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English

Karma Waltonen

ENGWR301 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid unless you want a rigorous writing boot camp and can handle a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy reading loadLots of homeworkRigor over easeAvoid for easy gen ed
  • Most students call the workload extreme for a gen-ed English course, with and many papers.
  • A minority say the rigor pays off and .
  • , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

; some still earn A grades after heavy effort, but most say an easy A is unrealistic.

Online and in ; online has more grade detail including C and A outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

18/100

Students , and difficulty far above a typical second-semester English class.

Most challenge language comes from online reviews; in person also calls the load excessive.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; in person is mixed or not stated.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only about 22 percent would take again, with .

Negative consensus is strongest online; in person is also negative but thinner.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader appears repeatedly; students say .

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and due dates over breaks drive the complaint volume.

Format shift

Online details 200-page readings and dense assignment cycles; in person simply says too much work.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes supportive, but most students rate the overall experience low due to load and tone.

Format shift

A ; majority online and both in-person reviews are negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Papers, reading quizzes, and .

Format shift

; in person emphasizes papers and homework.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

gen ed and criticize delivery, with tough-grader tags.

Main concern

Too much work and uneven student interaction for a general education class.

What students said

“Terrible terrible. Too much work for a general ed class. .”
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“Not a horrible professor just could work on her delivery and interaction with students.”
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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENGWR301 is widely described as , and tough to grade, with some growth-oriented defenders.

Main concern

Insane reading and assignment volume for an 8-week or gen-ed style course.

What students said

“There is an insane amount of reading, sometimes 200 pages per class period, and a lot of assignments.”
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“While they're right, this class is RIGOROUS, it is also only an 8 week course.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper and ; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

So many papersReading quizzesLots of homeworkTough grading

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and heavy work but give little concrete exam-format detail.

So many papersLots of homework
“Too much work for a general ed class.”
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Online

Online work includes heavy reading, papers, and stated.

Reading quizzesMany papersExtra credit word prompts
“Read these 12 links and 40 pages and take a 2 minute quiz.”
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“There is an insane amount of reading, sometimes 200 pages per class period, and a lot of assignments.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ENGWR301 is supposed to be an easy second-semester English class, but this professor made it unnecessarily hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting rigor, workload, and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Shock

12/100

“There is an insane amount of reading, sometimes 200 pages per class period, and a lot of assignments.”

⚖️

18/100

“Yes she was difficult. .”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ . my years of being a student”

🌱 Growth for Some

70/100

“I learned so. Much. From her class.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She is very knowledgeable and passionate about English
  • .
  • this class is RIGOROUS

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • ridiculous amount of work for a 300 class
  • Lots of homework
  • .

Theme 3

👎 About Overall Experience

  • just no
  • .
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

9 reviews with and workload themes, mostly online, give medium confidence.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ENGWR3019 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values