AI Rate Professor

English

Usha Viswanathan

ENG205 · ENGL47A · ENGL58522 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENG49 · ENGL49 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

expect , and inconsistent organization despite occasional kindness.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedTough graderUnclear assignmentsMany papersKind but chaotic
  • Many students report , and .
  • ; some still pass or call it an easy A if they complete everything.
  • A minority praise flexibility, revisions, and care, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some call it an easy A if everything is done, but , and .

Online leans more easy-but-frustrating; and failure stories.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is basic composition, but volume of , and .

Both formats report lots of writing; and dense paper load.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and optional, with several notes that missing class hurts progress.

Online and in-person both show mixed mandatory flags; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most detailed reviews advise against her due to chaos and .

Negative tone is strong in both formats; a few positive online and in-person outliers exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

, and occasional unexpected low grades dominate the record.

Format shift

Harsh-grader reports appear in both formats; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, frequent essays, reading, and .

Format shift

Both formats stress many papers; .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Kindness is acknowledged, but unprepared lectures, accent/clarity issues, and disorganization tank the experience.

Format shift

Online stresses Zoom and schedule chaos; in-person stresses soft speech and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and Canvas work rather than traditional big exams.

Format shift

and in-person; a few mention quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person sections stress many papers, unclear criteria, soft-spoken lectures, and harsh or and care.

Main concern

, and hard-to-follow lectures.

What students said

“ assignments on canvas without due dates”
ENG101
“She is a bad communicator and a .”
ENG101
“ !!!!!!!”
ENGL58522

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often call her unorganized, last-minute schedule changes, and and low recommendation.

Main concern

, and last-minute schedule changes.

What students said

“she likes to add assignments without an explanation. She will have different dates for ”
ENG101
“ .”
ENG101
“Easy A, but often a frustrating waste of time.”
ENG101

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly papers and quizzes with inconsistent clarity rather than a .

Paper-heavyPop quizzesUnclear gradingRevisions accepted sometimes

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on many papers, occasional pop quizzes, and .

So many papersPop quizzesUnclear criteria
“be ready to write an essay every. single. class.”
ENG101
“ , So many papers”
ENG101

Online

Online reviews emphasize papers, quizzes with errors, and .

Writing promptsQuizzes with errorsUnclear assignments
“Many of the writing prompts and .”
ENG101
“ and grading.”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!!!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (7 online, 13 in person), balancing majority criticism with minority praise. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Organization Issues

25/100

“ . Many of the writing prompts and quizzes she provides are riddled with spelling errors.”

📝

28/100

“She is a bad communicator and a .”

👍 Rare Positives

55/100

“She sets her class up so that her students can succeed.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are uninspired and boring
  • You can barely understand her, she is very soft spoken
  • on essay's

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, but often a frustrating waste of time.
  • assignments on canvas without due dates
  • I expected to have a good grade in this class as i turned in but I was failed.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She seems like a
  • The professor is very nice and cares a lot about her students.
  • Professor Viswanathan is very caring and

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews spanning years, both formats, and consistent organization/grading complaints support high credibility.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 511

Course coverage

ENG10113 reviews
ENGL1012 reviews
ENG2051 review
ENG491 review
ENGL47A1 review
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ENGL491 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5