AI Rate Professor

English

Loren Palsgaard

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGL3 · ENGL379253 · ENGL71167 · ENGL15E · 1A · ENGC1000 · ENG1B · ENG3 · ENGLC1001 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
29.41%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already write at a high college level and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderSo Many PapersNitpicky FeedbackAI DetectorMandatory Participation
  • and frequent rewrites required.
  • Heavy paper load and few .
  • a and helpful if you follow his formula exactly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

As are rare; , and often caps even strong writers at B or C.

Both online and ; online complaints are louder about tone and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content is standard English composition but the volume of , and perfectionism makes it feel hard.

Workload intensity is similar across formats; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; absences and missed read-alouds hurt grades.

In person is strictly mandatory; as no, but participation still matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 29% would take again; dominant advice is to find another instructor.

Recommendation is low in both formats, with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report zeros for nitpicks and grades withheld until rewrites.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, so many papers, high word counts, and .

Format shift

; online also piles long discussions.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many call feedback rude or useless, though a , and .

Format shift

In-person has more mixed positives; online skews strongly negative on tone and support.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

and papers with few categories; quizzes and tests are secondary.

Format shift

Assignment focus holds across online and in-person English sections.

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

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and many papers, though a few students call him caring, clear, and open to rewrites if you follow instructions closely.

Main concern

, and AI-detection stress.

What students said

“All I'm going to say is NOOOPE. He expects perfection in every assignment”
ENGL-C1001
“If you see this guy as your professor RUN”
ENG-C1000
“Honestly this class was great & he made sure we all got the material by practicing beforehand”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students report , and assignments due on holidays; many call him the worst English instructor.

Main concern

Harsh online tone, AI accusations, and .

What students said

“this is the ”
ENG-C1000
“Absolutely horrible experience, throughout the entire course I didn't once feel supported or helped”
ENGL3
“ ** unless you want to willingly ruin your semester”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Course risk centers on high-stakes essays and AI checking rather than traditional proctored exams.

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation rather than formal exam software.

So many papersAI essay checkingParticipation points
“Avoid. Uses .”
ENGL1A
“I've received honorary writing awards throughout my life and this teacher still claims his students are using ai”
ENG3

Online

Online comments focus on papers, rewrites, and .

Essay heavyRewrites allowedAI detection mentioned in related sections
“He also takes a super long time to grade, I wouldn't have enough time to fix my errors”
ENG-C1000
“occasional difficulties with communication & maybe being a bit too narrow in what he expects students to write”
ENG1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you see this guy as your professor RUN. and withhold a proper grade until you rewrite it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person English courses, with High credibility from volume and .

📉 Overall Experience

28/100

“for the love of . He deserves to be fired.”

📝

22/100

“He will find a way to critique anything and make you feel dumb with .”

📚 Paper Load

28/100

“ and papers, and will grade you horribly on them.”

👍 Minority Positive

70/100

“I took palsgaard for two English classes and he is a good instructor. By far one of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Will sound rude online but is cool in person
  • He is tone deaf so emails will sound rude
  • He likes to repeat himself a lot which is annoying

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • refuses to give a grade above B/C even to the
  • an A tho

Theme 3

✍️ About Essays and Feedback

  • Uses
  • Does offer rewrites but hard to get a better grade

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show and heavy papers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 510
3 out of 512
2 out of 512
1 out of 524

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

19

B+ 7 · B 11 · B- 1

C range

10

C+ 4 · C 4 · C- 2

D range

3

D+ 2 · D- 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1