AI Rate Professor

English

Matthew Hidinger

ENGLISH201C · ENGL513 · ENG514 · ENG201C · ENGSH201A · ENG101 · ENGL201A · ENG201A · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
94.44%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Hidinger is a very strong choice for students who want an engaging English class with and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and helpfulExcellent feedbackEngaging discussionsFair gradingEnjoyable writing
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Hidinger as caring, funny, engaging, and helpful.
  • Most students say grades are fair and achievable with and reading.
  • The main caution is that writing, reading, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

79/100

A grades are common and , but students still need to complete essays and reading.

In-person evidence strongly supports fair, achievable grades, while online evidence is positive except for .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Students say and interesting, though writing and reading still require effort.

In-person reviews describe the course as fun and manageable, while online reviews describe heavier but .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance and participation help a lot, and one review says journal topics count as attendance.

In-person reviews provide the , while online reviews do not establish a .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and improves their writing.

, while online recommendation is mostly strong but includes one major negative review.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students often call grading fair, straightforward, or lenient, with many A grades across reviews.

Format shift

, while online grading is mostly fair but includes one serious dispute.

Workload

Light

65/100

Work , but most students call it manageable or not high maintenance.

Format shift

Online workload is described as somewhat heavy, while .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Reviews consistently praise his humor, clarity, care, discussions, and .

Format shift

, and online evidence is mostly strong with one negative outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

The course is mainly , and discussions rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing assignments and and presentations.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly positive, highlighting , and manageable work.

Main concern

Students still need to attend, participate, read, and complete essays.

What students said

“ .”
ENG101
“The work load is not much, and the lectures and .”
ENG201A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews and interesting material, but one severe AI-accusation review and .

Main concern

The main concern is .

What students said

“ and grades fairly”
ENG201A
“ .”
ENGL201A

Exam style

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The assessment style appears student-friendly because reviews emphasize essays and projects more than high-stakes exams, but .

Essay FocusedFew Tests MentionedMidterm and Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

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

EssaysMidterm MentionedFinal Mentioned
“4 Essays, you choose topic”
ENG201A
“ and final”
ENGSH201A

Online

Online reviews discuss essays and assignments but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, .

Essay FocusedAssignment Heavy
“dedicate a lot of time to the essays”
ENG201A
“ and writing material”
ENG201A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Hidinger is one of, if not the so far at Cuesta.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“He keeps class involved using pop culture references and he is funny.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“If .”

⚖️

78/100

“He is a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He made English class really interesting and his emphasis on pop culture made it even better because the whole class related to it.
  • He is hilarious and always makes his classes very intriguing.
  • His lectures are interesting and prompt great class discussions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not hard to get a good grade and he actively wants students to do well.
  • just put in effort and you will get a good grade .
  • and I enjoy them. Minimal reading.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • He genuinely cares about his students, and .
  • He genuinely wants to make you a better student.
  • and has plenty of time after class to help you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews over many years provide rich, consistent evidence, with one online outlier that does not overturn the broader pattern.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 12

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1