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

The course often , and four major essays.

Format shift

Online workload is described as especially dense, while but often paced better.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students describe him as , and , though a few say he does not teach enough.

Format shift

, but online reviews contain more sharp complaints about structure and stress.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

, and written assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats are writing-centered, with online .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and writing growth, with one severe negative review about teaching and grading.

Main concern

The writing load can be high, and students.

What students said

“every essay/rough draft I completed, I .”
ENGL1C
“You can make a single, minor formatting error and end up with an F on the assignment.”
ENGL1C

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are polarized, with and organization but several warning about heavy workload and .

Main concern

Online sections can have frequent assignments, strict due dates, and .

What students said

“You have if .”
ENG1A
“Easy A if you put in the effort!”
ENG4605

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on essays and assignments, and they do not clearly prove .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyWriting AssignmentsMajor Essays

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and drafts, but do not clearly prove exam policy, proctoring, open-book, closed-book, or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyFour Essays
“The class is structured very well with 4 essays in total”
ENGL1C
“we had to write 4 papers.”
ENGL4604

Online

Online reviews mention heavy written work and one test-heavy tag, but student comments do not clearly prove .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyWriting Assignments
“There were 4 major essays total.”
ENGL1C
“It is a lot of discussions and written assignments.”
ENGL1C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A if you put in the effort!”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“ and allows you to retake the majority of .”

📝 Workload Pressure

32/100

“there are about 5-6 assignments due Monday-Friday.”

⚖️

52/100

“he could just grade your essay 10/100 just because you missed a single citation.”

Theme 1

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  • He always .
  • I .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • It is a lot of discussions and written assignments.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • Easy A if you put in the effort!
  • It's an easy A as long as you organize your time.
  • but easy.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 30 reviews span 2020 to 2026, include detailed comments, and show a and workload concerns.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ENG1A10 reviews
ENGL1C10 reviews
ENGL1A3 reviews
ENG46052 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 5 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1