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English

Philip Hu

ENGL232 · ENGLI100 · ENGL102 · ENGL103 · ENG20 · ENG230 · ENG52 · ENGL240 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENG102 · ENG101 · ENG232 · ENG100102103 · ENGLISH · ENG100 · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take him only if you want a challenging writing class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderFunny DiscussionsHeavy WritingPolarizingHardcore English Prep
  • Students strongly agree that he is a and papers.
  • Many students , and ability to push serious writers.
  • This is not an easy A course and is best for students who want demanding English preparation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A usually requires strong writing, consistent effort, and .

All Easy A evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

The course is intellectually demanding because students , and high-level writing expectations.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Participation and , and one review reports a strict absence policy with grade consequences.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

, but grade-focused or weaker writers often warn others away.

Recommendation .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

Students repeatedly call him one of the hardest graders and describe essays as difficult to pass.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Workload , and significant reading.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many students find him funny, passionate, and thought-provoking, but others say he does not teach writing clearly enough.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grades , and writing projects rather than conventional exams.

Format shift

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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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and often valuable teacher whose grading can feel extremely harsh.

Main concern

and high writing expectations make the course risky for grade-focused students.

What students said

“He's THE life.”
ENG100
“if you're looking for easy, look elsewhere.”
ENG100
“You LEARN here.”
ENG100

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 standard exam policy, but and .

Essay-Based AssessmentFinal PaperFew Traditional Exams Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but they show assessment is heavily essay and paper based.

Essay-Based AssessmentFinal PaperFour Essays
“80% of the class grade is based on 4 essays”
ENG100
“His final is a 10-12 page paper.”
ENG100
“assigned to write a 10-12 page final paper”
ENGL100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He's THE life. But he's also one of the best.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“He is funny, witty, sarcastic, energetic, and everything a professor needs to keep thr students interested and focused.”

⚖️

15/100

“He's THE life.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“There was lots of writing but its an English composition class theres no way to get out of that.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes class really interesting with his humor and class discussions.
  • Phil was my favorite English teacher ever! Very funny and makes the .
  • He is very passionate and gets his students into the class as well!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you're looking for easy, look elsewhere.
  • He's super funny but one of the hardest graders there is.
  • He will push you to become the .

Theme 3

✍️ About Writing Work

  • 80% of the class grade is based on 4 essays you're given.
  • His final is a 10-12 page paper.
  • DO ALL THE READING RESPONSES

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

75

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across many years provide rich, and polarizing teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 513
3 out of 510
2 out of 56
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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