AI Rate Professor

English

Susan Shipley

ENGL1008306 · ENGL1A · ENG1A · ENG0768 · ENG9092 · ENGLISH1A · ENGL100 · ENGIAI · ENGENG · ENG100 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already write strongly and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderMany EssaysUnclear ExpectationsBoring LecturesHarsh Feedback
  • Course centers on frequent essays with and late work not accepted.
  • Many , while a minority praise serious writing standards.
  • if you already write well and ; otherwise students widely say avoid.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

and frequent papers mean an A usually requires strong existing writing skill and heavy revision.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard college composition, but volume and clarity issues make it feel harder than average.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and skipping hurts; some report looser practice but not free absence.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

avoid warnings despite some serious-student fans.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; essays are roasted and high grades are not easy.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

26/100

Multiple essays every couple of weeks plus in-class writing create a heavy paper load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Scattered praise for rigor is outweighed by complaints of , and unhelpful tone.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade is almost entirely essays and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and polarizing, with frequent complaints about clarity and .

Main concern

Harsh essay feedback, shifting instructions, and and frustration.

What students said

“she really wants you to learn and . no other hw besides the essays.”
ENG1A
“Only Satan will be able to drag me back there.”
ENGLISH1A
“If you struggle with writing or want to learn, I suggest you find another teacher because she will roast you verbally or in writing”
ENG1A

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 is mainly frequent papers and some in-class essays rather than proctored software exams.

Multiple essaysIn-class essaysOccasional quizzesRevision opportunities (sometimes)

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

in-class essays and light quizzes.

Multiple essaysIn-class essaysOccasional quizzes
“We had 5 at home essays and a .”
ENG1A
“There are 5 papers and 2 in class essays. 2 pop quizzes.”
ENGL1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Only Satan will be able to drag me back there.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, , and mixed clarity. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Professor Shipley never gave a exactly supposed to do which discouraged me”

📝

26/100

“There is a new essay due every 2 weeks.”

⚖️

28/100

“She was okay but a .”

👎 Recommendation

38/100

“I always tell anyone that's .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely boring and long class
  • she changes her mind last minute, and does not communicate well
  • Talks down to students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she will roast you verbally or in writing
  • its not easy to get a good grade in this class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • old and strict but lose with rules
  • Looks mean but she really isn't
  • She is genuinely a kind person, and will go out of her way to help struggling students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable split of tough-grading and clarity complaints with some positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 514
3 out of 517
2 out of 513
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 2 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3