Joe Anguiano

ENG46409 · ENG1B44391 · ENG1A · ENG1 · ENG50ENG1A · ENG1A49829 · 1A · ENG50A · ENG80 · ENG1B · ENGLISH1B · ENG60B · ENG50 · 110 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 67.74%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want to become a stronger writer and ; skip him if you need a GPA-safe easy English course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderSo many papersWriting transformerClear promptsAttendance strict

He is consistently a and structure ruthlessly, including auto-D style penalties in older reports.
Students who follow prompts, revise, and as much stronger college writers.
, and strict attendance, so Easy A hunters will hate it.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

High grades require multiple polished drafts, strict grammar standards, and ; many report Cs/Ds before improvement kicks in.

Both online and ; online adds multi-draft final paper stress.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Content is standard composition, but volume of essays, journals, and and logistically hard.

In-person and online both emphasize heavy writing load over simple busywork.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Reviews repeatedly mark attendance mandatory, with and participation-heavy workshops.

Attendance pressure is strongest in in-person sections; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About two-thirds would take again because writing gains are real, even though a .

; online is more split between love and avoid.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

marks, grammar auto-penalties, and limited credit for effort alone.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

27/100

So many papers, weekly journals, quizzes, and multi-draft research essays create a consistently heavy writing load.

Format shift

; in-person adds workshops and lab hours.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many call him caring, funny, and , while critics say lectures ramble and help can feel blunt or unhelpful.

Format shift

; some online emails are called arrogant.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and peer workshops far more than high-stakes timed exams.

Format shift

Same paper-first pattern online and in person; and open book.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

coach with many papers, mandatory presence, and real skill gains, plus a sizable minority who call him mean, discouraging, or GPA-damaging.

Main concern

and and transfer GPAs.

What students said

“A 10 page research paper at CSUF isn't scary after taking ENG1A.”
ENG1A

“ COLLEGE CAREER.”
ENG50

“Beware that but he gives you all the tools you need to help you improve.”
ENG1B

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENG1/ENG1A/ENG1B reviews split between worthwhile tough writing bootcamp praise and complaints , and .

Main concern

What students said

“Tough but worthwhile. Professor Anguiano pushes you to read, write, and think more than other courses.”
ENG1

“If .”
ENG1A

“ . He's horrible (would rate him a -5 star).”
ENG1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment ; traditional exams are secondary and at least once described as short open-book.

Paper-heavyMulti-draft essaysOpen-book tests mentionedPeer workshops

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

software; older students note short open-book tests and heavy paper pipelines.

Long research papersHarsh essay marksOpen-book testsWorkshops

“ and open book.”
ENG1A49829

“The final paper this guy assigns is 7 pages! Ridiculous.”
ENG1A

Online

Online comments emphasize multi-draft finals, checklists, peer initials, and boring Zoom lectures rather than webcam proctoring.

Multi-draft final paperPeer review initialsZoom lectures

“The final is 8 pages, with a works cited, checklists, 4 rough drafts/final draft, outline”
ENG1A

“His zoom lectures are boring. You will fall asleep.”
ENG1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He literally taught me how to write and is a . FOLLOW HIS RULES.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in , and skill-growth tradeoffs. Credibility rating: High.

✍️ Writing Growth

82/100

“A 10 page research paper at CSUF isn't scary after taking ENG1A.”

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28/100

“if there's 6 spelling miss... the .”

📚 Paper Volume

27/100

“Get ready to write!!!!! 5 essays”

👍

68/100

“Though challenging, it prepares you for college-level work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and
His lectures are VERY boring and always goes off on tangents
He says exactly what he means, pay attention to prompt wording

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He is a , but he tells you exactly what he wants
If you expect an easy A
and got decent grades and... failed the class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

You can tell he loves his job
He's arrogant and expects things to be done his way
ALWAYS answers emails in a timely fashion

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

110

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with , and consistent paper-workload patterns support high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554

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3 out of 514

2 out of 55

1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 2

B range

B+ 6 · B 9 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Pass 1

Joe Anguiano

x x if you want to become a stronger writer and x x x x x; skip him if you need a GPA-safe easy English course.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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.

✍️ Writing Growth

📉 x x

📚 Paper Volume

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to become a stronger writer and ; skip him if you need a GPA-safe easy English course.

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