AI Rate Professor

English & Literature

Marie Eckstrom

ENGLISH101 · ED120 · LIT144H · LIT102H · ENGL201 · ENG201 · ENGLISH125 · ENGL125 · ENGL147 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGL146B · ENGLIGH35 · ENGL146 · 261 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
19.39%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already write at a high level and can handle heavy, unforgiving English workload.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy paper loadLittle patienceStrict classroom rulesUnclear feedback
  • Many students report , and .
  • Classroom climate complaints include impatience, rigid rules, and weak support for accommodations.
  • A minority praise subject knowledge, but most advise avoiding her for English.
  • suitableStudentType

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

, and many reported Fs make an A unlikely for most students.

Both formats look hard; a few short positive A+ notes exist but conflict with the dominant evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and high standards make the course intellectually and logistically demanding.

Online and in-person both stress volume and difficulty rather than ease.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students describe rigid rules about lateness, leaving, and restroom breaks, signaling low flexibility.

; online evidence is thinner.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

19/100

Would-take-again is about 19% and most substantive comments tell students to pick anyone else.

A cluster of short positive reviews exists, but the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

16/100

and comments about deducted points with .

Format shift

Harshness appears in both formats; online still stresses hard quizzes and papers.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students repeatedly report more homework and .

Format shift

In-person workload complaints are densest; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Some credit her knowledge, but , and demoralizing feedback.

Format shift

A , yet negative experience themes dominate.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Success hinges on frequent papers, revisions, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and quizzes over student-friendly exam formats.

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

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

overload, impatience, and many F or drop outcomes.

Main concern

, and poor support communication.

What students said

“ ”
ENGL125
“Exkstrom gave more HW than my Math and Bio COMBINED”
ENGLISH125
“Extremely tough to please, but you'll never know why”
ENGLISH101

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is still writing-heavy and tough; one student earned an A with massive effort while others cite accommodation friction.

Main concern

High weekly writing load plus strict or unfriendly handling of disability needs.

What students said

“Tons of . Lots of writing”
ENG201
“she just really wasn't friendly to me at all when it came to my disability”
ENG201

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment , and unforgiving essay standards rather than open flexible exams.

Test heavyPop quizzesTough essay gradingSo many papers

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize test-heavy load, pop quizzes, and .

Test heavyPop quizzesTough grader
“she is a ”
ENGLISH101
“This single class has been harder than 4 classes combined”
ENGLISH125

Online

Online comments highlight difficult quizzes and heavy writing; .

Difficult quizzesHeavy writing
“ the entire chapter”
ENG201

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Pick anyone else , responds to emails bothered, gets mad when she has to teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, prioritizing repeated substantive themes over spam-like posts. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

19/100

“ if you are disabled like I am”

📝 Workload Overload

12/100

“Exkstrom gave more HW than my Math and Bio COMBINED”

⚖️

16/100

“ as much as you can because she is a ”

😤 Classroom Climate

24/100

“She gets mad when you go to the restroom, won't let you show up late or walk out of class”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Honestly hardest professor I've ever had
  • Extremely tough to please, but you'll never know why
  • You must go above and beyond

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • Tons of . Lots of writing
  • So many papers
  • This single class has been harder than 4 classes combined

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support & Tone

  • Don't ask too many questions because you will get her attitude
  • she just really wasn't friendly to me at all when it came to my disability
  • Good teacher but no patience

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

261

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent reviews are plentiful, but many look spammy or copy-pasted, so weight goes to repeated substantive complaints.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575
4 out of 518
3 out of 510
2 out of 516
1 out of 5143

Course coverage

ENGLISH10110 reviews
ENGL1257 reviews
ENGL1015 reviews
ENGL146B5 reviews
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Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 7 · A 5

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

28

F 28

No letter grade reported

9

Audit/No Grade 2 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 3