Lawrence Keel

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AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 21.21%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

unless you can self-teach, tolerate long tangents, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic lecturesUnclear gradingSlow feedbackLight but risky workloadPolarizing personality

Many students say lectures ramble off topic and do not help with essays or readings.
Grades often depend on a and .
A minority appreciate his humor, perspective, and , but recent reviews are strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn As or call the workload light, but many say A grades require hard work, strong writing, and .

Online reviews directly warn that an A takes hard work, while but .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The course content is not always intellectually hard, but , and poor guidance make it feel harder.

, while online evidence is split between manageable work and challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

24/100

The dominant student advice is to avoid him because , and feedback is slow or discouraging.

, while online reviews are mixed but too few to outweigh the larger pattern.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students repeatedly call him a tough or and .

Format shift

evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

There are often only a few essays or assignments, but , and uncertainty make the workload feel inefficient.

Format shift

Online reviews mention little homework in one case, while but .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most reviews describe , and little useful teaching.

Format shift

In-person reviews drive the negative teaching score, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades are usually based on essays, papers, readings, responses, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize essays and written work, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews heavily criticize off-topic lectures, , and harsh feedback.

Main concern

Students often feel they learn little and .

What students said

“No structure to the in that class.”
ENGL102

“Do not waste your time. and is always going off topic.”
ENG100

“He is not helpful nor clear about what he expects from you, and yet grades harshly.”
ENGL222

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are split, with two positive comments about care or redo chances and two warnings about toughness, rambling, and .

Main concern

Online students still report tough grading, rambling lectures, and .

What students said

“Professor Keel was beyond rude and condescending.”
ENG222

“Hes , and I love his class; its the only one i look forward to in the week.”
ENGL102

“If you are looking for an easy A, you wont get it you have to work hard for your grade.”
ENG104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mainly describe essay-based grading, and as student-friendly or strict overall.

Few Exams MentionedEssay-Heavy GradingPop Quizzes MentionedFinal Exam Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tests, and midterm in some courses, but do not clearly prove book rules or proctoring.

Final Exam MentionedPop Quizzes MentionedScantron Tests MentionedMidterm Mentioned

“You are only graded by 2 essays (3 for honors), an auteur essay, and a .”
ENG125

“There is pop quizzes and readings.”
222

“ , and 2 essays. that is it.”
ENGL102

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, Lockdown Browser, midterm, or .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“No structure to the in that class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He only grades you for 4 essays but his rubrics are non-existent and the " .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

24/100

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28/100

“He is not helpful nor clear about what he expects from you, and yet grades harshly.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Take this class if you want to hear a professor talk about his life story for 2 hours straight for every class.
This man cannot stay on topic to save his life.
He talks way too much and doesn't focus on anything related to the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you are looking for an easy A, you wont get it you have to work hard for your grade.
This class was an easy A with , but he grades it all at the end so you never know what your grade is like.
Impossible to get an A unless he loves your writing.

Theme 3

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No rubrics, little to no guidance, 4 essays for the semester, grading is nonexistent at 4 weeks left.
so the only way to contact him is in class.
He grades everything super last minute.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

103

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years give rich, repeated evidence, and the recent trend is especially consistent and negative.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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1 out of 528

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A 7 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1

Lawrence Keel

x x unless you can self-teach, tolerate long tangents, and x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you can self-teach, tolerate long tangents, and .

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