AI Rate Professor

English

Jeff Oderlin

ENG1A · ENG1AANDB · ENG1A1B · ENGLISH1BH · ENGLISH1A · 1A · ENG1B · ENGLISH1B · ENG1BH · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
84.38%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a real English upgrade and can keep up with papers and if you need a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging Lecture HeavyTough but Fair PapersHomework Heavy 8-WeekStrong Writing CoachAttendance Matters
  • Students love his lectures and how much their writing improves when they put in the work.
  • reading and many papers, especially in 8-week sections.
  • Attendance and participation matter; skipping tanks the grade even when lectures alone are not heavily tested.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with effort and revision, but and Bs or Cs without heavy work.

In-person students more often earn As with help; online complaints about denied full credit are sharper.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and accelerated 8-week pacing make the content work-intensive.

and paper heavy; 8-week in-person feels the hardest.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most in-person and and participation as grade-critical with .

In-person evidence is strongly mandatory; online as no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students recommend him for better writing and .

In-person recommendation is strong; online is mixed with more workload frustration.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

He follows rubrics and offers feedback or rewrites, but many call him a .

Format shift

better; online frustration about picky grades is higher.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Expect , and research papers, especially crushing in 8-week terms.

Format shift

Online and ; accelerated in-person is the peak workload.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students and real improvement in college writing.

Format shift

In-person teaching shines; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades hinge on essays, drafts, reading responses, and .

Format shift

Same paper-driven model online and in person with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and rewarding if you show up, read, and revise essays with his help.

Main concern

8-week pace and .

What students said

“he's a , but he is also an amazing professor.”
ENG1B
“If you just do the assignments and pay attention you'll end up with an A.”
ENG1A
“Do NOT take his 8 week course. It is so overwhelming .”
ENG1B

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online but feel paper-heavy with busy work and sometimes harsh or .

Main concern

High volume of reading and .

What students said

“A lot of busy work, but and .”
ENG1A
“Honestly, a . Hardly ever gives out full credit even when the ”
ENG1B
“Course work heavy with 2 or .”
ENG1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly papers and tough essay standards.

Essay FocusedFew Traditional ExamsDraft SubmissionsOccasional Pop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and long readings rather than classic finals.

Multiple EssaysQHQsParticipation QuizzesLecture Heavy
“Class is out of 100 points, 10 are showing up to class "quizzes", 15 are submitting drafts”
ENG1BH
“5 QHQs, 3 1200-word essays, 1 2500-word research paper”
ENG1B

Online

Online evidence centers on weekly papers and .

Many PapersHeavy ReadingFeedback Heavy
“There is a lot of reading and but it's a requirement for this course.”
ENG1B
“A lot of busy work, but and .”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I feel like he changed my way of thinking and writing, I for sure saw improvement after his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 English reviews, balancing strong lecture praise with tough-paper and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“This was by far my favorite English class, I always looked forward to coming to this class because it was so interesting and engaging.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“If you have the chance to get him for English you will not be disappointed.”

📝

42/100

“he is a and even if you follow his instructions step by step, you won't get a full grade.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Do NOT take his 8 week course. It is so overwhelming .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and keeps long lectures interesting
  • He doesn't talk at you, but with you
  • His lectures are amazing and will give

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Most people in my class got A's
  • he's a little tougher in 1B than he is in 1A
  • Not an easy A, was very time consuming

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is honestly the nicest professor I've ever had
  • he truly cares about his students and wants everyone to do well

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

54

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years for ENG 1A/1B with consistent , and attendance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 2 · A 13 · A- 8

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1