AI Rate Professor

English

James Merrill

ENG107 · ENGL107 · ENGLR108 · ENG153 · ENG102 · ENGLI107 · ENGLR104 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want to learn a lot and ; grades reward real effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Reading LoadAmazing LecturesCaring but DemandingExtra Credit OfferedWorth the Work
  • Engaging, knowledgeable lecturer who cares about students and often offers
  • and
  • Nearly universal would-take-again sentiment among those who reported

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is reachable but only with , and essays; tests pull directly from texts.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and difficult midterms and essays make the content intellectually demanding.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as , though one review said it was not strictly required.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

88/100

Students who , and interesting material despite the workload.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and , but essays and midterms are not easy.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Expect large amounts of , and tests that require consistent weekly hours.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Most students praise engaging, knowledgeable, and caring lectures despite occasional complaints about long-winded or boring talks.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and occasional pop quizzes.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person , and fair but demanding tests; students who keep up with readings and journals succeed.

Main concern

Very high reading volume and light-effort students.

What students said

“GREAT professor. Engaging, jovial, extremely knowledgeable, and cares for students. The only thing is that the because there is so much.”
ENGLR104
“A LOT of work in this class! To get an A, you must be dedicated 100% to all the reading, as .”
ENG107
“You will work your ass off for a A grade. But !”
ENG107

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are described as reasonable but hard and often ; midterms and finals are standard difficulty.

Reasonable TestsText-Based PassagesMidterm and FinalPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and pop quizzes tied closely to assigned readings.

Midterm and FinalText-Based PassagesPop QuizzesExtra Credit
“the and he offers too.”
ENGLR104
“ .”
ENG107

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will work your ass off for a A grade. But !”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, , and effort-for-grade themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“GREAT professor. Engaging, jovial, extremely knowledgeable, and cares for students.”

📚 Reading Load

28/100

“There will be a lot of reading, but it does help out a lot to do it.”

⭐

88/100

“ . and overall a fair and great great professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Engaging, jovial, extremely knowledgeable, and cares for students
  • I call him Google. He knows everything
  • Mr. Merill has very good lectures...they won't bore you!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • To get an A, you must be dedicated 100% to all the reading
  • You will work your ass off for a A grade. But !
  • midterms and

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

  • the because there is so much
  • You will definately need to put aside at least 2-3 hrs 4 days a week for
  • A LOT of work in this class!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews span 2004-2016 with and lecture quality, but many lack grades and recent data.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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