AI Rate Professor

English

Catherine Lamas

ENG1 · ENGLISH1 · ENGL1 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
9.09%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other English 1 option and and writing volume.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWorkload OverloadTough GraderVague PromptsRude Feedback9 PM Deadlines
  • Most students report , and late or .
  • Online English 1 is especially stressful with 9 pm deadlines, no late work, and .
  • Older in-person reviews are more mixed, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even , and heavy papers; easy A is rare without major effort.

Both formats demand heavy writing; online adds inflexible 9 pm deadlines.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students compare it to AP English with , and high difficulty ratings.

Online comments stress volume; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

In-person attendance is clearly mandatory; some .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Take-again rate is about 9 percent and many tell others to stay far away or pick any other option.

Online sentiment is near-uniformly negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate and heavy effort.

Format shift

Online students especially note rude email tone and .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and final create a workload students call atrocious.

Format shift

Online volume and 9 pm deadlines drive most overwhelm complaints.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Average quality is 2.3 with frequent complaints of vague prompts, poor modules, and unprepared or boring lectures.

Format shift

A minority of in-person students still credit her with lasting writing skill gains.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and papers more than pure exams.

Format shift

and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise real writing growth and support, while many call lectures boring busywork and as last option.

Main concern

, and uneven lecture quality.

What students said

“ if it's your last option!! She doesn't want her students to learn, and most of the assignments given in class feel like busy work.”
ENGLISH1
“Professor Lamas is very genuine and did provide a lot of work, but it was enough to help me improve my writing efficiency.”
ENGL1

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections , and overloaded with , and strict 9 pm cutoffs.

Main concern

No late , and modules that bury deadlines.

What students said

“If you want to read and write summaries for 3 to 5 articles every other day before 9pm on top of doing 3 essays, a mid term, a final and a .”
ENGL1
“Atrocious. This is the most stressful professor I've ever taken in college.”
ENG1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention midterm, final, and research paper but .

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and multiple papers; closed-book proctoring is not clearly proven.

MidtermFinalMultiple papers
“3 papers, then a midterm and final.”
ENGLISH1

Online

Online students cite a midterm, final, research paper, and .

MidtermFinalResearch paperMany essays
“3 essays, a mid term, a final and a research paper”
ENGL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if it's your last option!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, weighting recent online stress . Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Workload Burnout

12/100

“The amount of work that is expected is way too much, especially since it's due by 9 pm.”

👎 Low Recommendation

14/100

“If not stay far away, no real structure for the class except just a massive vomit of information”

💬 Harsh Communication

22/100

“She was really rude in her responses”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No easy A's here if you don't apply yourself.
  • Might as well be an .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of homework and essays
  • 3 to 5 articles every other day before 9pm
  • So many papers

Theme 3

💔

  • figure it out
  • so rude

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

28 detailed reviews across online and in-person from 2014-2026 show consistent workload and .

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 513

Course coverage

ENGL116 reviews
ENG16 reviews
ENGLISH16 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2