AI Rate Professor

English

Tom Nelson

ENG1A · ENG125 · ENGL1A · ENGL125 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
88%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want a and makes class enjoyable.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and lenientEngaging discussionsEasy A with workMany papersHelpful feedback
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Nelson as caring, funny, and easy to talk to.
  • Grades are very reachable if students attend, write the papers, and keep up with reading.
  • The main tradeoff is a steady amount of essays and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

An A is very realistic because , and rewards completed work, but students and read.

The online evidence is limited to one positive review, while writing work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The class content is approachable and discussion-based, though the writing volume and .

Both formats describe manageable work, but nearly .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

66/100

because class discussion, participation, and paper preparation matter, but missed classes are not described as severely punished.

The online review says attend, while in-person reviews emphasize showing up but do .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and tries to help students earn strong grades.

The single online review is positive, and the .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Students repeatedly say he is lenient, gives full credit for completed work, offers , and tries to help students get high grades.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide the strongest grading evidence, with the online review also mentioning .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

The workload is manageable but , and sometimes a long research paper.

Format shift

and reading, while the online review only says to do homework and essays.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students consistently describe him as , and .

Format shift

Both formats are positive, but the teaching-quality pattern .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades are driven mostly by essays, papers, reading logs, group work, and .

Format shift

, while the online review only mentions homework and essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews consistently praise , and manageable path to a good grade.

Main concern

Students still write multiple essays and must keep up with reading.

What students said

“Just show up to class and do the work and you will be fine.”
ENG1A
“Lots of papers, but he grades fairly and .”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The one online review says the class is easy if , and .

Main concern

Only one online review limits confidence.

What students said

“It is so easy just make sure you put in the time you need to pass.”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

but student comments describe open-book or and quizzes, making exams low risk overall.

Open Book TestsOpen Notes QuizzesPaper TestsLow Exam Pressure

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention open-book or open-note tests and .

Open Book TestsOpen Notes QuizzesPaper Tests
“ .”
ENG1A
“In class essays and , so class participation is a must.”
ENGL1A

Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, webcam use, open-book status, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Eng1A can be challenging but Mr. Nelson made it a breeze.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Prof. Nelson was fun and made his lectures engaging.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“ . nelson again!”

⚖️

92/100

“If you turn in a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Nelson was very understanding and a great conversationalist.
  • His lectures were always fun and time passes by fast.
  • He is easy to talk to, laid back and is very accommodating.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just do the papers and you'll end with a good grade.
  • Just show up to class, do your and reading log and you'll get the A.
  • Easy pass if you do the work!

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • There was a lot of writing in the class.
  • Lots of papers, but he grades fairly and .
  • The research!

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-seven reviews across many years are detailed and mostly consistent, with only a few negative outliers.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 58
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENG1A25 reviews
ENGL1A7 reviews
ENG1253 reviews
ENG 1A1 review
ENGL1251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 7 · A 7

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1