AI Rate Professor

English

Kathleen Donlan

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGLISH1C · ENG1A0011 · ENG1C · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
22.58%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid her if , and take her only if you want a demanding writing course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Writing WorkloadSlow FeedbackAI AccusationsConfusing Rubrics
  • Most recent online reviews report , and AI or plagiarism accusations.
  • A smaller group praises her as caring and helpful for students who want serious writing improvement.
  • Both online and in-person sections show the course is not an easy A and demands heavy writing work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A grades are possible, but students repeatedly say they , and tolerance for .

Online reviews emphasize harsh grading and AI accusations, while an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

27/100

The course is difficult because students describe heavy essay work, unclear instructions, demanding rubrics, and high writing standards.

Both formats call the course challenging, with online reviews adding and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as strictly mandatory, but participation, modules, and staying current are important.

Online evidence stresses checking assignments and modules, while hurts success.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students do not recommend her because , and accusations create stress.

Online reviews are strongly avoidant overall, while and severe warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly describe her as a tough or to low grades.

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading, but online reviews more often describe it as unreasonable or unclear.

Workload

Heavy

18/100

Reviews repeatedly mention , and weekly writing demands.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize heavy and slow-returned assignments, while and demanding.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some students praise her feedback and care, but the , and stressful communication.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are mostly negative, while praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment is centered on , and rubrics rather than clearly described exams.

Format shift

Both formats focus on writing assignments, with no strong evidence that .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are more split, with while others call the class extremely hard and discouraging.

Main concern

The main concern .

What students said

“If you are looking for an easy A, this is not the teacher for you.”
ENGL1A
“Run away from experiencing this headache.”
ENGL1A
“ and will answer any questions you may have about it.”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing heavy work, , and repeated AI or plagiarism accusations.

Main concern

The main risk is losing points from strict or .

What students said

“ and .”
ENGLISH1C
“Professor never returned assignments on time, we often had to wait at most a .”
ENG1A
“Professor Donlan has accused almost every student in my course of cheating + AI + plagiarism.”
ENGL1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove exam policies, proctoring, ; assessment appears mainly writing-based.

Exam policy not clearly provenWriting-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, final, closed-book, or proctoring policies, and mainly discuss essays and writing assignments.

Exam policy not clearly provenWriting-Based Assessment
“ .”
ENG1A
“She failed both of .”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, quiz, midterm, or .

Exam policy not clearly provenWriting-Based Assessment
“We had 3 essays in total, but one of them was a revision.”
ENG1A
“2-3 essays that you need to do don't count as much as the .”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I suggest avoiding her at all costs”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“The but still feels like she's trying to tell you something.”

⚖️

12/100

“She grades extremely hard, if you get a "Great .”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“Assignments were very time consuming for the amount of and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She gives a lot of , but they are somewhat manageable.
  • She is super good with answering emails and providing help.
  • The but still feels like she's trying to tell you something.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you are looking for an easy A, this is not the teacher for you.
  • and .
  • This professor is by far the .

Theme 3

⚠️ About AI Accusations

  • Professor Donlan has accused almost every student in my course of cheating + AI + plagiarism.
  • Took her class and she falsely accused me of AI use.
  • She failed me for using GRAMMERLY.

Theme 4

❤️

  • She has high standards and I scored lower than expected at first. But and encouraging.
  • She was very encouraging and wanted to help with anything I was struggling with.
  • and encourages you to look back at your skills before improving them in the next essay.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and in-person formats provide extensive, detailed, and and workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 58
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 544

Course coverage

ENG1A32 reviews
ENGL1A11 reviews
ENGLISH1C3 reviews
ENG1A00112 reviews
ENG1C2 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 8 · A- 2

B range

18

B+ 6 · B 10 · B- 2

C range

11

C+ 1 · C 9 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4