AI Rate Professor

English

David Gonzales

ENGLISH101 · ENGL102 · ENGL103 · ENGLS101 · ENG102 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGLISH102 · ENG103 · 383 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
28.32%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you want a high-stress English course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh essay graderHeavy paper loadSlow or no email repliesUnclear instructionsRewrites and extra credit for some
  • and vague or rigid essay formats.
  • Workload is essay-heavy with many multi-part assignments and .
  • A minority who meet often and follow his outline closely find him fair and helpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even diligent students report Cs or worse for minor format issues, so an A requires near-perfect compliance with his preferred structure.

Online and mistakes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content is college-level rhetoric with and and stressful.

Both formats describe high difficulty; online short terms feel especially stacked.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections require attendance or log-in activity while , so flexibility depends on section.

Online sometimes polices login hours; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and the dominant student .

; in-person has a few positive holdouts but still many harsh warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; minor MLA or outline deviations can tank essay scores.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students report , and bunched end-of-term assignments.

Format shift

Online accelerated terms amplify the paper pile; and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes , and a cold classroom tone, despite some praise for feedback when students meet him.

Format shift

Online communication failures are especially loud; in-person adds reports of condescension and life-story lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment centers on essays, discussions, and a culminating research or .

Format shift

and rewrites for some students.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews also emphasize tough grading and and rewrites make it manageable.

Main concern

Unclear direction, rude or snarky help, and .

What students said

“I and overall very unclear direction on anything I did.”
101
“ essay to be finished- But man does he grade hard.”
ENGLISH101
“David Gonzales is a harsh grader who gives 50/100 for small mistakes.”
ENG103

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections are widely called stressful, with , and many drops.

Main concern

Tiny formatting mistakes tank grades and help is hard to get before deadlines.

What students said

“Do not recommend this professor!! , and is very strict .”
ENG102
“Even if u follow everything, he'll take forever to grade & still fail you for tiny things.”
101
“ IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.”
ENG102

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Courses are graded mainly through staged essays and a .

Multiple essaysResearch paperRewrite options for someExtra creditStrict format compliance

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections assign several essays from one book, discussions, and a .

Two essays plus research paperLots of readingClear outlines for someExtra credit
“Youre assigned 1 book and write 2 essays on a topic he assigns, some discussions, then for the final combining the 2 into a research paper.”
ENG101
“Assigned a lot of reading too, multiple small assignments along with 3 essays.”
ENG102

Online

Online work is multi-part essay sequences with and .

Many papersLong multi-part assignmentsRewrite offered late for someExtra credit opportunities
“The SO MANY of them and they had so many parts.”
101
“ is so annoying, at the end he makes up an assigment called Master Essay.”
ENGLISH101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do not recommend this professor!! , and is very strict .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“this man is ass don't take him .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ . please listen to other students, they said all was needed to say.”

⚖️

18/100

“ . Rarely responds to emails/messages.”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Instructions are vague
  • condescending when students reach out
  • Speaks like an AI. .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • grades so harsh for minor mistakes
  • if you make one mistake your grades go to a C or lower
  • Even if u work hard, u WILL constantly feel like ur failing.

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • doesn't answer emails

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

383

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over and workload themes with strong detail and engagement signals.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5111
4 out of 588
3 out of 528
2 out of 547
1 out of 5110

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 9 · A- 1

B range

16

B+ 4 · B 10 · B- 2

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 2

D range

2

D 2

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 2