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English

Holly Batty

ENGLISH101 · ENG28 · ENG101 · ENGLISH · ENGLISH102 · ENGLISH28 · V1245 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will show up and work steadily; skip online if and a lighter load.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but polarizingMandatory attendanceLots of reading and papersExtra credit heavySlow online grader
  • In-person students often praise her as , and revision-friendly, especially in Puente cohorts.
  • Online sections draw and piles up assignments.
  • Attendance and participation heavily affect grades, so missing class is costly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some call it an easy A with attendance and on-time work plus , while others report tough grading, C grades, or withdrawals.

Online evidence is more negative on grading delays; and revisions helping grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

English load is moderate with lots of reading and , but pace and volume stress many students.

; online deadlines feel especially tight.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews say attendance and punctuality are mandatory and if you miss or arrive late.

In-person reviews emphasize roll and lateness; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

About half would take her again; fans love her care and clarity while and workload.

In-person recommendations are warmer; online students more often say stay away.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and essay revisions help some, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online students report slow or .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent reading, papers, and participation work make the load heavy, especially when grades lag and work stacks up.

Format shift

Online comments stress .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Many in-person students find lectures clear and caring, but quality ratings and .

Format shift

In-person praise is stronger; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Essays, papers, reading, participation, and portfolios dominate over high-stakes exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person she is often called caring and , and revisions, but and older reviews call her a tough or unfair grader.

Main concern

Strict punctuality and participation scoring can punish otherwise strong students.

What students said

“ and understanding towards her students and really wants them to succeed”
ENG101
“She allowed . 100% recommend her class!”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and papers, and some students felt they learned little.

Main concern

and can tank grades.

What students said

“she does not allow students to view or work on future assignments until they are graded. With ”
ENGLISH102
“she never graded my work, making my grade low and my parents furious”
ENGLISH102

Exam style

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Assessment centers on essays and participation with .

Essay heavyParticipation pointsExtra creditOccasional pop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work is essays, participation, and some pop quizzes on readings; .

Essay revisionsParticipation pointsPop quizzes on readings
“a couple of and her lectures are so interesting”
ENG101

Online

Reviews focus on papers and .

Papers and essaysReading deadlines
“she gives you books that you have to read and the deadline for the books are fast”
ENGLISH102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I recommend taking Batty for an English course, she is very caring and understanding towards her students and really wants them to succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews (4 online, 17 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️

72/100

“ . I felt very comfortable asking questions”

⏳

30/100

“this would often take weeks causing large amounts of work to pile up way after deadlines”

📍

22/100

“ and your grade will absolutely suffer if you are late or absent”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures get the job done and she tells you beforehand
  • and helps as much as she possible can with so many opportunities
  • Stay away. I've been to college for almost 4 years and never got any grade lower than A

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was an easy A with attending class and doing my work on time
  • The assignments are graded out of 3, meaning even one error on the
  • There's no way you can fail her class!!!

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • get ready to put in some work. if you are lazy she is not the one for you
  • she does gives you lot of work and not a lot of time to keep up
  • Get ready to read

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews spanning 2014-2023 with mixed but detailed comments across online and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1