AI Rate Professor

English

Amy Catania

ENGL120 · ENGL121 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you want a very heavy, strictly graded writing course and can stay on top of weekly deadlines with no slack.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderUnclear directionsHeavy reading loadLots of homeworkHarsh expectations
  • and instructions vague or mismatched
  • Workload is described as immense weekly readings and prompts with little grace

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Reported grades are B+ or C- with and no Easy A narrative.

Both Online and In ; no format shows an easy A path.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

High difficulty ratings and constant readings, papers, and prompts make content and pace demanding.

Online reviews stress immense weekly load; In person also .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Attendance is listed mandatory in some reviews and .

In person listed mandatory; Online reviews are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and students actively warn against her methods and workload.

Online has the explicit no; In person and Online both express dislike of methods and grading.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader tags dominate and students say .

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading; one .

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Weekly readings, prompts, and papers are called immense and unreasonable with little grace period.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize weekly load most strongly; In person also cites many papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

One student praises teaching and feedback, but , and unsympathetic.

Format shift

Online has the only clearly positive teaching comment; overall tone is still negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment centers on papers, readings, and .

Format shift

Both formats focus on writing and weekly assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single In person review , and tough grading despite high participation.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“She dosen't give very clear directions on what youse supposed to do. and her grading is tough even with a 93% participation my grade was low.”
ENGL-120

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENGL sections are reading- and and mixed teaching clarity.

Main concern

Vague instructions and immense weekly load with almost no late flexibility.

What students said

“She would say something but then grade it very differently from what she meant.”
ENGL-120
“be prepared for the immense load of readings and .”
ENGL-120
“She assigns an unreasonable amount of work and . Her instructions are vague and .”
ENGL121

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly describe proctored exams; the real pain is papers, readings, and tough writing grades.

Paper-heavyReading-heavyVague instructions

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person evidence highlights unclear directions and .

Many papersTough graderUnclear directions
“ and her grading is tough even with a 93% participation my grade was low.”
ENGL-120

Online

Online reviews focus on readings, homework prompts, and .

Weekly homework promptsHeavy readingTough writing grades
“She would say something but then grade it very differently from what she meant.”
ENGL-120
“She rarely allows a grace period for submissions so be prepared to be on top of your game every week.”
ENGL-120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She assigns an unreasonable amount of work and . Her instructions are vague and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting grading, workload, and instruction clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Overall, I wouldn't say I liked her method of teaching.”

⚖️

18/100

“her grading is tough even with a 93% participation my grade was low”

📚 Workload Reality

14/100

“be prepared for the immense load of readings and ”

👎 Recommendation

12/100

“I'm not surprised that her ratings at other colleges are similar.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She dosen't give very clear directions on what youse supposed to do
  • She would say something but then grade it very differently from what she meant
  • Dr. Catania is very great at teaching, and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • her grading is tough even with a 93% participation my grade was low
  • Her instructions are vague and
  • She rarely allows a grace period for submissions

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • immense load of readings and
  • unreasonable amount of work and
  • So many papers

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews, but they are recent, detailed, and and overload.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENGL-1203 reviews
ENGL1211 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1