AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Dow

ENGLISH123 · ENGLI120 · ENGLISH120 · EN69 · DIVINLIT · ENGL120 · ENG121 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH125 · ENG123 · ENGL125 · ENG102 · ENGL123 · ENG125 · ENG100 · ENG120 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you can handle daily structure and participation; skip if you need a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkPolarizing personalityDo the work get the AMandatory attendanceSarcastic but caring
  • Many students say and an A is realistic.
  • as a grader and communicator.
  • Workload is frequent with , and participation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many students say follow his rules and complete all work for an A, though a minority call him a .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Average difficulty is moderate-low, but readings and daily work keep it from feeling free.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping hurts performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

67/100

About two-thirds would take again, with strong .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Some call him an if you follow directions; others report tough or .

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and .

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Teaching experience

Average

64/100

many 5-star praise for mentoring and debates, plus repeated clarity and arrogance complaints.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and essays dominate more than high-stakes testing talk.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many praise growth, debate, and manageable work if you follow instructions, while , and tough moments.

Main concern

Daily homework and students who need clarity or flexibility.

What students said

“The workload is very manageable even though it sounds like a lot.”
ENG125
“Professor Dow teaches very unclearly and .”
ENG123
“ and its an easy A.”
ENG100
“There and three essays. The .”
ENG125

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Some reviews mention two exams and an in-class essay final, but .

In-class essay finalEssaysTwo exams mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention essays, occasional exams, and at least one in-class .

In-class essay finalEssaysHomework-heavy
“There and three essays. The .”
ENG125

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and its an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“He helped me develop as a thinker and writer.”

👍 Recommendation Split

67/100

“ if you like structure.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“ according to how he says.”

⚖️

76/100

“you can get an A in this class IF you do everything he tells you to do and do it correctly.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes class interesting by using his personal experiences to relate to topics.
  • He is a nice guy but when it comes to teaching he is not much of a teacher.
  • Dow is an amazing teacher! He loves what he does

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and its an easy A.
  • He was also a .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Dow is a great human being.
  • Really dry, incredibly arrogant and loves making people feel stupid.
  • He cares about the success of every student

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years show recurring themes despite polarized tone and sparse grade data.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1