AI Rate Professor

English

John Orr

ENGL103F · ENGL102 · ENGL103 · ENG60 · ENG201 · ENGLISH201 · ENGL103H · ENGLISH · ENG100 · ENGL100H · ENGL100 · ENG102 · ENGL60 · ENG103F · ENGL201 · ENG103H · ENG103 · ENGLISH103 · 100HF · ENGL104 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can handle heavy writing, tangential lectures, and a professor whose helpfulness varies by student fit.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderLots of writingExtra creditDisorganized lecturesHelpful feedback
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with and and disorganized.
  • The class , and sustained effort.
  • and rewrites can help grades, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

, rewrites, and effort can rescue grades, but many students say an A requires substantial writing and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The material is not always conceptually hard, but , and workload make the course feel demanding.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several students describe attendance sheets or , and skipping class is not treated as safe.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

Recommendation depends heavily on tolerance for tangents, heavy essays, and and support.

All and is strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Many students call him a tough grader, though , rewrites, and .

Format shift

and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students frequently describe many essays, lots of , and .

Format shift

Workload evidence is entirely from in-person English classes.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students praise his help and feedback, but many describe him as , and prone to tangents.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is all in-person and highly polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades , and writing assignments, with some tests or finals mentioned.

Format shift

and written assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a polarizing English professor with heavy writing, , tough grading, and frequent complaints about disorganization.

Main concern

, and a heavy workload.

What students said

“From the start of the semester there is so much work.”
ENGL100
“ , and still expects you to completely understand assignments.”
ENG100
“You definitely have to push to succeed, however, if you do you will notice a dramatic improvement in your writing and reading abilities.”
ENGL201

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews mention in-class essays, objective tests, a midterm, and a final, but .

In-Class EssaysFinal EssayObjective Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention in-class essays, a midterm, a final, and .

In-Class EssaysFinal EssayObjective Tests
“He requires TWO in-class essays as well as three others and and a final).”
ENGL103
“4 essays and 1 in-class final essay.”
ENGL103H
“I had done ALL the and dropped to a C grade after the 108 question final.”
ENGLISH103

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ , and still expects you to completely understand assignments.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ and makes use of his office hours to help students.”

📚 Workload

24/100

“From the start of the semester there is so much work.”

⚖️

34/100

“He is a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . His tangents take up the whole class and .
  • Professor Orr is a great guy. He was awesome at teaching critical thinking.
  • , and tries to lighten the workload by assigning small write-ups along with the 6 essays throughout the semester.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • To get a good grade you have to work your hardest and .
  • There are always opportunities for and to .
  • It's an honors class, don't expect to get an A unless you're an amazing writer.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • He does give out 5 essays for the semester which not too bad but he is a and hard to get the highest grade out there.
  • I took him during the summer, we had an .
  • Quite a load of work. Nothing hard.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide rich evidence, though opinions are highly divided.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
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3 out of 59
2 out of 510
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1