Lani Krietner

ENG40718 · ENG1A · ENG1B · ENG30 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: 21.05%
Difficulty: 4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want a harsh writing boot camp and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough grader nightmarePaper overloadPolitical lecturesHarsh feedbackHigh fail risk

Most students describe extremely , and low or failing grades.
A small and helpful if you put in serious work and communicate.
Many warn to switch professors for mental health and GPA protection.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Grades skew low with , and students say even strong writing still gets hammered.

Both online and ; in-person complaints are more severe and numerous.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and strict standards make the intellectual and workload challenge consistently high.

Online mentions dense materials; in and harsh standards.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; one online ENG1A listed attendance as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is about 21% and the dominant message is do not take her for GPA or mental health.

A , but overall tone across formats remains strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

; students report nitpicking, D/F papers, and little recovery after low scores.

Format shift

ENG1A/1B.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

So many papers, constant essays, packets, and .

Format shift

Online is essay/reading heavy; in person adds in-class writing constraints.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A minority praise care and feedback, but most describe unhelpful, critical, political, or demoralizing instruction.

Format shift

Positive outliers are mostly recent in-person; majority across years remains poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

and drafts, with in-class writing segments and rewrites sometimes allowed.

Format shift

Both formats are .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, paper-heavy, and demoralizing, with only a few defending her as caring for hard workers.

Main concern

Students report , and political digressions that make the class feel stacked against them.

What students said

“ ! ... its designed to fail you. she grades extremely difficult and accuses you of using Al”
ENG-1A

“ ! If I could give her lower than awful I would.”
ENG1B

“This is not an easy A kind of class but she gives as many tools as possible to help. ... Awfully amazing.”
ENG1B

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections still feel tough with and .

Main concern

Heavy writing and .

What students said

“She's willing to help if you put in the work, but is a . ”
ENG1A

“she uploaded ALOT of information for that week... material is difficult”
ENG30

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper-centered and high-risk, including partial in-class writing and strict compliance with her preferred method.

Many papersIn-class essay writingStrict source rulesCritical grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

without unapproved sources, nitpicky grading, and frequent failing marks.

In-class essay portionsApproved sources onlyRewrite opportunities sometimesVery strict paper standards

“she will make you write half of your essay in class and the rests out side the classroom. when writing in class your are not allowed to bring sources that aren't approved by her.”
ENG-1A

“She grades everything as an F. ... No matter how good of a writer you think you are, does not matter she'll give you an F.”
ENG1B

Online

Online reviews emphasize constant essays and critical grading without clearly documented webcam or Lockdown Browser rules.

Constant essaysCritical gradingHeavy weekly reading

“You will be writing essays constantly, and as well. Overall, a very tough class.”
ENG1A

“she uploaded ALOT of information for that week... material is difficult”
ENG30

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! ... its designed to fail you. she grades extremely difficult and accuses you of using Al even tho you created the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews (2 online, 17 in person), emphasizing dominant risk themes and minority praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“She pretends to care but its for show. the wrong way.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ ! If I could give her lower than awful I would.”

⚖️

12/100

“ done her way”

💪 Minority Defense

70/100

“I couldn't disagree more w/ other reviews. , and caring.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

she grades extremely difficult
She grades everything as an F
This is not an easy A kind of class

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

So many papers
always giving out packets

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

felt very unmotivated in class and felt like a failure
if you care for your mental health
every thing i read in the the class allways turned into political talk

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

19 reviews with rich detail, multi-year span, and consistent harsh-grading themes make the negative pattern highly credible despite a few defenders.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 53

1 out of 511

Course coverage

ENG1B9 reviews

ENG-1A6 reviews

ENG1A2 reviews

ENG301 review

ENG407181 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1

B range

B 1

C range

C 2 · C- 1

D range

D+ 1 · D 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 4

Lani Krietner

Avoid unless you specifically want a harsh writing boot camp and x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🚫 Recommendation

⚖️ x x

💪 Minority Defense

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you specifically want a harsh writing boot camp and .

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