AI Rate Professor

English

Melanie Lewis

ENGWR302 · ENG302 · ENGWR301 · ENG300 · ENGLT336 · ENGW302 · ENG336 · ENGLISH302 · ENGLT402 · ENGWR300 · 164 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
16.36%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you can handle a very demanding writing-heavy class with and limited clarity.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy writing loadTough gradingUnclear instructionsPassive-aggressive tonePoor feedback
  • Recent reviews are sharply negative, especially for online classes with heavy writing and .
  • Students repeatedly describe tough grading, strict late policies, excessive announcements, and .
  • A few older students found her challenging but rewarding, but the dominant experience is stressful and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

31/100

Many students earned A grades, but comments , and high stress.

Both formats require major effort, with online students especially emphasizing constant assignments and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

The content and workload are repeatedly described as complex, reading-heavy, writing-heavy, and harder than expected.

Online and complaints focused more on disorganization.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Several reviews mention strict attendance or late policies, including dropped students and no late work exceptions.

and online-related class requirements.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students advise against taking her because the , and .

Online reviews are especially negative, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly call her a and describe point deductions for strict formatting or .

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Reviews repeatedly , and long research papers.

Format shift

Online reviews stress weekly busywork, while and demanding exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

25/100

Students frequently describe unclear instructions, poor feedback, passive-aggressive communication, and ineffective teaching.

Format shift

Online teaching is viewed as especially weak, while but heavily negative overall.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment includes , and reading responses.

Format shift

Both formats use a mix of writing, quizzes, discussions, and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mixed historically but mostly warn about , and stressful class culture.

Main concern

The class can feel overly demanding and harshly graded even for students who pass.

What students said

“Probably the hardest class I've taken to date, but still very rewarding.”
ENGWR302
“Please... .”
ENGWR302
“She gives out too much work and expects quantity over quality.”
ENG302

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing excessive writing, vague instructions, strict deadlines, passive-aggressive communication, and little teaching.

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves while managing heavy writing and .

What students said

“no teaching happens just keep writing since it is a writing class.”
ENGWR301
“prof posts 3-4 assignments a week, 2 mini essays and 1-2 discussion posts.”
ENGWR301
“The entire course is busywork.”
ENGLT402

Exam style

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tests and quizzes, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Timed TestsEssay QuizzesMidtermFinalHard Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and exams, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring rules.

Timed TestsMidtermFinalLiterature QuizzesTwo Exams
“We have two timed tests, which is the final and the midterm, so if you dont .”
ENGLISH302
“tests are time limited essays in 2 hours.”
ENG302
“4 homework assignments, 4 essays, 2 exams, and a .”
ENGWR302

Online

, and hard essay-question quizzes, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Essay QuizzesMidtermFinalHard Exams
“discussions, papers, quizzes (all essay questions), 10+ page research paper”
ENGLT402
“Also had to complete about 10 journals, quizzes, midterm and final.”
ENGLT336
“Midterm and .”
ENG336

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you really need to.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“no teaching happens just keep writing since it is a writing class.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ . She was one of the .”

⚖️

18/100

“Forget to indent? -10 points. Works cited not flawless? -20 points.”

Theme 1

📝 About Workload

  • prof posts 3-4 assignments a week, 2 mini essays and 1-2 discussion posts.
  • The entire course is busywork.
  • 4 8-10 and millions of announcements a week.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • She has unreasonably high standards (2,000 word quiz with 60 min).
  • , and the essays are so complex to write.
  • You really have to work for your A.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She provided . .
  • Her emails are not professional.
  • if you find yourself stuck.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

164

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats give rich, consistent evidence of heavy workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 561
4 out of 530
3 out of 516
2 out of 521
1 out of 536

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

16

A 15 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 6 · B 5

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4