AI Rate Professor

English

Padma Sahgal

ENGLISH98 · ENG28 · ENGLISH103 · ENG21 · ENG6924 · ENG10112537 · ENG101 · ENGLISH28 · ENG6962 · ENG103 · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
52.63%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can self-manage a messy English class and ; many advise avoiding her.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganized structureConfusing gradingLots of papersTough graderPolarizing lectures
  • Many students call her unorganized, with and shifting expectations.
  • as inconsistent or tough, even when essays earn solid marks.
  • A and fair if you follow instructions and put in writing effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some call it easy if you follow rubrics, but and erratic scales mean an A still takes real work and luck.

Online reviews lean easier with ; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard English writing with and but volume-heavy.

Both formats note lots of writing; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

Evidence is mainly from in-person reviews; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

, but recent ENG103 comments are harshly negative while a .

; in-person reviews are far more polarized and often hostile.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader and weird or come out of nowhere.

Format shift

Online comments call her fair; in-person .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

So , and heavy reading are recurring tags across years.

Format shift

Both formats expect substantial writing; .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Average quality is low; many say she is nice but scatterbrained, unprepared, or confuses the class.

Format shift

Online feedback is warmer and more supportive; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and writing assignments rather than big formal exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise earned grades and thinking, while many report confusion, stress, and run-away warnings.

Main concern

, and disorganized structure dominate complaints.

What students said

“RUN!! You're facing the !”
ENG103
“Sahgal gives the grade you earn, no participation trophy on this course”
ENG101
“The . The and I wasn't sure what she wanted most of the time.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ENG101 reviewers describe heavy writing but and .

Main concern

Still expects substantial writing and .

What students said

“A lot of writing, but it is an English class so that is expected. if you are a good writer and follow her instructions.”
ENG101
“VERY caring and supportive professor. Teaches her classes because she truly enjoys working with students. Very fair.”
ENG101

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly essays and papers; older comments mention open-notes in-class essays rather than strict proctored tests.

Essay-based assessmentOpen notes in-class essays (older reports)Revision opportunities

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; one older comment notes open-notes in-class essays.

Multiple essaysUnclear rubricsOpen notes essays (older)
“Her exams are 3 IN class essays but open notes.. she's a .”
ENG6962
“She copies and pastes the same comment to correct all the essays”
ENG103

Online

Online reviews emphasize writing assignments and drafts with .

Writing-focused assignmentsDraft feedback
“Will tell you exactly what she thinks about your work, and .”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“RUN!! You're facing the ! Never in my life had anyone generated as much stress as Professor Sahgal did.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews, highlighting organization, grading, and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Organization Chaos

30/100

“ and in my opinion the worst professor at valley if you ask me”

📝

28/100

“Get ready to read, LOTS OF HOMEWORK, SO MANY PAPERS”

❤️ Minority Positive Support

70/100

“VERY caring and supportive professor. Make the effort, and you will get a good grade”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • students
  • goes off topic a lot
  • does not come prepared for her class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, don't argue with her
  • Sahgal gives the grade you earn, no participation trophy

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is a nice lady, but
  • Overall, very sweet lady
  • kind person but she needs to improve her teaching skills

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

45 reviews spanning many years with detailed comments and consistent themes of disorganization and .

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 57
3 out of 59
2 out of 58
1 out of 515

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1