AI Rate Professor

English

Lynn McDonie

ENGLI101 · ENGENG · ENG101 · ENGLI099 · ENGL101 · ENGLISH225 · ENG99 · ENGLISH101 · ENGLISH102 · ENG099 · ENGL099 · ENG225 · ENG226 · ENGLISH · ENGLI99 · ENGL99 · ENGL226 · FRESHMANCOMP · ENGLISH99 · ENGLISH099 · ENG102 · ENGL225 · ENGLISH226 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want a demanding writing course and can handle blunt criticism and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely Tough GraderHigh Writing StandardsHeavy Paper FocusCritical FeedbackRewarding For Strong Writers
  • Students consistently describe her as and grading.
  • A smaller group says she teaches real writing skills and prepares students well for later English courses.
  • The , and a discouraging classroom tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A appears very hard because students repeatedly say papers are graded harshly and even strong effort often leads to low grades.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The course content is writing-heavy and demanding, with high expectations for essays and critical thinking.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Attendance is explicitly mandatory in the recent ENG225 review, and older comments imply regular participation matters.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn against taking her because the grading and , though serious writers may learn a lot.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

Students repeatedly say she is extremely strict, rarely satisfied with papers, and hard to earn an A from.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

The , and tests depending on the course.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students learned a lot, but many describe her teaching style as .

Format shift

; there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and writing revisions, with some tests in literature courses.

Format shift

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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 reviews, which describe a very demanding writing teacher with and mixed teaching impact.

Main concern

Students often report , and difficulty earning high grades.

What students said

“ ...I mean extremely hard.”
ENG102
“ if you are lazy and don't do your work because you will fail.”
ENG101
“A's are possible..I got one...you just need to put in the effort.”
ENG225

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 , but tests and writing assessments are described as difficult and strict.

Tests Are Hard In Some CoursesWriting-Based AssessmentStrict Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and very strict paper grading, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book policy.

Tests Are Hard In Some CoursesStrict Paper Grading
“Prepare A LOT. She drops you after 3 absences. She can be funny and interesting, but the .”
ENGL226
“ ...I mean extremely hard.”
ENG102

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If , if want an easy A, then you probably shouldn't be in college..”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“She is not easy, but I think that is because she actually teaches you how to write a proper essay.”

⚖️

10/100

“The on.”

📈 Effort To Grade

12/100

“A's are possible..I got one...you just need to put in the effort.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is incredibly intelligent and if you are willing to put in the work, you will learn a lot.
  • She can also make you look like a fool in class, she made like 3 ppl cry in class.
  • She is a serious teacher but knows when to have fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • ...I mean extremely hard.
  • The only C I ever got in any of my classes, this teacher will find fault in .
  • A's are possible..I got one...you just need to put in the effort.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • You have to turn in and one blue book at the end of the semester.
  • The workload... whatever but .
  • and tells you to basically re-write the whole thing.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 in-person reviews over many years with , and divided teaching value.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 510
3 out of 514
2 out of 510
1 out of 531

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1