AI Rate Professor

English

William Dills

ENGLISH101 · ENGLI51 · ENGL105 · ENG105 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · HUM101 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a serious writing instructor and can handle .

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeable but boringHarsh essay graderBook-heavy lessonsOpinion-sensitive gradingFair if you work
  • Students often call him knowledgeable yet very boring.
  • as harsh or opinion-biased.
  • Some say you learn a lot if you put in the work; others say material is straight from the book.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

Multiple students say grades are harsh and you do not get an easy A without solid writing effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Content is college writing and literature with mixed challenge; some call it easy bookwork, others challenging.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendations split between solid fair teacher and and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Harsh essay marks and claims of grade swings when he disagrees with student views.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Essays, journals, discussions, and chapter questions .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Seen as intelligent and sometimes encouraging, but often boring and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Essays, journals, discussions, and book questions dominate over traditional timed exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English and humanities students and boring lecturer with subjective essay marks.

Main concern

Harsh or and dull lecture style.

What students said

“Very knowledgeable and .....just boring as hell. The guy grades very harshly!”
HUM101
“If he doesn't agree with the political slant of .”
ENGLI51
“I thought he was a solid and knowledgeable instructor. He was a .”
ENG101

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.

Assessment centers on essays and book-driven work rather than clearly described proctored exams.

Essay-based gradingJournalsBook chapter questions

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize essays and book .

EssaysJournalsBook questions
“One of !!! I really learned !”
ENG105
“All the work he gives is right from the book, like the questions at the end of the chapter junk.”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Very knowledgeable and .....just boring as hell. The guy grades very harshly!”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 , and mixed fairness claims. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“He is also extremely encouraging, and more than willing to help.”

⚖️

34/100

“If he doesn't agree with the political slant of .”

😴 Engagement

35/100

“Holy cow this guy is boring! You will not learn a damn thing.”

✍️ Writing Growth

70/100

“I really learned !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • just boring as hell
  • he's very intelligent and fair
  • All the work he gives is right from the book

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The guy grades very harshly
  • I felt that
  • You don't get an easy grade. You work for it

Theme 3

📝

  • he wanted me to have the same opinion he had
  • if you disagree with him then he gives you a bad grade
  • he gives you what you deserve, and that is up to you

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve mixed in-person reviews from 2003-2007 with and style but dated sample.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ENG1014 reviews
ENG1052 reviews
HUM1012 reviews
ENGL1011 review
ENGL1051 review
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ENGLI511 review
ENGLISH1011 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

0

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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