Arthur Berchin

P3444 · ENG21AND28 · ENGLI101 · ALLIHCLASSES · IHENGL · ENGLI18 · ENGLISH · LITT10 · ENG28 · ENG21 · P3132 · ENGLI6604 · IHENGGOOD · ENG101 · ENGLISH21 · ENGLISH28 · ENGLISH028 · ENGL1 · ENGLI28 · IHENGLISH · HISTACCT · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 38.46%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you want strict grammar and and can handle heavy weekly writing and quizzes.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough Essay GraderHeavy WorkloadPop Quiz HeavyGrammar DrillmasterPolarizing Personality

some call him the costs.
Essays, weekly quizzes, and reading dominate; easy A is not the norm.
Online sections show mixed extra-credit stories but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even supportive students say he is not an easy A; and .

Online has some extra-credit easy-pass claims, but many online and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and frequent tests make intellectual and time demand high.

Both formats report high difficulty; online summer loads are especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Pop quizzes, daily tests, and .

; online attendance notes are mixed but work cadence is relentless.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; love him for learning or and personality.

Online recent take-again is mixed; garbage.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader is a dominant theme with picky formatting and little grade forgiveness, despite occasional .

Format shift

Online students disagree on availability; .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Weekly essays, readings, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online weekly 1000-1500 word essays stand out; and newspaper write-ups.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong grammar instruction and clarity for some, but many report no real teaching help, humiliation, or boring delivery.

Format shift

Online often defers help to tutors; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Heavy mix of essays and mode.

Format shift

Online emphasizes essays plus weekly quizzes; and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many older students praise deep learning, while , and .

Main concern

, and a sometimes demeaning style scare off grade-focused students.

What students said

“ ! He gives you quizzes every time you show up to class. He's a .”
ENG21

“Avoid this professor, he's probably the worst English Professor I've met.”
3141

“I absolutely adore him! If you do your work and proofread it, there should be NO reason to not pass!”
ENG28

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ENG101 is essay- and quiz-heavy; some praise fast grading and while and no extra credit.

Main concern

Weekly long essays and volume.

What students said

“Weekly requirements included reading large portions or , and 1000-word essays WEEKLY!!!”
ENGLISH

“There's so much , no way to fail unless you miss an essay.”
ENG101

“I took this class during this summer and this was BY FAR one of the .”
ENG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and student-friendly.

Weekly QuizzesPop QuizzesTest HeavyEssay HeavyTough Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and grammar tests plus papers; comments do not clearly prove open-book policy.

Daily QuizzesPop QuizzesGrammar ExamsTough Papers

“He gives you quizzes every time you show up to class.”
ENG21

“Each session also holds a .”
ENG28

Online

Online uses weekly short-story quizzes and multiple long essays; .

Weekly Quizzes1000+ Word EssaysExtra Credit SometimesHarsh Essay Grading

“You'll have 5 essays and a short story a week with a 10 question quiz at the end.”
ENG101

“ and ”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're looking for an easy A, this class is NOT for you.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 polarized reviews across online and in-person English courses. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Great teacher! Not easy by any means, but you will learn more from his class than any other class your whole college career.”

👎 Recommendation Split

42/100

“Avoid this professor, he's probably the worst English Professor I've met.”

📚 Workload Shock

25/100

“Extremely unreasonable workload. Weekly requirements included reading large portions or , and 1000-word essays WEEKLY!!!”

⚖️

28/100

“this was BY FAR one of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and simple
He will find anyway to humiliate you in front of everyone
he actually cares that you learn the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you want an easy A
, but is fair and very precise
You can never get your opinion through without an arguement from the teacher

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

Dr. Berchin can be cranky and difficult at any given day
complete garbage. stay away. i mean it
I absolutely adore him!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years show durable polarization; older sparse comments and format mix lower consistency, so credibility is medium-high but not uniform.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 4

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Arthur Berchin

x x x if you want strict grammar and x x x and can handle heavy weekly writing and quizzes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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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

👎 Recommendation Split

📚 Workload Shock

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

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C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want strict grammar and and can handle heavy weekly writing and quizzes.

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