Is this an easy A?
HardWork
38/100Students stress and heavy work for a strong grade, and several explicitly say this is not an easy A.
Both formats describe hard-earned grades; almost all evidence is in person with only two online reviews.
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Students stress x x x x x and heavy work for a strong grade, and several explicitly say this is not an easy A.
Both formats describe hard-earned grades; almost all evidence is in person with only two online reviews.
Is the course easy?
Content is standard college English with x x and writing rather than abstract theory, but volume and rigor keep it from feeling easy.
In-person comments dominate; online notes the x x x x x x x x.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x as mandatory and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.
In-person sections are consistently mandatory; x x x x x as not mandatory.
Is this professor recommended?
Nearly every detailed review urges students to take him for life-changing teaching, humor, and care despite the workload.
In-person praise is overwhelming; online is mostly positive with x x x x x x.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
48/100
He is often tagged a x x x x x x x As, but offers revisions, feedback, and x x.
Format shift
Tough-but-helpful grading appears mainly in in-person comments.
Workload
Heavy
24/100
Comments repeatedly cite lots of x x x, and multi-hour nightly work especially early in the term.
Format shift
Both online and in person report heavy paper and reading loads.
Teaching experience
Excellent
94/100
Students describe clear lectures, inspirational energy, accessibility, and transformative writing help across many years.
Format shift
Excellence is reported in both formats, with x x x x x x.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
28/100
x x x x x x x, and homework; midterms and finals are secondary when mentioned.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews paint him as a GOAT-level, caring, funny lecturer who builds x x x x x x, and honest feedback.
Main concern
Lots of x x, and tough paper standards; x x x x and an easy A is not the pitch.
What students said
“The x x x x. One of a x x x. He truly cares about his students as if they were family.”
“Not an easy A, but if you get an A it is really well deserved.”
“If you want an easy A x x x but if you want a challenge and x x x x x.”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
Online students x x x x x x, and free textbooks, but workload stays high and one winter full-time student found it rough.
Main concern
x x and papers can overwhelm students juggling work or compressed terms.
What students said
“Hogan has been the BEST teacher I have had in college. Hogan actually cares about his students and it shows even though it is online.”
“He give a lot of homework. Hes a great man. Just make sure to do all the work its a lot.”
Exam style
x x x x x x x x; when exams appear they are described as manageable if you explain enough.
Assessment risk
Standard
58/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x x x x, and occasional midterm or final that students do not describe as harshly proctored.
“x x x x x x.”
“He offered revisions for all of x x x x x x x x.”
Online comments focus on clear assignment videos and x x x x x x x x.
“He x x x x x. Hogan provides all textbooks which is AWESOME!”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“The x x x x. One of a x x x. He truly cares about his students as if they were family.”
“He's the best professor I've ever had and I mean it.”
“TAKE HIS CLASS! You won't "regrat" it!”
“the first part of Hogan's class is a lot of work. Like, atleast 5 hours of x x x.”
“Not an easy A, but if you get an A it is really well deserved.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
45
Recent reviews read by the AI
45
Lifetime ratings
88/100
Evidence confidence
45 reviews spanning 2013-2025 with rich, consistent praise for care and rigor and only sparse negatives.
Inside 45 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
28 reported outcomes
A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1
B+ 1 · B 10
C+ 1
No reported values
No reported values
Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1