AI Rate Professor

English

Ronald Smith

ENGL101 · ENG101 · 202 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
67.46%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want rigorous writing growth and will self-advocate; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderDetailed FeedbackHeavy Paper LoadSelf-Advocacy RequiredExtra Credit Lifeline
  • High standards and English course.
  • Students who revise, attend, participate, and use office hours often improve a lot and can still earn strong grades.
  • for those seeking an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with , and office hours, but and easy grades are rare.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Intro English content is pushed to college-level rigor with , and strict style rules.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Most students report mandatory attendance and .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Recommended for students who want real writing growth and will put in work; .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Clear criteria and , but many call him a and docks heavily.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Frequent journals, multiple papers, reading, group work, and .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many praise caring lectures and , while critics say standards feel unrealistic for freshmen.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and revisions more than traditional sit-down exams.

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Luni fit check

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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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ENG101 is lecture- and writing-heavy with , and .

Main concern

and stacked papers can tank GPA if you fall behind or .

What students said

“If you're looking for a shoo-in grade, this is not that course.”
ENG101
“I went from an 50% on my draft to a 98% on my final because I met with him.”
ENGL101
“ unless you want to get overwhelmed with work.”
ENG101

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly papers and journals with revision chances rather than heavily proctored traditional finals.

Essay HeavyJournal EntriesDraft RevisionsParticipation Points

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation more than proctored exams.

Essay HeavyJournal EntriesDraft RevisionsParticipation Points
“In this class you will be graded on 12 journal entries, 3 papers, group work exercises, participation, and attendance.”
ENG101
“he gives you and a second chance to revise your essay”
ENGL101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for a professor who genuinely cares about your future, helps you whenever you need it, and will go out of his way to give you the . Smith is your choice.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Teaching Quality

72/100

“I learned more from , and doing quality research in one semester than I did in high school.”

⚖️

32/100

“Grades harshly, and a lot of so if you mess up on one you can get a big fat 0 on others.”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“ and ignore the bad reviews! Mr. Smith is a top-notch professor who cares deeply about his students.”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“This class will seriously drag your GPA down... He grades extremely strictly and the workload is heavy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he made my first semester go smoothly
  • detailed comments on essays and journal entry's
  • self advocating is a big thing in this class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A,
  • you are bound to get an A as long as you attend, participate and do the assignments
  • unless you want to be an English major

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , and WANTS TO HELP
  • always there to help when you need it
  • cares deeply about his students and his work

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

202

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent detailed in-person reviews with , and feedback support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 579
4 out of 538
3 out of 520
2 out of 513
1 out of 553

Course coverage

ENG10139 reviews
ENGL10111 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

17

B+ 3 · B 9 · B- 5

C range

10

C+ 1 · C 7 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1