AI Rate Professor

English

Dustin Hopkins

ENG1A · ENG1 · ENGLISH1A · ENG1B · ENGB · ENGLISH1 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Skip him if you need an easy A or ; take him only if you want rigorous writing growth and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderEssay HeavyStrict AttendancePassionate But PolarizingPop Quizzes
  • Passionate English lectures that improve writing for students who engage
  • full effort
  • and pop quizzes punish lateness or missed reading

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Grade rests on a handful of , so even strong effort often lands a B.

Online and ; online adds more frustration and less guidance.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

but , and detailed pop quizzes make the content feel hard for a first-year English course.

Both formats report high reading and writing load; online comments emphasize confusion more than content depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

grade or risk a drop, and missing class means missed pop quizzes.

; several online reviews also say skip and you will not pass or may be dropped.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Only about a ; many urge others to avoid him for GPA risk despite occasional praise for passion.

Online ; older in-person reviews are more mixed and sometimes glowing.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate; students say .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and frequent pop quizzes pile up.

Format shift

formats; online also flags busy work with little weight.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Many call lectures passionate and writing-improving, but many others say he is vague, unhelpful, or humiliating.

Format shift

; online reviews are far more negative on support and clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Course grade is driven by a few major essays and and finals.

Format shift

Both formats center essays; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between praising passionate lectures and with strict attendance.

Main concern

and pop quizzes.

What students said

“He is a , but he provides examples to explain what he wants for each essay”
ENG1A
“I felt that it was impossible to make an A in the class.”
ENG1A
“You won't get an A unless you're Ernest Hemingway. Unreal amounts of homework.”
ENG1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENG1A reviews are strongly negative: , and drop threats with little teaching support.

Main concern

Low support, , and .

What students said

“This professor genuinely sucks. He falsely accuses students of using AI and ”
ENG1A
“ . His whole semester is graded solely off of 5 papers in one semester.”
ENG1A
“you'd have to write a Pulitzer Prize winning essay in order for him to give you an A”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly essays and detailed reading pop quizzes rather than heavily proctored finals.

Pop QuizzesEssay HeavyFew Formal ExamsReading Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, expect , and sometimes an in-class essay; few formal sit-down finals are described.

Pop QuizzesEssay HeavyIn-Class Essay
“Only 4 papers but . .”
ENG1B
“ .”
ENG1B

Online

Online reviews focus on five high-stakes papers and vague prompts; they do not clearly document webcam or Lockdown Browser exams.

Essay HeavyHigh-Stakes Papers
“His whole semester is graded solely off of 5 papers in one semester.”
ENG1A
“In a span of 16 weeks we wrote 5 essays and he grades them super difficultly.”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It might be if you want an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews spanning online and and polarizing lectures. Credibility rating: High.

📝

22/100

“The majority of your grade lies in five major essays- which you were guaranteed to get 10 out of 100 points marked off of .”

🔥 Polarizing Teaching

58/100

“He is passionate about English; he taught me to view writing in a new, more artistic way.”

🚫

32/100

“Whether you need to take a class online/in .”

📍

12/100

“He is very strict with attendance. Limited me to a C because I was late more than 4 times or .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He is passionate about English
  • makes you feel dumb for asking questions
  • His lectures can be funny and you WILL learn a lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • impossible to make an A
  • You won't get an A unless you're Ernest Hemingway
  • So many papers

Theme 3

⏰

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • Beware of pop quizzes
  • Can only miss 4 classes or you will be dropped
  • VERY serious about being on time

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

46 reviews spanning many years with detailed, , and attendance support high confidence.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

ENG1A32 reviews
ENG1B8 reviews
ENG12 reviews
ENGLISH1A2 reviews
ENGB1 review
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ENGLISH11 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1