Mark Olague

ENGLISH52 · ENGLISH103 · ENG72 · ENG20 · ENG52 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENGLISH20 · ENG100ENG103 · ENG103 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 47/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 65.12%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you want discussion-heavy English and can handle reading, essays, and uneven organization; if you need steady guidance.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEngaging lecturesInconsistent feedbackReading and essaysStrict late workOnline confusion

In-person students often praise his lectures, personality, and ability to make writing meaningful.
Recent online reviews are sharply , and AI accusations.
Grades can be good, but the experience depends heavily on format, expectations, and tolerance for disorganization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn A grades, but reading, essays, , and make the A feel effort-dependent.

A with participation and reading, while online evidence shows more frustration despite some high grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The content is manageable but , and sometimes vague or controversial.

and teachable, while online classes are often described as .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, and one online review explicitly says attendance is mandatory.

, while in-person reviews repeatedly stress participation and class presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him when lectures and feedback work well, but recent online and , and fairness issues.

In-person recommendations are much stronger than online recommendations.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Grades are often high, but students also report tough grading, , and AI-related disputes.

Format shift

as fair but firm, while online reviews report more grading frustration and .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and occasional tests, with some students calling it heavy.

Format shift

Both formats involve reading and papers, but online students frame the workload as more frustrating because of organization issues.

Teaching experience

Average

57/100

He can be an excellent in-person lecturer, but online teaching and recent communication complaints significantly lower the blended teaching score.

Format shift

In-person evidence is often strong and enthusiastic, while online evidence is frequently poor.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Assessment is mostly papers, readings, discussions, and drafts, with and .

Format shift

Online evidence emphasizes essays and grading delays, while and final exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are more favorable, describing engaging lectures, useful feedback, interesting topics, and a manageable but .

Main concern

Some students report , and AI accusations.

What students said

“Cool professor, love his topics and the way he teaches is amazing truly a dying breed in teaching”
ENG103

“The most important thing to do in this class is the reading.”
ENGLISH100

“syllubus was not followed! but then doesn't accept them.”
ENG103

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed to negative, with repeated complaints about poor guidance, slow grading, locked modules, AI accusations, and .

Main concern

The main risk is weak online communication and doing.

What students said

“Better English teachers at Cerritos. Avoid if possible. No instruction or guidance.”
ENG103

“Most grades are done the last few days of class so you never know how well you are doing.”
ENG103

“Class was easy but frustrating when you're constantly being accused of using AI”
ENG103

Exam style

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Exam evidence is inconsistent, with most comments focusing on essays while a , and a final.

Essay-Based AssessmentMidterm And Final MentionedPop Quizzes MentionedNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a midterm and final in some sections, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Pop Quizzes MentionedMidterm And Final MentionedEssay Tests Mentioned

“ but doesn't grade them, uses them as and memory refresher of last class.”
ENG103

“Only 2 tests, a .”
ENGL100

“Test are essays by word count if I can remember .”
ENG52

Online

, and assignments but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, quiz format, midterm format, or .

No Clear Exam Policy EvidenceEssay-Based Work

“Topics for for everyone but that is what you have to write about.”
ENGLISH103

“make sure to read them because .”
ENGL100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Better English teachers at Cerritos. Avoid if possible. No instruction or guidance.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting the and weak online execution; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

57/100

“Cool professor, love his topics and the way he teaches is amazing truly a dying breed in teaching”

⚠️ Online Risk

35/100

“No instruction or guidance.”

📈 Grade Effort

58/100

“As long as you turn in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lecture will resonate with you for the rest of your life.
He really opens your eyes to many things & his lecture will resonate with you for the rest of your life.
Professor Olague is great and funny.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Communication And Feedback

the final draft is due, if at all.
Most grades are done the last few days of class so you never know how well you are doing.
and even then feedback wasn't relevant to the assignment.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload And Grades

The most important thing to do in this class is the reading.
There are only 3 essays pretty easy as well the books connect with the topic
Non lenient with late assignments!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years give strong evidence, though recent online reviews .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 51

2 out of 55

1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 8

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Online Risk

📈 Grade Effort

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

⚠️ About Communication And Feedback

📚 About Workload And Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want discussion-heavy English and can handle reading, essays, and uneven organization; if you need steady guidance.