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English

Tracy Scovil

E156 · ENG201A · ENG156 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
57/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Consider Scovil if you value a caring and flexible teacher, but if boring lectures and inconsistent organization will hurt your learning.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring but inconsistentBoring lecturesWriting-heavyAttendance mattersFlexible with help
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with older reviews praising her care and newer reviews criticizing organization and class value.
  • The course can be grade-friendly, but , and .
  • Students who need a , but students seeking engaging, polished lectures may be frustrated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

, and formatting, but the class is not a no-effort A.

The one online review makes the A seem easier with extensions and easy exams, while and paper workload.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

The material is usually described as fairly easy, but , and boring delivery reduce the ease.

Online evidence says the class is relatively easy, while but more affected by lecture quality and attendance.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple in-person reviews say attendance or participation affects the grade, even though she may be personally flexible.

Online attendance evidence is minimal, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommendation depends on whether a student prioritizes caring support over engaging lectures and strong organization.

The single online review recommends her, while and severe boredom or organization complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

63/100

Students mention , and a desire for students to pass, but also note tough grading and .

Format shift

Online grading sounds flexible with easy exams, while and and frustrating.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

and required reading, with writing as the main burden.

Format shift

Online evidence is writing-heavy but manageable, while in-person .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

She is often described as caring and helpful, but several students criticize boring lectures, disorganization, and lack of valuable teaching.

Format shift

The online review is positive, while and include the strongest negative teaching comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Assessment appears centered on papers, writing assignments, group work, and .

Format shift

Online evidence includes tests, a midterm, and a final, while work, and attendance.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

support but repeated complaints about boredom, attendance, organization, and papers.

Main concern

Several students describe the class as .

What students said

“The most boring class I have ever taken.”
ENG201A
“Super boring class. That's about all I can say.”
ENG201A
“She really does care about her students and wants all of us to pass.”
ENG201A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Budget First

The single online review is positive and describes an easy but writing-heavy class with extensions and .

Main concern

The evidence is limited to one review and still warns students to be ready to write.

What students said

“The class was relatively easy, there is .”
ENG201A
“ and the tests, mid-term, and .”
ENG201A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam risk appears low because the , and final were easy, while most reviews focus on writing instead.

Easy TestsEasy MidtermEasy FinalWriting Assignments

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book rules, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or .

Online

The online review explicitly says the , and , but it does not clearly prove open-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser rules.

Easy TestsEasy MidtermEasy Final
“ and the tests, mid-term, and .”
ENG201A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She doesn't teach you anything valuable. She grades things last minute so you can't even track your progress.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“She was so nice! so caring for her students and could tell your grade mattered to her.”

📚 Workload Reality

50/100

“Super boring class. That's about all I can say. Lots of papers and required reading.”

⚖️ Grade Accessibility

66/100

“Just pay attention to and you'll be set.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The most boring class I have ever taken.
  • Great teacher, she is very helpful and wants you to pass.
  • Sometimes she rambles, but and complete in a short amount of time.

Theme 2

📝 About Writing & Grades

  • be prepared to write.
  • Pretty much
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • She definitely assigns a lot of work back to back to back, but she really does care about her students and wants all of us to pass.
  • Very personable and caring. SHE WANTS YOU TO PASS.
  • She's very engaging, and cares about her students success.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

83/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 15 reviews span many years and include detailed comments, though the online format has only one review.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 58
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENG201A13 reviews
E1561 review
ENG1561 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1