AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Fultz

ENG1A · ENGLISH1A · ENG60A · ENGLISH60A · ENG60B · ENG50 · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
57.89%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a hardcore writing bootcamp and can handle blunt, unforgiving critique.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLots of homeworkMandatory attendanceNo-nonsensePolarizing style
  • and ; many report B-range grades after major effort.
  • Serious students credit big writing gains if they attend, participate, and seek help early.
  • A large share call him rude, impatient, or demeaning, so personality fit matters a lot.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Students repeatedly say no easy A; ruthless paper critiques and few As make high grades very costly.

; the one online review still stresses doing the work to pass.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

, and daily work make the intellectual and skill load high.

In-person reviews dominate; online sample is only one supportive comment.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

, and absences are barely tolerated.

Mandatory across in-person majority; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About 58 percent would take again; .

Polarized mostly in in-person reviews; single online review is positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students report nitpicking minor wording and never feeling good enough.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and required reading keep the load high.

Format shift

Workload complaints are concentrated in in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call him one of the ; many others call him rude, impatient, or demeaning.

Format shift

Polarization is mainly in-person; the lone online review is supportive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Multiple major essays plus homework dominate; midterm and but .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and sharp split between growth praise and avoid warnings.

Main concern

and no late work make the course high-stress for many.

What students said

“ and think you will get an easy A.”
ENG1A
“He is a ... marks things down for the SMALLEST things.”
ENG1A
“If you attend class, participate, and seriously try you will learn and succeed.”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online-era review defends him as helpful if you show up prepared and do the work.

Main concern

Single online review is too thin to judge online policy differences.

What students said

“The instructor offers a lot of help, even after class. Just do your work, try, and pass!”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Midterm and as straightforward with notes allowed; the .

Midterm and finalNotes and handouts allowedEssay-focused courseNo late work

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , and exercises are allowed; essays remain the hard part.

Midterm and finalNotes allowedHandouts allowedStrict essay grading
“The midterm and the . He lets you use notes, handouts, and exercises on the midterm and final.”
ENG1A
“There are 5 papers that you would have to do for the rest of the semester. There's a .”
ENG1A

Online

The single online review does .

“Just do your work, try, and pass!”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and think you will get an easy A. However, his class enhances English skills more than MANY other instructors.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), capturing the hardcore-learning vs harsh-tone split. Credibility rating: High.

🔥

18/100

“No matter how long and hard you work on it, it will never be good in his eyes”

📚 Real Writing Growth

70/100

“Because of him, I was able to become confident in my skills and be an English tutor as a Psych major.”

🚫

30/100

“ !.”

✅ If Serious

65/100

“If you attend class, participate, and seriously try you will learn and succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • absolutely no nonsense lecturer
  • He will stay after class to help you if you ask.
  • can come out as very rude.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He marks things down for the SMALLEST things.
  • There is no free ride, you must try to do what is asked

Theme 3

⏰

  • because every day there will be something new.
  • Lots of homework

Theme 4

❤️ About Character Split

  • He really cares about his students, but you have to really work hard
  • One word to describe him is rude.
  • I have learned a lot. Really good instructor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with long time span, rich detail, and consistent tough-grader themes make the signal highly credible despite polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 527
3 out of 54
2 out of 518
1 out of 518

Course coverage

ENG1A29 reviews
ENG60A12 reviews
ENG503 reviews
ENG60B3 reviews
ENGLISH1A2 reviews
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ENGLISH60A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

14

B+ 3 · B 9 · B- 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1