AI Rate Professor

English

Syndee Wood

ENGL2O1 · GEW101 · ENGL201 · ENG201 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENGLISH201 · ENG100 · ENG50 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you want a high-effort writing class and and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing Grading ScaleSo Many PapersStrict AttendancePolarizing PersonalityHeavy Group Work
  • Recent students widely report , and stressful mandatory attendance.
  • A , and cultural topics if they thrive on intensive writing.
  • ; many explicitly say find another English professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Getting a , and decoding confusing criteria; many report C, F, or withdrawal.

Both formats are hard for an A; online High Pass scales and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and unclear prompts make the course intellectually and logistically hard.

In-person comments dominate the challenge picture; online still reports heavy weekly effort.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Multiple reviews say a few absences can fail you and participation is graded tightly.

In-person is clearly mandatory; some online sections still track participation and responses.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only about 25% would take again and recent reviews repeatedly say find another teacher.

; online has a but still warns about workload.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader tags dominate; incomplete versus complete scales and .

Format shift

Harsh tone is strongest in person; online also confuses students with High Pass and Not Yet.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

So , and reading create a load most students call too much.

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Older fans call her funny and inspiring, but many more recent students report mean tone, disorganization, and .

Format shift

In-person polarity is extreme; online is slightly more mixed on care versus chaos.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment centers on essays, participation, group work, and .

Format shift

Both formats are paper and participation heavy; .

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

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person majority is , and attendance that can fail you after a few absences.

Main concern

, and subjective paper grading create high stress.

What students said

“Highly demanding course with confusing grading (also, 3-4 classes missed and it's over).”
ENGL100
“ . Wish I could go back in time and pick a different teacher.”
ENG100
“ mood.”
ENG100

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and care, others call the course disorganized, heavy, and .

Main concern

Heavy weekly work and easy path.

What students said

“the class is disorganized and the workload is heavy. The , and .”
ENG201
“The and difficult to understand.”
ENG100
“she is incredibly understanding and .”
ENG201

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Little classic exam structure; grades hinge on papers, participation, and .

Many EssaysParticipation HeavyPop QuizzesCompletion Style GradingLong Final Paper

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and pop quizzes more than standardized exams; grading clarity is a common complaint.

So Many PapersPop QuizzesStrict Attendance
“Be prepared for pop quizzes ! Read the books !”
GEW101
“you will write a lot of papers and most of them will not be for a .”
ENG100

Online

Online work emphasizes weekly responses, letters, and a .

Weekly WritingParticipation ResponsesLong Final Paper
“The class centers around preparing you for a 7+ page final paper.”
ENG201
“ and effort.”
ENG201

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Wish I could go back in time and pick a different teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, weighing recent avoid themes against older praise; credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Experience

30/100

“The and difficult to understand.”

📝

18/100

“She has the most unfair and . You will never know your grade it will say N/A all semester”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ if I got paid.”

📚 Workload

16/100

“Expect and no structure.”

Theme 1

😠 About Classroom Climate

  • she so mean :(
  • Rudest professor I have ever had.
  • She is AWFUL!!!!!!!

Theme 2

📝 and Papers

  • confusing grading (also, 3-4 classes missed and it's over)
  • she prefers quantity over quality
  • mood.

Theme 3

❤️ Minority Positive Voices

  • she is incredibly understanding and
  • Really cool hip professor.
  • Syndee Wood is hands .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with a clear recent negative cluster and and workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 55
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 525

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

7

C 6 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 2