AI Rate Professor

English

Frank Roffel

ENG1A · ENG1 · HIST4 · ENGLISH1A · ENG200 · ENGLI1A · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
4.76%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid if you have any other option; most students call this a teaching and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderLecture HeavyBoring & RepetitiveCondescendingUnclear Expectations
  • and useless lectures
  • Vague criteria and
  • Attendance and papers are heavy; rare positives say you can pass if you write exactly his way

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

; even strong writers report low grades.

Both online and ; one outlier called it easy if you write his way.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content itself can feel basic or repetitive, but and harsh standards make the course hard to navigate.

Online adds boring Zoom lectures; and pop quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory with skip-class-you-will-not-pass tags and tight tracking.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Nearly all students say ; .

Online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and little useful feedback.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Many papers, long lectures, reading, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes long Zoom lectures; and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe boring, repetitive, condescending lectures that teach little and confuse more.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade hinges mainly on multiple essays and papers with some quizzes and midterms.

Format shift

Online and ; some mention pop quizzes and midterms.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Large in-person sample repeatedly calls him , and .

Main concern

, and lectures that teach little.

What students said

“It's impossible to please Roffel when . ”
ENG1A
“ by far”
ENG1A
“Class was horrible. Lectures were boring and useless. and unfair”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ENG1A reviews hammer long , and .

Main concern

Long .

What students said

“His lectures are super long and repetitive”
ENG1A
“ and gives little to know feedback”
ENG1A
“Professor Frank Roffel is the strictest and laziest professor I have ever encountered”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on harshly graded essays and quizzes rather than student-friendly open formats.

Essay HeavyPop QuizzesVague RubricTough Essay GradingIn-Class Writing

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and strict style-based grading with little clarity.

Essay HeavyPop QuizzesIn-Class EssayStrict Style Rules
“It's impossible to please Roffel when . ”
ENG1A
“Definitely read the stories from the text because he gives 5 question quizzes”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews mention pop quizzes and a final that was not hard for one student, but and strict.

Pop QuizzesEssay HeavyVague Grading Criteria
“the ”
ENG1A
“ and gives little to know feedback”
ENG1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom climate. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Lectures were boring and useless”

⚖️

15/100

“ and unfair”

👎 Recommendation Rate

8/100

“ !!!”

🗣️ Lecture Style

12/100

“he said "um" 141 times in 15 minutes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • long and repetitive
  • boring and useless
  • constantly repeating himself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Nothing is ever good enough

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • condescending
  • treats you like you don't know anything
  • rude to students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with highly and teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 59
2 out of 518
1 out of 537

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 2

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2