AI Rate Professor

English

Michelle Van Aalst

ENGL1B · ENGL1A · 1B · ENG307 · 1A · ENG1B · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.04%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a and will put real time into reading and essay revisions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardWarm and caringExcellent essay feedbackReading and writing heavyExtra credit friendlyRevision-focused grading
  • Students love her kindness, snacks, one-on-ones, and .
  • Expect and several essays with revisions, not a free ride.
  • ; a few complain about heavy load or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Many earn As through revisions, , and attendance, but students warn it is not for easy-A hunters.

A; online still doable with more instruction complaints.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Writing craft is teachable and and essays keep intellectual demand real.

Both formats describe standard college English difficulty with steady writing load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and note participation and showing up matter a lot.

; in-person nearly always treats attendance as required.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

, and growth as a writer, with only sparse avoid notes.

Recommendation is strong online and in person; in-person enthusiasm is deepest.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Fair, revision-friendly grading with ; tough only if .

Format shift

A minority online and .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Frequent reading responses, multiple essays, and revisions create a heavy but structured writing load.

Format shift

Online also reports lots of assignments; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students call her the , conferences, and transformative feedback.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is richest; online focuses more on responsiveness.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and revisions rather than traditional sit-down exams.

Format shift

Both formats are paper-driven; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students rave about , and growth as writers despite weekly reading work.

Main concern

Workload of reading responses and multi-draft essays can overwhelm full-time students.

What students said

“van Aalst was an amazing professor and cares deeply about her students.”
ENGL1A
“If you want an easy A, this is not the class for you.”
ENGL1A
“ and guidance on essays to help you figure out how to improve.”
1A

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students find her caring and responsive with revisable work, though a .

Main concern

Assignment instructions can feel incomplete until after submission for some online students.

What students said

“ and supportive. .”
ENGL1B
“Alot of assignments but doable. Tells you what you need to revise.”
ENGL1A
“She would assign papers and didn't make much sense.”
ENGL1A

Exam style

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Assessment is essay- and response-based with revision chances; not typically proctored multiple-choice exams.

Essay revisionsReading responsesHandwritten final essay sometimesExtra creditLimited Canvas use

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some terms include a handwritten final essay.

Three to four essaysReading responsesHandwritten finalOne-on-one essay conferences
“we had to write a .”
ENGL1A
“The course consists of reading responses every 1-2 weeks, in-class writing, 3 essays, and gives plenty of .”
1A
“she would cancel class for a week so you could go in and talk about your thought process for each essay.”
ENGL1A

Online

Online work is assignment and revision heavy; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Revisable assignmentsLots of homeworkEmail extensions
“Alot of assignments but doable. Tells you what you need to revise.”
ENGL1A
“ and she will give you more time if .”
ENGL1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“van Aalst was an amazing professor and cares deeply about her students. ... Favorite professor ever!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (6 online, 44 in , and workload; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“ .”

📝 Feedback and Growth

90/100

“I think she made me a substantially better writer. I'm genuinely proud of the .”

📚 Workload Reality

36/100

“Lots of reading and but enjoyable.”

👍 Recommendation

88/100

“This ! ... !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She has a calming, positive demeanor and is easy to listen to.
  • She starts her classes by giving snacks.
  • She brings such a positive energy to each class!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you want an easy A, this is not the class for you.
  • and she lets you revise them until they are practically perfect.
  • There is a good amount of Homework but I missed a and still got a "A".

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Michelle is the sweetest person on this planet earth.
  • She is so kind and .
  • She cares about her students, and offers .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

60

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with strong , and workload across years and both formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 512
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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1A10 reviews
ENGL1B9 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 4 · A 29

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1