Dona Mostafa

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENG1D · ENG2425 · ENGENG · ENG79 · ENG079 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 27.78%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you need a passable English grade and and heavy writing without strong instruction.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHeavy writing loadMandatory attendanceOff-topic lecturesPolarizing personalityEasy if you show up

English , and in-class writing more than deep lecture teaching.
Many students say show up and submit required word counts for a solid grade.
A large share would not take her , and little learning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

As by attending and hitting required writing counts.

; the two online reviews also include an A path and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is not conceptually hard; the challenge is volume of writing and journals, not complex analysis.

Both formats describe writing volume over intellectual difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews stress showing up for participation, in-class essays, and credit; .

as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low take-again rate reflects complaints about little learning, rudeness, cancelations, and off-topic lectures despite easy grades.

Recommendation is weak across the large in-person set; online evidence is too small to reverse that.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Doing the assigned writing often yields high grades, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

In-person reports mix easy As with harsh criticism of papers.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

, and in-class timed essays create a heavy writing load.

Format shift

In-person comments provide almost all workload detail.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students like stories and an easy vibe, but many say she rambles, cancels, gives weak guidance, and does not teach writing well.

Format shift

In-person experience is polarized and overall negative on instructional value.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Papers, journals, participation, and in-class essays dominate; .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person English is writing- and to rude, unhelpful, story-driven teaching.

Main concern

Mandatory attendance plus weak instructional value frustrate many students.

What students said

“She makes you do 50-minute essays and you need to write 5 paragraphs 7 sentences each so be prepared to write a lot.”
ENG1A

“Easy A.”
ENG1A

“ . You won't learn anything and she will not provide you any help besides her lectures that were based on powerpoints.”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

one student got a after questioning a grade.

Main concern

Tiny online sample includes a serious fairness complaint.

What students said

“A lot of writing but as long as you do all the .”
ENG1D

“After that everything I did got a low grade (I have a 3.86 GPA, I'm not a D or F student.)”
ENGENG

Exam style

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Assessment leans toward frequent writing and some timed or .

In-class timed essaysTake-home exams in some termsJournals and papersParticipation-linked credit

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work includes timed in-class essays, journals, papers, and .

50-minute in-class essaysJournalsTake-home examsParticipation credit

“She makes you do 50-minute essays and you need to write 5 paragraphs 7 sentences each”
ENG1A

“All the ”
ENG1A

“You have to keep a journal as well, which isn't that bad.”
ENG1D

Online

Online reviews emphasize assignment writing and .

Writing assignmentsClear word-count criteria

“She is very clear about what and what to write about so that's nice.”
ENG1D

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Want an .”
Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, mainly in-person English sections, balancing easy-grade comments against low teaching-value complaints. Credibility rating: High.

✍️ Writing Volume

36/100

“Be prepared to write A LOT, especially with journals”

🎯 Easy Grade Path

78/100

“ gives you and you'll get an A for sure.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

28/100

“ . I had her class and learned nothing.”

🗣️ Off-Topic Lectures

35/100

“most of the time her lectures her telling life stories and some slides.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Be careful with lectures though, she tends to stray off topic with her own stories.
She mostly rambles about one key thing and talks about her life
She is a great teacher and knows how to get the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A.
As long as and show up to class, you should be fine.
mostafa is a strict professor who had .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support and Atmosphere

she was rude to students who asked her questions.
She can be harsh with her criticism (called all the )
Always canceled class every other week

Theme 4

📝 About Workload

most assignments are 1000 words and there's one almost every week.
LOTS OF WRITING..able to write 60 full page of journals
Lot's of writing, but what do you expect right?

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

38 reviews over many years show a durable split between easy-grade convenience and weak teaching, with enough recent detail to trust the pattern.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 55

3 out of 59

2 out of 54

1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 9

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2

Dona Mostafa

x x x if you need a passable English grade and x x x x x and heavy writing without strong instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Avoid

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.

✍️ Writing Volume

🎯 Easy Grade Path

🚫 Low Recommendation

🗣️ Off-Topic Lectures

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Support and Atmosphere

📝 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 need a passable English grade and and heavy writing without strong instruction.