Cooper Y Grigg

ENGLISH101 · ENG2128 · ENG21AND28 · ENG28 · ENGLIS102 · ENG102 · ENGLISH102 · ENGLISH28 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 81/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 86.67%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you want real college-level writing skills and can handle heavy work; if you only want an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough Love Writing CoachExcellent FeedbackHeavy Reading and PapersTransforms WritersNot an Easy A

Students overwhelmingly say she is hard but makes them much better writers and thinkers.
, and tough grading are consistent; office hours and .
Online and called especially engaging.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Students repeatedly say not an easy A; and grade.

Online and ; online adds heavy weekly reading load.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is rigorous college writing with lots of reading, essays, and high standards rather than light intro work.

Both formats described as hard; reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping means you will not pass.

In-person comments emphasize showing up; online reports mix mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

and call her the best English professor despite the difficulty.

Strong recommendation in both formats; a few in-person 1-star outliers exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; high and revising carefully.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and many papers are constant themes.

Format shift

Online reviews especially stress weekly poems or long stories plus papers.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students praise inspirational lectures, clear criteria, and .

Format shift

; online still rates quality very high for feedback.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Essays, papers, reading responses, and .

Format shift

Both formats center on writing assignments; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are interactive, strict on attendance and work, and repeatedly called among the .

Main concern

Mandatory presence and high expectations .

What students said

“Hardest prof. I've had so far, but you learn so much from her.”
ENGLISH102

“Honestly one of the ... her lectures were always so interesting.”
ENGLIS102

“She will kick your butt with her tough love teaching style but you learned more than you have ever learned.”
ENG28

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online English 101/102 is demanding with and papers, but and long-term writing gains.

Main concern

Workload and steady effort.

What students said

“Definitely not an easy A. I took her for online english 101 and I though the class was too hard.”
ENGLISH101

“Professor Cooper-Grigg changed my life... .”
ENGLISH101

“a lot of reading and a lot of homework... you have to read about 5 poems or one very long story a week.”
ENGLISH101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and tests appear but ; .

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and warn not to skip them, with overall standard college exam expectations.

Do not skip examsClear grading criteriaLecture-based learning

“Be ,and .”
ENG2128

Online

Online reviews rarely detail proctoring; assessment centers on essays and .

Essay-heavyReading-intensiveTough grading

“I am a better writer because of . If you really read her comments, you will improve.”
ENGLISH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Hardest prof. I've had so far, but you learn so much from her... the reason why she's tough is because she wants her students to actually learn something.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (8 online, 19 in-person), highlighting tough love teaching and writing growth. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ . She is tough and strict but taught me the art of writing a sentence.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“The best English professor I have ever had... .”

📝 Not an Easy A

30/100

“Definitely not an easy A... Now that I look back I can see that Griggs 101 class was worth the hard work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She uses personal funny stories that help students remember English techniques.
her lectures were always so interesting.
She has a tough shell and she can be intimidating but she just wants you to learn.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

.
Visiting office hours is essential to getting an A.
SHE'S A PEOPLE!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Impact

Professor Cooper-Grigg changed my life.
I learned more in Coopers 28 than in my 101.
Love Cooper-Grigg! Tough love approach, but she really prepares you for 101.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven detailed reviews across online and quality, and recommendation.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518

4 out of 57

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 8

B range

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Cooper Y Grigg

x x if you want real college-level writing skills and can handle heavy work; x x if you only want an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

MustTake

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

👍 Recommendation Rate

📝 Not an Easy A

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character & Impact

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 want real college-level writing skills and can handle heavy work; if you only want an easy A.