AI Rate Professor

English

Dara Perales

ENG10 · LIT120 · ENG205 · ENGLISH203 · LING110 · ENGLISH100 · ENGLISH201 · ENG203 · ENGLISH · ENG · ENG100 · ENG50 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want to grow as a writer and ; skip if you need an easy A or light load.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderCaring mentorHeavy writingGreat feedbackHigh expectations
  • Most older in-person English students praise her as funny, caring, and transformative for writers who put in work.
  • She is repeatedly called a , and homework; an A requires serious effort.
  • The single recent online LING110 review is strongly negative on workload and tone, while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students say you work hard for the grade; and heavy writing make an easy A unlikely.

Online review stresses harsh grading and overload; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content is interesting but many call the class hard with college-level writing expectations and .

Both formats describe high difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn late arrival is punished.

Online LING110 listed attendance not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Large majority of and growth despite toughness; recent online is a strong outlier against.

In-person endorsement is strong; the sole online review strongly opposes taking her.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader appears often; essays are graded hard though and fair if you revise.

Format shift

; in-person more often calls it constructive.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and essays dominate comments; not a light course.

Format shift

Online LING110 describes insane assignment volume; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students describe her as funny, devoted, and excellent at improving writers, with some personality and fairness complaints.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strong; online experience is rated poorly.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on essays, homework writing, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and assignments over exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English/lit students mostly call her awesome, funny, and devoted, while warning she is hard, writing-heavy, and a .

Main concern

Heavy writing load and ; .

What students said

“She is going to make you work for your grade and you cannot just wing her class.”
ENGLISH201
“She is hard but very fair. You will be a better writer when you are through.”
ENG100
“she really cares, and takes the time to get to know her students.”
LIT120

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The only online review (LING110) is highly negative: huge assignment load, mean comments, and a pass-not-learn vibe.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“There is an insane amount of assignments. She leaves comments on ALL of the and others she's clearly being mean”
LING110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely describe proctored exams; success hinges on essays and continuous writing with .

Essay-heavy gradingHomework writingDetailed feedbackFew formal exams mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses are graded mainly through essays and ; exam logistics are not clearly described.

Essay-focusedConstructive criticismLots of writing
“she puts most of the emphasis on the writing you turn in”
ENGLISH100
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ENG100

Online

Online comments focus on constant assignments and .

Heavy assignmentsWritten feedback on all work
“There is an insane amount of assignments. She leaves comments on ALL of the assignments”
LING110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“dara is an awesome professor! She really cares about students but she is a tough professor. She is going to make you work for your grade and you cannot just wing her class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews (1 online, 25 in person), weighting detailed teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

✍️ Writing Growth

82/100

“If you want to be a better writer .”

⚖️ Tough but Fair

38/100

“She is hard but very fair. You will be a better writer when you are through.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“There is an insane amount of assignments.”

❤️ Cares About Students

80/100

“she really cares, and takes the time to get to know her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and lets you know how you need to structure things
  • She's super funny and smart.
  • Makes class fun, and extremely interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She is going to make you work for your grade
  • you can only get an A if this is your only class.

Theme 3

⚠️ Personality Mixed Notes

  • She comes across very funny & friendly, but sometimes lets a different side show.
  • she would talk about her students behind there backs.
  • She .

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six reviews give volume, but many are very old with sparse grades and one online outlier, so modern confidence is medium.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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LING1102 reviews
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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values