Valerie Bolaris

ENG322 · ENGISH321 · ENGLI322 · ENGL321 · ENGL102 · ENGFALL · ENGAISH1D · ENG102 · ENG321 · ENGLLAB · ENGL322 · ENG341 · ENG · ENGLISH102 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: 40%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can handle a strict, sometimes discouraging in-person class and are willing to keep up with and assignments.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy readingMandatory attendanceRants off topicCan be caring

Many students say she talks down to students and spends class time ranting instead of teaching.
Grades and as strict, but several students say passing is possible if you complete the work.
All evidence is from in-person classes, with no online review data.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students call the work easy if completed on pace, but strict grading, required attendance, and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

The course content itself is often described as manageable, but reading, pacing, tests, and .

Only in-person comments discuss course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

because students repeatedly say skipping class hurts passing and one review says lateness or leaving early can get students dropped.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students do not recommend her because they describe rude , and discouraging lectures.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Many reviews call her a tough or as easy.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Workload ranges from manageable to heavy, but many students mention lots of , and .

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Workload .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students frequently say she goes off topic, rants, talks down to students, and , though a minority praise her fairness and care.

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Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention homework, reading, labs, summaries, quizzes, tests, book analysis, CRT tests, and finals.

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Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized but mostly negative, with repeated complaints about harsh , and .

Main concern

Students often feel criticized rather than taught.

What students said

“Her lectures consist of telling her students that theyre going to fail.”
ENG102

“ . Get out while you can. !”
ENG102

“The class was so easy. Hw only takes 40mins a week.”
ENG102

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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Reviews describe tests and finals as specific or hard, but they do not clearly prove open-book status, proctoring, webcam rules, or closed-book rules.

Hard TestsFinal ExamBook AnalysisCRT Test

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals, but do not clearly prove detailed exam policies.

Hard TestsFinal ExamBook AnalysisCRT Test

“ if you don't study for it.”
ENG321

“STUDY ON THE EXAMS AND BOOK ANALYSIS!!”
ENGL102

“It took me almost 5 tries to pass the second unit of the CRT test.”
ENG321

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . Get out while you can. ! Talks down to you rather than actually teaching”
Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“She uses majority of class time telling students about classroom procedures rather than lecturing the course material.”

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24/100

“she is very mean...talking more than students in class. She grade work very hard.”

👍 Recommendation Level

28/100

“I do .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She doesn't teach well and goes off topic a lot and expects us to know everything .
Talks down to you rather than actually teaching
She talks the whole class period yet she wants us to be quiet.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The and so are the quizzes/tests
!
The work overall is a lot but if you don't study for it.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She also tries to help her students.
She is , but do the HW!!!READ the BOOKS!!
she is fair, expects adult behavior from her students, holds .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because it uses 44 reviews across many years with consistent , and attendance.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 54

3 out of 57

2 out of 59

1 out of 517

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 3

Valerie Bolaris

x x x if you can handle a strict, sometimes discouraging in-person class and are willing to keep up with x x and assignments.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

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👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

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if you can handle a strict, sometimes discouraging in-person class and are willing to keep up with and assignments.

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