AI Rate Professor

English

Chad Kelly

ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENGENG · ENG205 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want rigorous writing practice and can tolerate monotone delivery and a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardMonotone lecturesHeavy writing loadRhetoric-focusedPolarizing English instructorEasy 101, hard 205
  • ENG101 can feel easy with minimal effort; ENG205 piles on rhetoric and writing work.
  • Some call him the ; others call him the worst and unresponsive.
  • Expect and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

101 can be a low-effort B/A path, but 205 requires substantial writing work for solid grades.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from cardboard-easy 101 to rhetoric-heavy 205 that feels harder than expected.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Comments stress that he makes you attend class and keep up with frequent due dates.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Split between best-English-teacher praise and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Passing with moderate effort is possible in 101; upper courses feel stricter on quality.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Multiple students report more writing work than expected, with assignments due every class in 205.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Strong citation and essay coaching for some; monotone delivery and missed help for others.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Writing assignments and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English sections split between easy 101 experiences and demanding 205 writing with lots of rhetoric reading and weekly work.

Main concern

missed office hours and very harsh reviews sit next to strong praise.

What students said

“Class was beyond easy. I put in minimal effort and passed with a B.”
ENGL101
“most work I've had to do in a english writing class, thats for sure.”
ENG205
“hard class great teacher. I took his class two years ago, He taught me how to write a great essay.”
ENG205

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

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Reviews emphasize essays and continuous writing .

Essay-focusedWriting-heavy assessments

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and citation work rather than proctored exam rules.

Essay writingRhetoric readings
“He taught me how to write a .”
ENG205
“Just turn in what is due and that's it, nothing too hard.”
ENGL101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's probably the . !”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting workload split and polarizing teaching. Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Writing Rigor Split

32/100

“most work I've had to do in a english writing class, thats for sure.”

🎯 Teaching Praise

70/100

“He's probably the . !”

🚫 Support Failures

20/100

“he will NOT show up to your office hour appointment, believe me i tried.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Prof Chad Kelly's class is about as appetizing as cardboard with his monotone voice.
  • I learned a lot more than any other writing class I've ever had.
  • The . !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Work

  • Class was beyond easy. I put in minimal effort and passed with a B.
  • hard class great teacher.
  • Every class an .

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 older in-person reviews (2011-2014) with sharp disagreement and limited grade detail.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

ENG2053 reviews
ENG1012 reviews
ENGENG1 review
ENGL1011 review

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