AI Rate Professor

English

Zachary Walsh

ENGL1A · ENG1 · ENG7 · ENGLI30 · ENG102 · ENGLISH4 · ENGL123 · ENGLISH102 · ENGL4 · ENG4 · ENGLISH7 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you want an engaging English professor and can stay current with reading and essays.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspiring lecturerPassionate teacherReading quizzesEssay basedStudent centered
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Walsh as inspiring, passionate, and memorable.
  • The class is manageable if students keep up with , and essays.
  • The main tradeoff is regular reading and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A is realistic if students , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The course is usually described as easy or manageable, though the reading and interpretation can be intense.

Only in-person reviews describe the course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Attendance appears important because lectures, discussions, and reading quizzes help students succeed, but .

Only in-person comments mention showing up, being on time, and benefiting from class discussions.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because his teaching is passionate, interesting, and personally meaningful.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

and achievement-based, with some comments noting hard grading but several saying effort and .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

The workload centers on readings, quizzes, and but still manageable.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and one of .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment , and a research paper rather than major exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly positive, with students praising his lectures, passion, and support while , and essays.

Main concern

Students need to keep up with reading quizzes and essay deadlines.

What students said

“An amazing teacher. He is the . Highly motivational.”
ENG1
“Just make sure to read so you pass the morning quizzes.”
ENGL4
“He grades hard and expects you to be on time.”
ENG4

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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Reviews do not clearly prove a , and assessment appears mostly essay, quiz, and research-paper based.

Reading QuizzesResearch Paper FinalEssay Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a research-paper final, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book exam rules.

Reading QuizzesResearch Paper FinalEssays
“3 essays in his class final is the research paper only 7 pages long.”
ENGLISH7
“There's a ..”
ENG4
“There are 3 essays for the semester. Last essay is a research paper, 7+ pages.”
ENGLISH4

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Intense class, but it'll change your life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“this man here is the definition of a TRUE TEACHER!”

👍 Recommendation Level

96/100

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📚 Effort For Grades

82/100

“If you read what you're supposed to and A for sure.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is extremely wise and passionate about whatever it is he's talking about.
  • He is very passionate about teaching and inspires students to get the most out of the literature not only academically, but in a way that will change their lives too.
  • His lectures were always pretty amazing.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Just make sure to read so you pass the morning quizzes.
  • The but he is always very willing to make office appts to help.
  • He assigns a lot of work, but his class is interesting and he puts a lot of effort into his lessons and lectures.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He really is there for his students.
  • He is compassionate and opens your mind up to help you think clearer.
  • Good teacher loves his job very outgoing and funny and and help you in anything you need.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty detailed in-person reviews across several years show a very consistent pattern of strong teaching with manageable reading and essays.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1