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Languages

David Milroy

FRE120 · FRENC120 · FRENCH120 · FREN7635 · FRNCH120 · FRENC3141 · FREN120 · FRENCHI · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you already know some French and can handle cold calling and heavy daily work; many say run.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPublic HumiliationHeavy HomeworkCold CallingSarcasticPolarizing French
  • Many students report public ridicule, tears, and a harsh classroom climate in first-year French.
  • Workload is very high with lots of , and cold calling.
  • A minority defend him as , and serious about fundamentals with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even students who pass describe heavy work, cold calls, and pressure that make an A costly.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

French is paced fast with and expectation of near-fluency for beginners.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

participation and cold calling.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

, but many vivid run-away reviews outweigh the positive minority for beginners.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

if you keep up, but tone and standards feel unforgiving for beginners.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Frequent reports of hours of , and group projects.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

and energy; many report confusion, impatience, and humiliation.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and and cold-call oral practice.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

supporters cite rigor and humor; critics cite humiliation, impatience, and .

Main concern

Public cold-call humiliation and unrealistic pace for true beginners.

What students said

“He humiliated students in front of the entire class on a regular basis.”
FREN120
“RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!”
FREN120
“Great Professor!!! .”
FREN120

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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Assessment mixes heavy daily work, oral cold calls, and ; reviews do not clearly prove lockdown or webcam proctoring.

Tests Like HomeworkCold CallingExtra CreditGroup ProjectsHeavy Workbook

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; cold calling and participation pressure are common; .

Homework-aligned TestsCold CallingExtra CreditGroup Work
“ . Loads of hands-on activities.”
FRENC120
“Be prepared - he will cold call on you!”
FREN120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is TERRIBLE. He assigns hours of work... He is rude and makes students feel stupid... RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting climate, workload, and split recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Classroom Climate

28/100

“He humiliated students in front of the entire class on a regular basis.”

📚 Workload

18/100

“A lot of homework (50-80 pages for the weekend.)”

👍 Supportive Minority

70/100

“Great Professor!!! ... !!”

🚫 Overall Recommendation

32/100

“Run. Fast. That's all you need to know.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a and is entertaining, but
  • presents the material clearly
  • he talks all in french so learn french before taking his course.

Theme 2

💔 About Classroom Climate

  • he made someone cry, he is mean.
  • I cried before and after every class.
  • Made me feel stupid in front of everybody in class a lot

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Work

  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • if you love homeworks and
  • 1st unless you took french in high school.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews spanning many years with repeated themes of workload and classroom climate.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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FRE1204 reviews
FRENCH1204 reviews
FRNCH1202 reviews
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FREN76351 review
FRENC31411 review
FRENCHI1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1