AI Rate Professor

English

Mako Matsuda

ENG102 · R102 · ENG101 · ENGLISHR102 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want an enjoyable ENG101/102 and will put honest effort into the essays.

Best fit · Effort For RewardChill English ProfHilariousAccessible Outside ClassEssay FocusedOff-Topic
  • Students praise him as a fun, chill English teacher who makes class enjoyable.
  • Effort on essays and ; pure coasting is riskier for top scores.
  • Feedback and structure can feel scattered or inconsistent for some writers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Passing is easy and most report A with effort, but strong writing skill still matters for .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Entry-level English content; and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

; others say showing up is not required if .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most who answered would take him again and call him fun and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Easy to pass and A-friendly with effort, though .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

and notes for some sections.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Hilarious and supportive in class, but can go off-topic and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and reading notes rather than traditional timed exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and low-pressure, with and five essays but strong support for motivated students.

Main concern

and lots of reading.

What students said

“He's the chillest English teacher I've ever been around and if you have a problem writing an to help.”
ENG101
“As long as you actually put in effort you will get an A.”
ENG102
“it's easy to pass but ur on ur own!!”
ENGLISHR102

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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Assessment centers on essays and .

Essay-Based AssessmentHeavy ReadingRough Draft Feedback

Assessment risk

Standard

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Course and reading work; reviews do not describe proctored exams.

Essay-Based AssessmentHeavy Reading
“5 essays and .”
ENG102
“lots of reading! like 5 chapters a week with notes due as well on those chapters.”
ENG102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I can finally say that I enjoyed an English class and looked forward to it every morning. Mako isn't the super serious type of teacher and thats a good thing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person , and mixed structure. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He made class fun”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“If ”

📝 Essay Reality

55/100

“you have to be a strong writer to get a good score on an essay.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's the chillest English teacher I've ever been around
  • His lectures helped me find things to write about.
  • He is all over the place, gets off topic easily!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you actually put in effort you will get an A.
  • if u miss half the semester & do req'd essays (5) u get an A.
  • it's easy to pass but ur on ur own!!

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • lots of reading! like 5 chapters a week with notes due
  • 5 essays and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

10 in-person reviews from 2015-2016 with mixed detail; but sample is moderate.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG1027 reviews
ENG1011 review
ENGLISHR1021 review
R1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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