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English

Tara Botel

ENGLISH101 · ENG28 · ENG21 · ENG028 · ENG3149 · ENG101 · ENGLISH · ENG127 · ENGLI28 · ENGLISH28 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you are highly self-directed and and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedSlow communicationUnclear instructionsHeavy paper loadPolarizing
  • Recent , and unclear on assignment expectations.
  • Older reviews are more mixed, with some praising humor and lighter essay loads.
  • Online sections draw especially harsh complaints about missing instructions and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some older sections felt easy, but many say unclear expectations and .

Online is often harder due to missing instructions; in person ranges from easy A .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

English content is ordinary, but unclear prompts and it should.

Both formats cite organization problems more than pure content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance requirements are inconsistent across reviews, with many not listing it as mandatory.

Mixed reports in both formats; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and recent strongly negative comments outweigh older positive outliers.

Recent online and in-person reviews are especially negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Multiple tough-grader tags and complaints that while .

Format shift

Both formats report hard or opaque grading; a .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Frequent essays, journals, discussions, and sections.

Format shift

; others report weekly writing.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Common themes are disorganization, slow replies, sarcasm, and .

Format shift

Online complaints are most severe; and energy.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and journals rather than formal exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing assignments; exams are rarely discussed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

: some liked humor and fewer essays, while many say she does not teach clearly, grades tough, and .

Main concern

, and inconsistent organization.

What students said

“Tara Botel is absolutely unprofessional, unorganized, lost teacher.”
ENG101
“She only gave 3 essays and as a final.”
ENG101
“She doesn't teach. She starts off by saying something about the class then starts ranting about her personal life.”
ENG028

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students mostly report missing , and high frustration, with only rare positive outliers.

Main concern

and slow or missing instructor responses.

What students said

“ what she wants, grades hard, and is rude.”
ENG101
“I had to stay on top of Botel for grading and opening modules so I could do the assignments”
ENG101
“ . Unclear.”
ENG127

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly essays and papers; .

Essay-based assessmentResearch paper finalsFew formal exams mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and occasional in-class writing; formal exams are not clearly documented.

Multiple essaysIn-class writingResearch paper final
“Her class consisted of 3 essays and .”
ENG101
“She only gave 3 essays and as a final.”
ENG101

Online

Online reviews focus on essays and modules with .

Essay assignmentsModules without clear instructions
“Who gives a 5 paragraph essay on a book that not even once was mentioned in the entire course”
ENG101
“ what she wants”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“UNORGANIZED. INCOMPETENT. UNPROFESSIONAL. I don't even know how she has a job. Always MIA.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews (7 online, 31 in person), emphasizing recent organization and communication failures. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Organization Crisis

20/100

“She is probably one of the .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“ .”

📝 Workload and Papers

35/100

“9 essays in a semester, pretty much 1 essay every week”

💬 Communication Failures

18/100

“ because it took her OVER HALF A .”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Organization

  • the

Theme 2

📝 About Writing and Feedback

  • and
  • She gave back one of my essays and it had no markings on it

Theme 3

😂 Mixed Personality Notes

  • shes hilarious! Her class was real Fun!
  • funny and very sarcastic
  • She talks a lot

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight reviews spanning many years give a large sample; recent negative themes are detailed and consistent enough for high confidence.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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ENG0284 reviews
ENG1273 reviews
ENGLISH1013 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 5

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values