AI Rate Professor

English

Katie Montagna

ENG10 · ENG201 · ENG200 · ENGLISH100 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH201 · ENG101 · HUM101 · ENG202 · ENG100 · ENG50 · ENGLI202 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
47.06%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if and can handle a tough grader; otherwise pick a less polarizing English option.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderLots of EssaysTalks FastPolarizingGood Feedback
  • many call her passionate and and too hard for intro level.
  • and often strict; effort and matching her style matter more than showing up alone.
  • Online and and master-level expectations for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

; several say A or B-plus is rare unless you rewrite and match her preferred style.

Online includes master-level grading complaints; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

and multi-page essays make even 100-level courses feel intense for many students.

Both formats describe stretch workload; a minority of .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory with docked lateness, while .

; in-person ranges from mandatory to no.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Near half would take again; praise for growth and and .

Online is mixed-to-negative for rigor; in-person is strongly split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

Students often call her a very hard or , though some get rewrites and detailed comments.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and weekly work create a heavy writing load.

Format shift

and in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

; for critics she talks too fast, rambles, or teaches at rather than to students.

Format shift

Online emphasizes email access and feedback; in-person emphasizes passion versus clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grades revolve around several long essays, participation, and .

Format shift

Online and ; some timed in-class essays.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students either love her passion, rewrites, and care, or , and long lectures.

Main concern

and fast, hard-to-follow delivery frustrate many.

What students said

“She is the most passionate individual I have EVER gotten the privilege to know.”
ENGLISH201
“it was damn near impossible to get a good grade in her class.”
ENG100
“There are 4 take-home essays and 1 in-class essay which she gives you plenty of time to prepare for.”
ENGLI202

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and accessible email help versus extreme essay standards and heavy weekly work for ENG100/101.

Main concern

Intro courses graded at a very high bar with intense essays and uneven enjoyment.

What students said

“Prof. Montagna gave lots of feedback, but I think I would have liked some more specificity.”
ENG100
“Graded at master level, when taking an intro english class. .”
ENG101
“ . Grading is mostly essay-based”
ENG100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and occasional timed in-class essays; strict grading softens the format friendliness.

Take-home essaysIn-class timed essaysRewrites allowedFew traditional tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students commonly report take-home essays, timed writing on readings, and revision options rather than software-proctored finals.

Take-home essaysIn-class essayRevisionsReading quizzes
“There are 4 take-home essays and 1 in-class essay which she gives you plenty of time to prepare for.”
ENGLI202
“she only had timed writing essay exams on the so no studying needed!”
ENG100

Online

Online work centers on weekly assignments and several essays with ; .

Essay-based gradingWeekly assignmentsOptional final sometimes
“4 essays with an ”
ENG100
“Grade was based on participating in and the four essays.”
ENG100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She is so understanding and makes sure she is giving as much help as possible. I became a better writer structurally because of her.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and feedback. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ !”

⚖️

30/100

“it was damn near impossible to get a good grade in her class.”

📝 Essay Load

30/100

“ and while I did learn from it, it was not enjoyable for a 100 class.”

💬

70/100

“She spent a lot of time replying to questions and emails.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She talks so fast it is unreal.
  • passionate, supportive, and inspiring
  • lectures are long and aren't engaging

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Graded at master level, when taking an intro english class
  • !

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and understanding.
  • always has a good attitude and a great sense of humor
  • always has a very sarcastic and rude tone towards students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and and a long time span; strong but polarized consistency supports high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 510
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 58

Course coverage

ENG10029 reviews
HUM1014 reviews
ENG503 reviews
ENGLI2023 reviews
ENGLISH2013 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 8 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3