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Cabrillo College · English

Susan Gorsky

ENGLISH1A · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGL6930 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take Susan Gorsky if you want a demanding but highly supportive English class that meaningfully improves your writing.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring MentorClear ExpectationsHeavy Reading and WritingStrong FeedbackNot an Easy A
  • Students overwhelmingly , and ability to improve writing.
  • The course is demanding, with substantial reading, writing, and early workload pressure.
  • Grades are achievable with consistent effort, communication, and attendance, but students repeatedly warn it is not an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A good grade is very possible, but students repeatedly , and real effort.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The content pushes students to read, write, analyze, and think independently, even though her guidance makes the challenge manageable.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students say attendance and punctuality matter, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and helps them become better writers.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

as easy, but students say , and support make success fair.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students report lots of reading, writing, essays, and front-loaded work, though they often find the assignments useful.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students consistently describe her as , and highly effective at teaching writing.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

12/100

Comments emphasize papers, readings, essays, drafts, and writing assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe an excellent, caring professor with , and a challenging workload.

Main concern

The , and strict expectations around effort and attendance.

What students said

“Professor Gorsky was far and away the .”
ENG1A
“ if you want an easy english class.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The clearest exam evidence is that , while proctoring and open-book policies are not clearly proven.

No Final ExamReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring PolicyReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Open-Book Policy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews only clearly support that there was no final exam in at least one class, with .

No Final Exam
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ENG1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Gorsky was far and away the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“She gives easy and helpful steps and tips to follow. You're guaranteed to see an improvement in your writing!”

👍 Recommendation Strength

96/100

“If you have the !”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“There's a lot of writing, but if you stay caught up with everything assigned, you'll do great.”

⚖️

52/100

“Susan isn't the , but she leaves many notes on your papers on how to better your writing skills.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes things fun and interesting, and you can tell she is so invested in her class.
  • She honestly cares about .
  • and is very concerned with her students attention in class and tardiness.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The class is not easy, .
  • Not an easy A, but if you want to learn how to be a !
  • She is definitely not an easy teacher and you have to be ready to put some effort in.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Character

  • She genuinely wants you to succeed in her class, as long as you come on time and put in the work she will make sure you pass.
  • Very kind and understanding professor!
  • She makes the and makes herself available to help whenever she can.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 23 in-person reviews span many years and show consistent themes about strong teaching, heavy work, and fair but demanding expectations.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG1A10 reviews
ENGL1A8 reviews
ENGLISH1A3 reviews
850441 review
ENGL69301 review

Reported outcomes

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7 reported outcomes

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A 6 · A- 1

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