AI Rate Professor

English

Raymond Brennan

ENGL92 · ENGL134 · HUMNT002 · ENGLISH1A · ENGL001A · ENG001B · ENG01A · ENGLISH1ABC · ENGL1C · ENG92 · ENGL1B · ENG1B1C · ENGLISH1C · HUMAN002 · ENGLISH1B · ENGL1A · ENGLI01C · ENG1B · ENG1C · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
78.57%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want to become a stronger writer and and steady essay work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderDetailed essay feedbackPaper-heavyNo free 100sBuilds real writers
  • Strong writing and sits with students on essays.
  • and often caps scores below 100, so A requires real work.
  • Workload is paper and reading heavy; slackers struggle while effortful students improve a lot.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is reachable if you follow criteria and revise hard, but he is a .

Online reviews emphasize the 95 percent cap; in person stresses working for .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is college writing with serious reading and but not light either.

Online and and multi-paper sequences.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and others optional; participation and showing up still matter for feedback.

Online often has no physical attendance while .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend him for real writing growth despite toughness; a minority strongly advise avoiding him.

; online has more split praise and frustration.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

Frequently labeled a and often will not award 100s.

Format shift

Both formats report strict essay scoring; online explicitly mentions a 95 percent ceiling.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and sometimes summer boot-camp volume.

Format shift

Online summer and 1C sections especially stress lots of reading and papers.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

, and caring one-on-one help for students who engage.

Format shift

; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and discussions more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats are paper-driven; .

Luni fit check

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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

In person he is often described as intimidating at first then caring and and strong growth for students who put in work.

Main concern

and high expectations leave some students feeling failed or unsupported if they do not match his style.

What students said

“He takes one student at a time and , and analysis”
ENG01A
“Brennan makes you work for your grade. He does not give anything away.”
ENG1C
“He might come off strict at first but he's really easy going.”
ENGL001A

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections still center on a few major papers, weekly reading or homework, and cap near 95 percent.

Main concern

and writing load online, plus some students found prompts rigid or unhelpful.

What students said

“He can be a tuff grade and never gives 100s.”
ENGL001A
“Max score on anything is 95%.”
ENGL1C
“it was definitely a LOT of reading, writing, and thinking”
ENGL1C

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly papers and written work with .

Essay-based assessmentOften no traditional finalClear written criteriaPrompt-strict grading

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person often uses papers, summaries, and analysis with ; .

Papers and summariesOne-on-one essay reviewSometimes no final
“ turn in last day of class.”
ENG1C
“6 summaries, 4 analysis, 3 papers, 1 midterm, and plenty of readings. !”
ENGL1C

Online

, and discussions; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Multiple essaysWeekly homeworkDiscussion posts
“In total there were 3 Essays”
ENGL001A
“ , and a paper).”
ENGL001A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He puts effort into his course and expects the students to do the same. This class prepared me for college level writing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and paper-heavy load. Credibility rating: High.

✍️

88/100

“He actually sits with each student and and talks with them about their topic”

⚖️

34/100

“He does not give 100s because he believes you can always do better.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“You have to work hard, but the .”

👍 Growth Payoff

74/100

“ if you want to learn and become a great writer.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • No one
  • He really helped me become more confident in my writing skills
  • straightforward, open-minded person who teaches you to think critically

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • never gives 100s
  • Brennan makes you work for your grade
  • Max score on anything is 95%.

Theme 3

📝

  • So many papers
  • Definitely a LOT of reading, writing, and thinking
  • All of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with recurring themes of , and paper-heavy workload despite some polarized outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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