AI Rate Professor

English

Karl Sherlock

ENGLI120 · ENG140 · ENGLISH120 · ENGLISH098 · ENGL120 · ENG126 · ENGLISH · ENG098 · ENG124 · ENG231 · ENG120 · 113 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
30.77%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a demanding writing class and , and unclear expectations.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh GraderHeavy ReadingMany EssaysUnclear ExpectationsPolarizing Teaching
  • Students repeatedly describe harsh, inconsistent essay grading with .
  • The workload is reading-heavy and paper-heavy, especially in ENG120.
  • Some advanced or motivated literature students praise his knowledge and feedback, but many ENG120 students warn against taking him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A , and heavy revision effort despite a few students earning high grades.

Online reviews are more hostile about harsh grading, while to office hours and sustained effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The content is not always conceptually impossible, but the reading load, skepticism focus, and .

Online students stress confusing directions and paper demands, while as rigorous discussion and writing practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

In-person comments mention required books, participation, and being removed or embarrassed for not meeting class expectations.

Attendance rigidity is mainly supported by in-person reviews, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

31/100

because they see the grading as , and stressful, though some literature-focused students praise him.

Online recommendation evidence is mostly negative, while and praise from motivated students.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Students repeatedly call him a tough or harsh grader and .

Format shift

Both formats report harsh grading, but online reviews describe it as more unfair and stressful.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

The course is consistently described as , and detailed writing tasks.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize constant reading and essays, while and major papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

His knowledge and occasional feedback are praised, but many students , and a stressful classroom experience.

Format shift

Online teaching is rated more negatively, while and strong criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and writing assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats focus heavily on essays and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with some students praising his knowledge and feedback while , and classroom rigidity.

Main concern

In-person students often say the class can improve writing but requires high effort and tolerance for strict standards.

What students said

“Assigned tons and tons of and assignments related to said reading.”
ENGL120
“He is interesting to , and really knows his stuff.”
ENG120
“This is an intense class.”
ENGL120

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are strongly negative, with many students citing harsh , and heavy essays.

Main concern

Online students most often complain that and .

What students said

“Take this class if you have no other option. NO OTHER OPTION.”
ENG120
“ and .”
ENG120
“Def not an easy A class.”
ENG120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove a consistent exam policy, and .

Exam Policy Not Clearly ProvenEssay-Heavy AssessmentPossible Quizzes In Some Courses

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final in some courses, but do not clearly prove a consistent format or proctoring policy.

Exam Policy Not Clearly ProvenQuizzes MentionedMidterm And Final Mentioned
“His quizzes are 100% trick questions and the material on them is not covered in the class.”
ENG231
“Do the and .”
ENG231

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Exam Policy Not Clearly ProvenEssay-Heavy Assessment
“Essays were literally 50% of the grade.”
ENG120
“There are 4 essays in the course, and they're all on skepticism and things of that nature.”
ENG120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If your scholarship or tuition is based .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“His comments that , and .”

⚖️

16/100

“Incredibly inconsistent grader, provided incredibly poor feedback on essays, made it impossible to recieve a very good grade on an essay.”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“There is SO MUCH READING.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

31/100

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Theme 1

⚖️

  • This professor is an and makes this class feel way more difficult than it needs to be.
  • and unclear.
  • He and no one gets an A.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • I was always stressed out with assignments and essays.
  • Assigned tons and tons of and assignments related to said reading.
  • You will spend a LOT of .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really knows his stuff!
  • .
  • Not a lot of teaching, but Ill cut him some slack since online teaching is challenging.

Theme 4

🚩 About Student Fit

  • If you are going to do the bare minimum not the teacher to take.
  • If writing isn't your strong suit, you might find his class a bit challenging.
  • Use as last resort.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

113

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews across many years, with detailed and , and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 521
3 out of 517
2 out of 517
1 out of 526

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 4

B range

13

B+ 5 · B 4 · B- 4

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

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