AI Rate Professor

English

Crystal Brownell

ENG1A · ENGLISH50 · ENG60A · ENG1B · ENG101 · ENG50 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a and can handle a heavy essay schedule, especially outside short sessions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay heavyStrong feedbackCaringLots of homeworkClear rubrics
  • Most students rate her highly and earn As if they follow rubrics and submit on time
  • Workload is heavy especially in accelerated online English with frequent essays and labs
  • and supportive, but not a free Easy A for light-effort writers

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many As appear when students follow rubrics and do all essays, but several warn you work hard and easy A is unlikely.

Online accelerated terms feel harder for grades; older in-person courses more often report easy As with engagement.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Writing content is standard college English, made tougher by volume of papers and .

Online short sessions amplify workload; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory with participation weight; .

Online is mixed; in-person more consistently expects class presence and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most praise feedback and care; a formats.

; online is more split by workload stress.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Often called fair or easy if some terms and .

Format shift

Online notes flexible late policy for some; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Four or more essays, weekly labs, readings, and short-session pacing make the load consistently heavy.

Format shift

Online accelerated terms get the harshest workload complaints; and essay work.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students widely call her sweet, responsive, and .

Format shift

In-person admiration is especially strong; online quality stays high except under extreme workload pressure.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Major essays, labs, reading logs, and drafts dominate; .

Format shift

Both formats are essay-centered; online adds more frequent small assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and fair-but-strict standards with high recommendation energy.

Main concern

Participation and group work are expected; .

What students said

“Brownell is such a sweet professor !”
ENG1A
“She is an amazing professor she cares a lot for her students.”
ENG50
“She gives a lot of . There's also a lot of GROUP work.”
ENG1B

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ENG1A/1B is paper-heavy with and , but accelerated terms feel like multiple classes of work.

Main concern

Daily deadlines, short grace periods, AI detection issues, and occasional Lockdown Browser for .

What students said

“This woman assigns volumes of busy work.”
ENG1A
“you must use a Lockdown Browser for .”
ENG1B
“she's an as long as you follow the rubric.”
ENG1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and timed writes; one online review reports Lockdown Browser for some tests or essays.

Timed writing finalsEssay draftsLockdown Browser sometimesRubric-based grading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment focuses on multiple essays, on-demand writing, research papers, and group work rather than software proctoring.

Multiple essaysOn-demand writingResearch essayGroup work
“ and one eight-page research essay.”
ENG101
“She gives a lot of .”
ENG1B

Online

Online finals include timed writes; , and AI similarity checks appear in at least one recent term.

Timed write finalLockdown BrowserTurnitin or AI checksMultiple essays
“you must use a Lockdown Browser for .”
ENG1B
“The writing experiences in the class.”
ENG1A
“I had a 0% on the though I turned it in with a 0% similarity score on Turnitin, but it says 100% AI.”
ENG1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Want to be a better writer? . Want an easy A? Probably not going to get one.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews split evenly online and in . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“I always felt like Professor Brownwell cared about me.”

📝 Workload Reality

28/100

“This 1 class is equivalent to 2-3 classes.”

✍️

88/100

“She gives a lot of .”

⭐ Recommendation

78/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she's a very sweet and kind woman
  • and makes you feel comfortable
  • she cares a lot about her student and will conference with you if you need help

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she's an as long as you follow the rubric
  • you definitely have to work hard for your grade
  • I easily got an A.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • There were four essays in my 8 week course and plenty of other assignments
  • Get ready to read chapters just to complete 1 assignment worth 5 points

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews across online and , and care support high credibility.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 4 · A 21

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1