AI Rate Professor

English

Patricia Alvarez

ENGL1B · ENGL1A · ENG092 · ENG1A · ENGLISH92 · ENG001 · ENG001A · ENGLISH1A · ENGL001A · ENGA · ENG92 · MATH111 · ENG1C · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
27.03%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want intensive writing practice and can handle a very heavy, strictly graded English workload; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderEndless EssaysSlow GradingHeavy WorkloadMandatory Attendance
  • Expect , and a strict MLA-focused grading style that leaves many students burnt out.
  • and late or missing work is punished hard, with several classes shrinking to a handful of students.
  • A minority who want intensive writing feedback report real skill gains, but most call the pace and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even strong writers and strict MLA deductions; many still land low grades or drop.

Both online and A path.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is writing-heavy with constant readings and .

Difficulty ratings stay high across online and in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

absences and skip-class warnings in many reviews.

; online also often lists attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and frequent worst-professor comments outweigh a smaller set of writing-improvement praise.

Online reviews skew more negative; in-person is mixed but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; minor MLA errors and late feedback frustrate students and drive low grades.

Format shift

complaints about months-late scores.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Weekly essays plus journals, readings, and multiple submissions make the class consume more time than other courses.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report 6-10+ weekly writing tasks.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some praise useful feedback and caring moments, but , and little teaching.

Format shift

Online students more often say she only posts links; in-person is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade rests almost entirely on papers, journals, discussions, and .

Format shift

Both .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and tough grading that often empties the roster by semester end.

Main concern

Overwhelming writing load plus mandatory attendance with .

What students said

“This class requires your fully attention, and missing 3 days.”
ENG001A
“Do you have a life? Work? Friends? Family? .”
ENG1C
“She makes you write a 300-1000 word essay including 5-7 other pieces of .”
ENG001A

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections still pile on weekly essays, journals, and and little teaching support.

Main concern

Bombardment of weekly writing with and .

What students said

“Not only will you be bombarded with loads of work (6-8 long assignments a week), but you will also be asked to meet absurd requirements.”
ENG001A
“in one week she expects you to write an essay, post 2 discussions with 6 replies, 2 300 word journals AND read all assigned material it's just too much”
ENGL1B
“She expects flawless work when she's a trainwreck, Professor.”
ENG1C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is essay-driven with occasional pop quizzes and multi-platform paper submission .

Paper HeavyWeekly EssaysPop Quizzes MentionedNetTutor Submission

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews stress back-to-back papers, NetTutor or multi-submit rules, and rare pop-quiz warnings.

So Many PapersNetTutor RequiredPop QuizzesStrict MLA
“When turning in tutor, canvas and turn it in”
ENG1C
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
ENG1C

Online

Online reviews focus on weekly papers, discussions, and journals with .

Weekly EssaysDiscussion PostsSlow Feedback
“ and . I don't think she specifically taught us anything.”
ENG1C
“write an essay, post 2 discussions with 6 replies, 2 300 word journals AND read all assigned material”
ENGL1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do you have a life? Work? Friends? Family? .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting workload, grading, and mixed teaching themes. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Writing Overload

15/100

“This one class took more energy than all four of my other classes combined.”

⚖️

22/100

“Even minor mistakes can result in a zero, with no chance for clarification or reconsideration.”

👎 Low Recommendation

28/100

“Overall would not recommend this professor literally pick anyone else.”

✍️

55/100

“She but does a lot of if you want to improve your writing.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • 10+ hw weekly, boring
  • She made up to 15 assignments throughout the course

Theme 2

🧑‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She teaches nothing in class, grades extremely slow
  • boring lectures
  • She starts off strong, by the end of the semester she doesn't really seem to care

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Care

  • she is a caring person, so she will help with your writing
  • Professor Alvarez is a very respectful person and
  • she is extremely inconsiderate and irresponsible

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years with and workload themes give strong confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 57
3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 529

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 4 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 2 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 3