AI Rate Professor

English

Cooper Darius

ENG205 · ENGLISH205 · ENGLISH208 · ENG201 · ENGLISH201 · ENG105 · ENGL209 · ENGL205 · ENG209 · HUMA102 · ENG208 · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
15%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already write well, can tolerate long monologues, and are willing to mirror his analysis exactly.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture HeavyTough GraderThree Long EssaysRegurgitate His ViewsBoring Lectures
  • Most students warn against him for boring, rambling lectures and .
  • Grade is usually just a few long papers; rewrites help only if you rewrite to his exact interpretation.
  • A minority say an A is possible by copying lecture opinions, but recommendation rate is very low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A few students get As by parroting lectures and using rewrites, but most find the and opaque.

Nearly all evidence is in person; the one online review does not show an easy path to an A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is not advanced, but and rigid expected interpretations make the work feel harder than the material.

In-person comments dominate; online adds tech frustration, not harder content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

though lectures are described as boring and rambling.

; online evidence is too thin to compare.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is about 15%, and the .

Both formats warn against him; online is especially broken on logistics.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

feedback and demand to match his readings.

Format shift

; online adds submission chaos rather than leniency.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Only a few papers and , but , and rewrite-heavy.

Format shift

; online review did not describe lighter work.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Often called boring, repetitive, condescending, and unclear about expectations despite occasional praise for intelligence.

Format shift

; online is worse on tech competence.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades rest almost .

Format shift

; online still essay-based with mail-in friction.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

long , and pressure to echo his views for a grade.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ . There are ; all of them essays, all of them at least 10 pages.”
ENG205
“Professor does not want you to think critically at all. He wants you to regurgitate exactly what he says.”
ENG205
“ . Very rude and extremely old fashioned.”
ENG205

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative: Canvas confusion and .

Main concern

Technology failure and extreme friction submitting work online.

What students said

“If you take this class online you have because he doesnt know how to print from emails.”
ENGLISH205

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper-only and strict in practice because grades hinge on echoing his thematic analysis.

Three Long EssaysRewrites AllowedNo Traditional TestsMatch His InterpretationHarsh Feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

No conventional exams; and tough, opinion-aligned grading.

Three Long EssaysRewritesLecture-Based PapersHarsh Feedback
“Only 3 essays the whole semester and each one is on an excerpt that is 3 pages long.”
ENG205
“The class only requires 3 essays, yet unless they are VERY thorough you will not get a good grade.”
ENG209

Online

One online review reports extreme submission friction and no student-friendly exam alternative.

Mail Essays to HomeCanvas Problems
“He does not . If you take this class online you have because he doesnt know how to print from emails.”
ENGLISH205

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . There are ; all of them essays, all of them at least 10 pages (mine averaged around 20).”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Definitely one of the most boring and tedious . Lectures were long and I dreaded going.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“Should've been fired a long time ago.”

📝

24/100

“He grades VERY DIFFICULT. I'm transferring with a 3.70 instead of a 3.78 because of this class. BEWARE.”

🗣️ Regurgitation Required

30/100

“there is no critical thinking involved you have to use exactly his words, in exactly the way he wants you to or you will not pass.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The professors talks for hours about random stuff and rants about stuff in tangents
  • lectures are super boring
  • he spent 6 weeks repeating the same thing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Graded on 3 LONG essays
  • he

Theme 3

⚠️ About Red Flags

  • Taking this class is punishing yourself

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

75

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with highly consistent complaints about lectures, essays, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 510
3 out of 517
2 out of 512
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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HUMA1023 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1