AI Rate Professor

English

Tony Ding

ENGL222 · ENG218 · ENGL221 · ENGLISH · ENG098 · ENG120 · ENGL98R · BRITLIT · ENG221 · ENGLI98 · ENG98R · ENGLISH98 · ENG110 · ENG222 · ENGL110 · ENGL98 · ENG98 · ENG228 · ENGLISH98R · ENG90 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a caring English professor and , and write for a fair grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBritish accent humorCaring and approachableLots of readingEssay and quiz heavyWants students to succeed
  • Most students praise Ding as funny, humble, prepared, and deeply invested in student success.
  • Lower-level English feels more manageable; , and more work.
  • An A is realistic with , and essays, though some call him a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Students who do homework, essays, and , but some report tough points-based grading and hard-earned Bs.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

Developmental classes feel easier, while , and multiple essays.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory or say showing up helps with notes, quizzes, and hints, though a few skipped and still passed.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and real learning despite some boring-lecture complaints.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Many call him fair or generous and say effort is rewarded, though a minority labels him a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and several essays, especially in literature courses.

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly praise preparation, humor, office hours, and a genuine desire for students to succeed.

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Assessment mixes essays, in-class writing, reading quizzes, and .

Format shift

All assessment comments are from in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English and Brit Lit students mostly love his humor and support, while , and papers.

Main concern

Brit Lit can feel boring or history-heavy, and weak note-taking or and .

What students said

“he's an amazing professor and you leave the class actually having learned a lot.”
ENG221
“put in effort, do your work, & he'll be understanding & lenient .”
ENG120
“I didn't go to class half the time and got an A. He is a nice guy and is pretty easy but this class was terrible.”
ENG222

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes track lectures and required reading, with in-class essays common in lit courses.

Pop quizzesIn-class essaysReading-based testsTake-home quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment includes pop quizzes, in-class essays, and tests tied to lectures and .

Pop quizzesIn-class essaysLecture-based testsReading required
“the any of his quizzes, and you have two write about a total of five essays (including 2 in class essays).”
ENG221
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
ENG098
“Multiple in-class essays, and .”
ENGL222

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Ding's class is one of the hardest I've taken. ... Having said that, he's an amazing professor and you leave the class actually having learned a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and fair-but-not-free grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“He is the ! !!”

❤️ Student Support

88/100

“He really wants you to succeed. If you do the A.”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“Tons of same semester or you will be super stressed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Chill and hilarious and always available for helping students.
  • First off you'll love his accent.
  • He always comes prepared for class, as to what's expected of me.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you do the A.
  • he is a tough grader the class I !
  • Effort is rewarded.

Theme 3

📖

  • It's lecture
  • Get ready to read
  • seemed more to me like a history class then an english class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years and course levels show strong , and grade fairness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 561
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3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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