AI Rate Professor

English

John Sullivan

ENG47170 · ENG1A · ENG1A47192 · ENGLISH1A · ENG1B · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
11.76%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

unless you have no other English 1A option and can tolerate heavy busywork with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkCancels ClassCondescendingBusy Work
  • Overwhelming papers and
  • Frequent class cancellations and no-shows while
  • Students repeatedly call him the and urge avoidance

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

, and many C/D grades mean an A requires far more than normal effort with little payoff.

Both online and ; the lone A+ is an outlier.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is entry-level English but volume of , and busywork makes the experience feel hard.

Online and and reading rather than advanced concepts.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn skipping hurts; instructor often cancels while still holding students to presence.

A , but overall expectation is to show up or keep up strictly.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Would-take-again is near 12% and .

Negativity is consistent across online and in-person formats.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

; students report zeros for following instructions and unfair essay scores.

Format shift

leniency reports.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Lots of homework, so many papers, constant reading, and busywork dominate every term.

Format shift

Workload complaints are equally strong online and in person.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students cite cancellations, no feedback, political lectures, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews emphasize no-shows; online reviews emphasize lack of help.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade , and essays more than balanced exams.

Format shift

Test-heavy tags appear, but formats.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person sections are dominated by cancelled meetings, condescending tone, unfair zeros, and piles of reading and essays.

Main concern

Unreliable attendance from the instructor while and massive busywork.

What students said

“By far the . Uses an excuse everyday to as why he hasn't graded work.”
ENG1A
“John Sullivan is once of the most condescending, unreliable people I have ever had the displeasure of knowing.”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ENG1A/1B is still packed with , and little help; most students warn others to stay away.

Main concern

Heavy workload plus unforgiving grading with minimal instructor support online.

What students said

“This professor is not lenient at all and doesn't help his students. as your English professor.”
ENG1A
“Worst professor EVER I cannot stress this enough assigned busy work that had not much to do with the course if !!”
ENG1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix tests and and .

Test HeavyMany PapersLittle Feedback

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and busywork rather than specific exam security tools.

So Many PapersTough GraderBusy Work
“We wrote 5 essays for this class and he has not left one iota of feedback.”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews emphasize papers, tests, and .

Test HeavySo Many PapersTough Grader
“A lot of work and . if you are taking others.”
ENG1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SANITY AND HAPPINESS.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews spanning 2018-2026, highlighting teaching reliability, grading, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

💥 Teaching Disaster

18/100

“By far the .”

📝 Workload Crush

15/100

“No flexibility and gave lots of work.”

🚫

14/100

“if !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Will literally cry if you disagree with him.
  • Sully barely showed up to class
  • Very condescending and very rude

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He is impossible to please.
  • This professor is not lenient at all
  • grades unfairly with no comments or explanation

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • So many papers
  • assigned busy work that had not much to do with the course

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed reviews across years with highly , and reliability.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 3

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2