AI Rate Professor

English

Curt Duffy

ENGLISH101 · HONORENGLISH103 · ENG102 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENGLISH245 · ENG103 · 131 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you already write well and want rigorous English practice, not an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHilarious lecturesHeavy papers and testsProctored quizzesPolarizing
  • Students either love his humor and and unforgiving.
  • Expect , and high-stakes quizzes or timed essay exams.
  • ; online .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A usually requires strong writing already plus heavy revision under tough standards.

; and dense essay loads.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Fast lectures, dense readings, and writers.

In-person pace complaints are common; and multiple papers.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many reviews say show up or risk being dropped, with little flexibility.

; some online sections still list mandatory participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; many others say stay away due to grading.

Online and and warning reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

; and vague rubric complaints are common.

Format shift

and summer terms drawing strong warnings.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and short windows for major essays.

Format shift

Winter and summer online intensives feel especially overloaded.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Engaging, funny, and helpful for motivated students, but cold or .

Format shift

In-person humor shines; online organization is often praised when students keep up.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Papers and frequent quizzes or .

Format shift

Online emphasizes proctored quizzes; .

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

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and tough essay or short-answer exams.

Main concern

Strict attendance and .

What students said

“You must go to class, or unless you have a very good excuse.”
ENG103
“Professor Duffy was a very engaging teacher who would encourage participation.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online classes stay organized with strong feedback for engaged students, but workload and .

Main concern

Webcam-proctored quizzes and English course.

What students said

“ .”
ENG101
“Easily one of the .”
ENGLISH245

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and sometimes webcam-proctored with little room for error.

Webcam proctoringTimed short essaysHigh-point quizzesFew high-stakes tests

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams feature multiple timed short essays and .

Timed short essaysTest every few weeksStrict grading
“ strong majority of your grade”
ENG103
“Test every 2-3 weeks worth 100 points.”
ENG103

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctored quizzes and finals with webcam requirements.

Webcam proctoringProctored quizzesHeavy essay load
“ .”
ENG101
“The weight.”
ENG103

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want an . If you want to suffer, this is your guy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing strong praise and strong warnings. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“One of the best. Gives very concise lectures and so helpful.”

⚖️

28/100

“he takes off over 20 to 30 points for not using commas.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“ but not during a short semester.”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“At least 4-5 assignments every week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's hilarious and you can tell he really cares about his students' success
  • His lectures were thorough, but
  • He would go through the so fast

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's a but
  • Please stay away from this professor, he is such a
  • Passing is very doable & teacher made it fun

Theme 3

🧪

  • expects you to use a video camera for online quizzes

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

131

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with rich detail and a , if polarized, picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 580
4 out of 523
3 out of 55
2 out of 56
1 out of 517

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 2 · A 12 · A- 3

B range

12

B+ 3 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

9

C+ 2 · C 6 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1