AI Rate Professor

English

David Lau

ENGL1A · ENG2 · ENGL2 · ENG100 · ENGLI2 · ENG1A · ENG12B · ENGLISH1A · ENG1 · ENGL7470 · ENGEGN2 · ENGLISH100 · ENGLISH2 · READINGCOLLECT · ENG2A · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take Lau if you want an intellectually intense English class with fair grading, but if you only want straightforward grammar or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPhilosophy-heavy EnglishIntellectual lecturesDiscussion-drivenLenient essaysPolarizing style
  • Students repeatedly describe Lau as brilliant, thought-provoking, and unusually engaging for English courses.
  • The class often feels more like philosophy, politics, and critical theory than traditional writing instruction.
  • Grades , and effort, but his lecture style can feel scattered or confusing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting an A is usually realistic if students , and make visible effort.

All evidence is from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The , but the course content is abstract, philosophy-heavy, and .

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

as formally mandatory, but many reviews say showing up is central to passing and understanding the class.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him for his intelligence, engaging discussions, and and philosophical focus.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students often say essays are graded easily or fairly when prompts are followed and effort is shown.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

61/100

, and notes, with some students calling it easy and others calling summer or reading-heavy sections time intensive.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Most reviews praise his intelligence, passion, and discussion style, though a minority find him boring, scattered, or confusing.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades appear , and participation, with .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence comes from in-person classes, where students describe a brilliant but polarizing lecturer with .

Main concern

Some students find the lectures rambling, political, or too far from standard English writing instruction.

What students said

“ .”
ENG1
“Big on Philosophy and critical thinking.”
ENG2
“I struggle with writing but passed this class with an A”
ENG1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove a consistent exam policy, though and one mentions a midterm.

No tests or quizzes in some sectionsPossible midterm in one sectionExam policy not clearly proven

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and journals, with only limited exam evidence.

No tests or quizzes in one reviewOne midterm mentionedPaper-heavy grading
“No tests/quizzes was a + (5 papers)”
ENGL1A
“3 papers, 1 midterm, & wkly journal entries.”
ENG2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . If there are higher recommendations, assume them to be implied.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“One of the . Intelligent beyond belief, and incredible at his job.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

88/100

“Make sure You get Lau. If not wait until ypu can.”

⚖️

80/100

“ . Just make the effort.”

📚 Course Challenge

52/100

“His subject matter is very lofty for a CC, and if you aren't much of a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is extremely helpful if you need one on one time and will break the .
  • , and the topics themselves are doable.
  • A bit scattered and goes on random tangents but always impressive.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The only real work in the class is the .
  • If you need to know) and follow the essay prompts ver batem, and show up to class, you should have no problem getting an A in this class.
  • Very easy class, I wrote all of and recieved an A.

Theme 3

🧠 About Course Content

  • Big on Philosophy and critical thinking.
  • A great teacher, although I wouldn't recommend him for anyone that just wants to learn how to write a good essay.
  • This was a class that made me proud to be in. I finally felt like I was learning something.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 detailed reviews across many years show consistent themes, though many reviews are old.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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