Meg Withers

ENG1A · ENGL01A · ENGLISH13 · ENGL21030 · ENG13 · ENGLISH1B · 90 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: 24%
Difficulty: 4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you thrive under harsh critique and can self-advocate without support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderPassive AggressiveHides GradesEmail-Only SubmissionsHarsh Feedback

Most students describe her as rude, passive-aggressive, and .
Grades so students never know their standing until late.
A minority say she is tough but fair and pushes real college-level writing if you can endure the style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even English majors who complete every assignment often land Cs because and .

Both formats report strict grading; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and high writing standards make content feel hard beyond typical English transfer courses.

Difficulty ratings stay high in both online and in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and participation is heavily policed even when students ask for help.

; some online sections list attendance as optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Roughly one in pick anyone else.

Negativity is consistent across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students say full points are almost never given even after following instructions.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and daily email volume keep the load high despite few traditional tests.

Format shift

So many papers and lots of .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A small minority praise growth and feedback, but most call lectures unhelpful, instructions vague, and tone demeaning.

Format shift

Positive outliers exist in both formats but are heavily outnumbered.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

paper, and participation rather than midterms or finals.

Format shift

and email work.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews emphasize humiliation when asking , and grades that stay hidden all semester.

Main concern

Students report being shamed for questions and work.

What students said

“ . I went through the whole semester, did every assignment with a B or higher, all for it to not matter by the time the final 5-6 page essay rolled around.”
ENG1A

“She withholds grades. She refuses to help me and I have never cried so much over a class”
ENGL21030

“Tough but fair. She's an old-school professor who expects real college-level work.”
ENG13

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections rely on email for submissions and grades, with frequent complaints of , and unhelpful Zoom meetings.

Main concern

No grade visibility on Canvas .

What students said

“There is zero structure in the class. Did you learn how to use canvas? Throw all of that out of the window because .”
ENG13

“Very passive aggressive and at times rude. Grades strictly, .”
ENG13

“Don't expect to be able to check your grades because she so you literally will not know where you are at in this class”
ENG13

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly papers and participation; .

Few or no traditional testsMajor final essayEmail-based submissionCustom MLA rules

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and participation, with little mention of classic timed exams.

5-6 page final essayParticipation mattersCustom MLA rules

“ so you cant see your but has one 5 page paper at the end of the semester.”
ENG13

“There are .”
ENG13

Online

Online ; Zoom meetings are criticized as unhelpful rather than proctored exams.

Email submissionNo Canvas gradesZoom meetings

“They also and the .”
ENG13

“Could not believe how unprofessional she was over a ZOOM meeting. Threw away my thesis after THREE words.”
ENG13

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ if you plan to pass the class”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (24 online, 26 in and communication themes. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Level

22/100

“ . .”

📉

18/100

“She is the . She will nitpick the smallest errors in your writing”

🙈 Grade Visibility

20/100

“you can't even see your grade, so you'll never know what you have until the end of the semester”

💬 Teaching Tone

25/100

“She's always looking to demean her students when we ask simple questions.”

Theme 1

😤 About Personality & Help

Very passive aggressive and at times rude
She will NOT help you/answer
Super rude, can't ask questions because she gets upset

Theme 2

📝 About Grades & Work

Grades strictly,
she retired, so no one has to endure her anymore
Not an easy A. You really have to work on writing structure and MLA format.

Theme 3

✨ Rare Positive Notes

withers is a great professor who truly cares about her students succeeding
Tough but fair. She's an old-school professor who expects real college-level work
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Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span 2021-2026 with and harsh interpersonal style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521

4 out of 54

3 out of 56

2 out of 510

1 out of 550

Course coverage

ENG1334 reviews

ENG1A6 reviews

ENGLISH134 reviews

ENGL210303 reviews

ENGL01A2 reviews

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

A 4 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 11

D range

No reported values

F

F 3

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 11 · Rather not say 2

Meg Withers

Avoid unless you thrive under harsh critique and can self-advocate without support.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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.

🚫 Recommendation Level

📉 x x

🙈 Grade Visibility

💬 Teaching Tone

😤 About Personality & Help

📝 About Grades & Work

✨ Rare Positive Notes

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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