AI Rate Professor

English

Jeffrey Oderlin

ENGL71252 · ENG1 · ENGL1 · ENGL70631 · ENGLISH1 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him for English 1 if you will keep up with and can earn an A with steady work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear feedbackInteresting topicsMany papersHelpful and caringEasy A if you work
  • Strongly recommended English 1 professor with and
  • Heavy writing load of essays, drafts, and QHQs but
  • ; online/summer paces can feel intense

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report A grades and say if you do the work and .

Both formats report easy As for effort; online has more complaints about .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is standard English 1 writing and reading; challenge is volume of .

Online and summer sections feel faster; regular in person is more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Often not strictly mandatory but and role .

In ; online is more flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

About 92% would take again and , and growth as writers.

In person is almost uniformly positive; online has a few strong dissenters over politics and load.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

and recognition of effort; not a free ride but rarely described as unfairly harsh.

Format shift

but most say fair and not tough if you write what is asked.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

and final essays keep the weekly load high.

Format shift

Summer and online weeks can be especially dense with 2-4 assignments per week.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Engaging , and students repeatedly call him amazing and caring.

Format shift

In person praised more for energy; online lectures sometimes called boring recordings.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and discussions more than high-stakes sit-down exams.

Format shift

and final in-class essays.

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

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person he is engaging, funny, and and ; most students call it a fair Easy A if you show up and write.

Main concern

Weekly papers and if you fall behind.

What students said

“Easy A, for English 1.”
ENGL1
“Overall, easy class if you don't fall behind.”
ENGL1
“Professor .”
ENGL1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online English is generally strong with and fair grades, but a few students hate the and heavy weekly load.

Main concern

Political or and dense weekly workload frustrate some online students.

What students said

“Really good professor. and helpful. LOTS of work though so be prepared.”
ENG1
“ controversial topic.”
ENGL1
“ . Oderlin. The course work is incredibly interesting”
ENGL70631

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on papers and prepared in-class essays with lots of scaffolding rather than harsh closed-book tests.

In-class essay midterm/finalEssay draftsQHQ assignmentsQuizzesClear preparation help

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and final are often in-class essays with preparation help; .

In-class essay midtermIn-class essay finalMultiple essay draftsClear grading criteria
“Midterm, and , but he still helps us prepare for it.”
ENGLISH1
“Easy A, for English 1.”
ENGL1

Online

Online assessments are mainly weekly assignments, discussions, quizzes, and essays; .

Weekly assignmentsDiscussion postsQuizzesEssay heavy
“Course load was ridiculous for Eng ONE, 3 hour-long lectures, quiz, discussion, and .”
ENGL1
“as long as you stay on top of it a A is very easy to get.”
ENG1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Really good professor. and helpful. LOTS of work though so be prepared. But as long as you stay on top of it a A is very easy to get.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews (6 online, 23 in , and high take-again rates. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Professor . He loves every topic he brings up in class”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“ !”

📝 Paper Workload

38/100

“ and essays. 1000 words minimum, mla format with works cited.”

⚖️

78/100

“He isn't a if you write what he asks for.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and helpful
  • He is funny. His class is 2 hours and sometimes you don't do much but
  • makes writing so simple even if English is your second language

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, for English 1
  • as long as you stay on top of it a A is very easy to get
  • He's a , but it helped me to grow as a writer!

Theme 3

📚

  • The and so are his lectures

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

29 detailed reviews from 2015-2026 with , and high recommendation.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENGL116 reviews
ENG16 reviews
ENGLISH15 reviews
ENGL706311 review
ENGL712521 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

21

A 20 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2