AI Rate Professor

English

Danae Samson

ENGL1B · ENG1A · ENGBENGB · ENGL102 · ENG062 · ENG1B · ENG60B · ENG100 · ENG50 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
8%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already write at an honors level and can memorize definitions word for word.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderVerbatim fill-in testsVague essay promptsHarsh feedbackHigh drop rate
  • Widespread reports of , and
  • Verbatim fill-in-the-blank tests reward memorization over critical thinking
  • and failing or low grades

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students report Ds, Fs, and ; essays and .

Both online and ; older positive A stories are a small minority.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

, and memorization-based tests make the content feel much harder than typical ENG1A/1B.

Difficulty is high in both formats; online adds distance and less instructional support.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many reviews say attendance or timely presence is required and missing class hurts or .

; online still demands strict deadlines without flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about 8% would take again and most comments urge others to stay away.

Negative consensus is strong online and in person; sparse older raves do not reverse the trend.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Tough grader tags dominate with reports of 60% after MLA/grammar hits and .

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of homework, so , and frequent tests overwhelm most students.

Format shift

Workload complaints appear in both formats; .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many call instruction vague, critical, and unsupportive despite a few who find lectures interesting.

Format shift

Online students note missing lectures; in-person split between interesting content and demeaning delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Verbatim fill-in tests and .

Format shift

; online leans more on papers and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students repeatedly , and a demoralizing classroom climate; a minority call her rigorous and fair if you work hard.

Main concern

Word-for-word memorization tests and .

What students said

“ and . Meaning, if you can't memorize every single word in a definition, you won't get any credit for that question.”
ENG1B
“The . She started with a full class to have only 6 students participating in .”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENG courses are described as , and low on lectures or empathy.

Main concern

, and failing grades despite heavy effort.

What students said

“Professor Samson makes it clear that she is completely unapproachable in the class syllabus and .”
ENG1B
“I put a ton of effort into her 1b online course and got a D. Stay away her 1a/1b classes if you can.”
ENG1B

Exam style

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Exams demand word-for-word memorization and .

Verbatim fill-in-the-blankTimed testsNo curveVague essay prompts

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person midterms and and vague essay prompts graded strictly.

Verbatim fill-in-the-blankWord-for-word definitionsNo curveVague essay prompts
“ blank questions, so word for word memorization of material”
ENG1B
“Everyone failed the .”
ENG1A

Online

Online reviews emphasize harsh paper grading, timed quizzes, and .

Harsh paper gradingTimed quizzesVague promptsAI flagging
“ , and they are timed, so you need the EXACT answer.”
ENG1B
“you cannot use AI to check .”
ENG100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ; she grades unusually harshly and provides vague criteria for why your work wasn't good. The highest score anyone got on one essay was 67%”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with and verbatim-test themes. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ ”

⚖️

15/100

“Grades insanely hard and most of .”

📝

22/100

“ blank so it's fairly easy to fail them”

🎯 Teaching Climate

30/100

“the learning environment feels discouraging and overly critical, which can make students feel more anxious than inspired.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Tough grading 5 points, miss MLA and Grammar you are at 60%
  • She expects you to be an honors level student
  • I am a science major... her class was just horrible with absolutely no help

Theme 2

🧪 About Tests

  • to fill in a random missing word
  • This is not an English class...its a memorization class
  • and she grades harshly

Theme 3

💬 About Support

  • She is an unhelpful and
  • When I asked for help... it was like she was going against making it seem like I didn't know what I was doing

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

59

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 512
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

6

B 4 · B- 2

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

8

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1