Rangel Zarate

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AI rating: 98/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 97.73%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

Must-take English professor if you will attend, participate, and turn in the work.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious lecturesParticipation requiredEasy A with effortLots of extra creditCaring mentor

; lectures are fun and clear.
Show up, participate, and finish work for an easy A with lots of .
Creative projects and group work replace heavy textbooks and endless essays.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Do the readings, participate, and turn in work; and .

Both online and consistent effort; most evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, and creative projects rather than dense traditional textbooks.

Online and ; in-person notes more group work and films.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students say attendance and participation are required and skipping makes it hard to pass.

as not mandatory; in-person reviews strongly require showing up and talking in class.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Almost every review urges taking him for fun lectures, support, and fair grades.

Recommendation is near-universal across online and in-person formats.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

He grades fairly for effort, offers lots of , and rewards completed work with high marks.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report lenient, effort-based grading with .

Workload

Light

74/100

short readings, quizzes, creative projects, and limited long essays.

Format shift

and participation; online students note discussion-based paper work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students call him the , caring teaching.

Format shift

Excellence is consistent online and in person; in-person reviews highlight lectures and humor more.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades rest , and rather than heavy finals.

Format shift

, and group work; online stresses discussions and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and easy to pass if you attend and participate.

Main concern

Participation is mandatory and skipping class can hurt your grade.

What students said

“If you put the effort you will get an A. if you struggle or want a good/chill Professor.”
ENG1B

“This class was an easy A as long as you do the readings and assignments, and come to participate in class.”
ENG1B

“all you have to do is show up and do the work you will get an A+.”
ENG80

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students praise his caring check-ins, , and hard-to-fall-behind design.

Main concern

You still need to stay active in discussions and .

What students said

“He made my first year back at school a breeze. You can tell he truly cares about his students”
ENG1A24

“His class is designed in a way that makes it hard to fall behind, as .”
ENG1A91

Exam style

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Assessment favors quizzes, creative projects, and participation with little evidence of harsh closed-book finals.

Online quizzesProject-based workParticipation heavyExtra creditFew traditional exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

projects, and occasional papers.

Participation requiredOnline quizzesCreative projectsExtra credit

“All you have to do to get an A is do maybe like 5 quizzes (5 questions each) make a 4 minute film and a website”
ENG1A

“ , but you should read the book. Participation matters”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews emphasize discussions, papers, and rather than proctored exams.

Discussion-based papersExtra creditNo textbook required

“There was plenty of opportunity to catch up, and do .”
ENG1A91

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This class was an easy A as long as you do the readings and assignments, and come to participate in class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting teaching fun, participation, and easy A themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“By far the ! and good way of teaching.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

“ , and he has a great sense of style! Take him I 100% recommend”

📈 Easy A Path

88/100

“Do your work and get an easy A”

❤️ Caring Support

94/100

“You can tell he truly cares about his students and makes sure he provides a safe space for everyone to learn.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He makes the class fun and you will never find his class boring.
His teaching methods are not boring and involve lots if class participation.
I love his teaching style, he is extremely open to new ideas.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This class was an easy A as long as you do the readings and assignments
If you put the effort you will get an A.
all you have to do is show up and do the work you will get an A+.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Professor Zarate is very hilarious, easy to get along with and truly cares about his students.
He goes above and beyond to help a student.
Zarate wants his students to connect & do the work, but will be there to help in every step.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

44 detailed reviews over several years show strong consistency on fun teaching, participation, and easy A with effort.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 17

B range

B+ 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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