Michael Urquidez

ENGLISH101 · ENG28 · ENG101ENG102 · ENG102 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENGLISH28 · ENGLISH028 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 82.46%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you will revise when asked and can wait on grades; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay Revision LifelineCaring MentorTough First GradeSlow GradingClear Rubrics

so a tough first grade can still become an A
Workload is a handful of
Main complaint is slow

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is realistic if , but first drafts are graded hard and you must put in the rewrite work.

Both online and in ; and discussion flexibility.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is college English with heavy essays and reading, but concepts and formats are teachable rather than abstractly brutal.

Online and in ; in person adds more group discussion and lecture boredom notes.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though peer review or participation days can matter in person.

Online is largely asynchronous; in but peer review days still matter.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and rewrites, tempered by slow grading and tough first marks.

Recommendation tone is strong in both formats; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, but rewrites and late-work options usually let dedicated students recover.

Format shift

Rewrite policy appears in both online and in person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Typically about four papers, readings, discussions or quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online often adds discussions and ; in .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students , and helpful outside class, with occasional notes of boring lectures or .

Format shift

Online students stress organization and accessibility; in person students split on lecture energy.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades are driven by a few major essays with revisions; tests are rare and .

Format shift

One in-person note of exams at 90% is an outlier against the dominant essay model.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person, most call him chill and ; a minority call lectures boring or grading on a 1-4 scale frustrating.

Main concern

and a strict structure focus can frustrate students who want faster marks or freer writing.

What students said

“He is a but you can resubmit the first 3 essays for a better grade.”
ENG101

“He exclusively gives out 2/5 on every essay and .”
ENG102

“ and gives an opportunity to revise the paper once it is graded.”
ENGLISH101

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise , and ; a few note slow grading and vague prompts.

Main concern

and occasional vague instructions can frustrate online writers.

What students said

“If you happen to get a low grade on an take his advice and .”
ENGL101

“At first I got scared because he is a but if you simply fix the comments he added to your first two papers he will gladly give you a 100 percent on the paper.”
ENG101

“He takes way and .”
ENG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; formal high-stakes proctored exams are rarely described.

Essay BasedRevisable PapersFew Or No ExamsTimed Final Paper Occasional

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person is mostly four papers with rewrites; some sections mention quizzes or a .

Four PapersEssay RevisionsFew TestsIn-Class Essay Final Occasional

“ but there are .”
ENG102

“There is a few quizzes based on the as well as a total of 4 papers”
ENG101

Online

Online sections emphasize papers, discussions, retakeable quizzes, and occasional easy or .

Essay HeavyRetakeable QuizzesDiscussion PostsTimed Final Paper Occasional

“ and final timed 2 hour paper.”
ENG101

“We had 4 essays, ”
ENGLISH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you show your dedicated to earn an A, you'll get it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in person English sections, highlighting rewrites, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“I'm a much better writer because of him! He's probably the .”

📝 Rewrite Path To An A

72/100

“if you simply fix the comments he added to your first two papers he will gladly give you a 100 percent on the paper.”

🐢

40/100

“he takes forever to grade things, like almost two whole months, which is .”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“I would 100% take him again.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He truly is an amazing educator.
His lectures are far from boring.
and has links to help you with just about everything

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

he is a . He does care about your success tho
Effort = A.
It's not an easy A, so if you're looking to get an A you do have to put in the extra work.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

extremely understanding and helpful
Super chill guy, lenient grader who will always meet you halfway.
he is so cool and .

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and in person from 2017-2026 show , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537

4 out of 59

3 out of 55

2 out of 53

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 26 · A- 2

B range

B+ 5 · B 7

C range

No reported values

D range

D 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Michael Urquidez

x x if you will revise when asked and can wait on grades; skip if x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Optional

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Rewrite Path To An A

🐢 x x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will revise when asked and can wait on grades; skip if .

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