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English

Ned Weidner

ENGL1A · ENGL99 · ENG60 · ENGL100 · ENGL90 · ENGLISH039 · ENGLISH99 · ENGLISH · ENG099 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him for an engaging English class if you value growth over an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirational TeacherCaring and HelpfulHeavy Reading and PapersHard GraderPolarizing Experience
  • Most students praise Weidner as funny, engaging, helpful, and sometimes deeply inspiring.
  • Several students warn that the class , and .
  • The experience is polarizing, with strong praise from many students and sharp warnings from a few.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students can pass with effort, but multiple reviews say he grades hard and does not hand out easy A grades.

All evidence comes from in-person English classes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The material is not described as conceptually extreme, but the , and writing expectations make the class demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

One review says skipping class will hurt performance, and the class appears to depend on regular participation.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students recommend him for his support and engaging teaching, but the heavy workload and .

All but mostly positive comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Several students say he grades hard and resists perfect papers, even though some still earned high grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and busy work.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Most students describe him as engaging, funny, helpful, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and papers rather than exams.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show an engaging, caring English professor whose class can require significant reading, writing, and effort.

Main concern

Students seeking an easy A may dislike the workload and .

What students said

“Not an easy A, but .”
ENGL1A
“grades really hard, a lot of work and reading”
ENGL1A
“Do the readings and all the and you will pass.”
ENGLISH99

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 focus on papers and reading, and they do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book, webcam, midterm, or .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book, midterm, or .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Not an easy A, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Very engaging and helpful.”

👍 Recommendation Level

72/100

“If u get the . he might just change ur life.”

⚖️

32/100

“He is a good teacher but doesn't believe in giving A to anyone because he believes your writing can never be perfect”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very engaging and helpful.
  • Weidner is a funny guy, his lectures are funny and entertaining
  • Great professor, and helpful.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Grades

  • Not an easy A, but .
  • There was always so much reading and .
  • Do the readings and all the and you will pass.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Character

  • he went out of his way to help me.
  • One of the most thoughtful and caring english professors ever!
  • he is willing to reach out for students who are in need of help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

but somewhat polarized evidence.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values