Loretta Mijares

ENGLISH5 · ENGL5 · ENG5 · ENGLISH1A · ENG5HYBRID · ENGL307 · ENGLISH1B · ENG100 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you want growth and can handle a heavy, picky workload; if you need an easy A or light English class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderHeavy reading and postsExcellent feedbackTech-themed EnglishRewarding if you work

Passionate English professor with strong feedback who pushes critical thinking, often through technology-themed texts.
; full credit is hard to earn.
In-person students more often praise engagement; online students more often call the busywork unbearable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many say she rarely gives full credit and you must work hard for an A; strong writers can still succeed.

Online reviews stress near-impossible easy As more than in-person, but both formats call her tough.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and constant writing make the intellectual and time demand high.

Online sections emphasize tedious volume; in-person emphasizes challenging but engaging material.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

67/100

growth and .

Online recommendations are weaker due to workload; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

; and AI flags; revision opportunities help some.

Format shift

Harshness is especially loud in online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of reading, discussion posts, logs, group work, and .

Format shift

Online weekly post volume is the .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

and discussion facilitation; not loved by students seeking easy busywork-free English.

Format shift

Teaching praise is stronger in person; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and group work more than one big exam.

Format shift

Both formats assignment-heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid students , and real skill growth despite heavy reading and tough grading.

Main concern

Still a and writing load with and frequent group work.

What students said

“She really makes you work for an A. She gives good and ”
ENG5

“She will push you to succeed and become a stronger reader and writer.”
ENGLISH1A

“Very difficult class. and she grades harshly.”
ENGL5

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online and hybrid sections often feel like a and little payoff for busy students.

Main concern

Tedious weekly posts and unless you are already a strong writer with lots of free time.

What students said

“The amount of work per week is laughable for a 3-unit English course.”
ENGL5

“ reading logs, and reflection posts.”
ENG5

“Too many online group discussions- you couldnt finish your work until everyone else was done with theirs.”
ENG5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and projects rather than heavily proctored exams.

Multiple essaysWeekly quizzes or postsGroup projectsPresentation final options

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

discussions, group work, and sometimes a presentation final.

Essays with feedbackWeekly quizzesGroup projectsPresentation final

“ and .”
ENGL5

“There's 3 formal essays and the and 2 short informal essays”
ENGL5

Online

Online work emphasizes discussion posts, reading logs, reflections, and essays with strict partial credit; .

Discussion postsReading logsReflection postsEssays

“ reading logs, and reflection posts.”
ENG5

“By far the . 4 essays throughout the semester.”
ENGL5

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She will push you to succeed and become a stronger reader and writer. She makes you work for an A, but if you do the minimum asked you will receive an average grade.”
Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews (11 online, 33 in-person), contrasting heavy workload pain with and growth. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Strength

78/100

“She is also !”

📚 Workload Warning

24/100

“I took her online ENGL5 class mindful of the reviews that said she assigned a lot of work but nothing could have prepared me for the tedious, ridiculous amount of weekly assignments.”

⚖️

32/100

“Professor Mijares will rarely give out full credit”

👍 Growth Payoff

67/100

“I noticed a HUGE difference in my writing!She is AWESOME!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her energy and passion for English is very contagious
keeps the class so interesting and time flew by
technology, but in a really interesting way

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She really makes you work for an A
If you have a busy schedule or aren't a confident writer, your chance at an A is basically 0%

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Lots of
requires about 4-500 words per day, weekly
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four detailed reviews across online and and heavy-workload themes with stable teaching praise.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522

4 out of 510

3 out of 54

2 out of 56

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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ENGLISH1A6 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 13 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 9 · B- 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1

Loretta Mijares

x x if you want growth and can handle a heavy, picky workload; x x if you need an easy A or light English class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Strength

📚 Workload Warning

⚖️ x x

👍 Growth Payoff

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want growth and can handle a heavy, picky workload; if you need an easy A or light English class.

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