AI Rate Professor

English

Kathy Buffington

HUM100 · ENG100 · ENG50 · ENGL100 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want to improve as a writer and ; skip if you need a light, GPA-safe English 100.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of WritingHard GraderEngagingFunnyGroup Work
  • Strong, energetic teacher who many call one of .
  • Workload is high for a 100-level course: frequent papers, reading, and group work.
  • Not an easy A; you learn a lot if you put in the writing effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

and no-easy-A warnings mean and rewrites, not minimal effort.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard college English/humanities, but volume of papers and .

All difficulty comments come from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn skip class and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most praise learning and personality; hesitations center on workload and rigor rather than poor teaching.

Recommendation mix is in-person only; but is outnumbered.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Widely described as a hard or extremely rigorous grader for ENG100, sometimes with rewrite options.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and group work dominate student complaints and tags.

Format shift

Workload comments are all in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

, and committed to student growth, with a minority finding group-book lectures unhelpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Essays, papers, reading, and group prep drive the grade more than traditional multiple-choice exams.

Format shift

HUM sections add quizzes and essay tests; ENG is paper-heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students largely praise humor, energy, and while , and mandatory-feeling attendance.

Main concern

Rigor and paper volume can feel excessive for ENG100 and may ding GPA.

What students said

“Easily one of the . Engaging with every student, funny, keeps the coursework relevant and modern.”
ENG100
“A paper due every week & a 12 page final / super nice professor, but a ton of work”
ENG100
“ it wont happen- trust me.”
ENG100

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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Assessment centers on papers and some essay quizzes or tests; reviews .

Essay-focusedQuizzes in HUMGroup prep for tests

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; HUM students mention fair but tedious essay exams and .

Weekly papersEssay examsQuizzesRewrites sometimes allowed
“ but .”
HUM100
“ but you can re-write a if you want.”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ it wont happen- trust me. shes a but i honestly liked the class because i learned ALOT”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person , and engagement. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Easily one of the .”

📝 Workload

28/100

“A paper due every week & a 12 page final”

⚖️ Getting an A

36/100

“You cant pass the class with an easy A.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super funny, references pop culture
  • Engaging with every student
  • She LOVES the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • WAY too much rigor for a level 100 class
  • she is a
  • Most HW is .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Super nice! Loves what she teaches
  • Approachable.
  • committed to seeing her students succeed

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three in-person reviews over many years with detailed, consistent , and .

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 57
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG10010 reviews
HUM1006 reviews
ENG505 reviews
ENGL1002 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values