AI Rate Professor

English

Bryan McCulley

ENG101 · ENGL47A · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Solid ENG101 pick if you write a lot and never miss class; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderSo Many PapersGives Good FeedbackGet Ready to ReadStrict Attendance
  • , and a fair path to A if you complete all work
  • Heavy essay and
  • and late-to-class penalties

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many report solid As with consistent reading and papers, but free A.

Online and ; in-person adds attendance risk to the grade.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Readings and quizzes are manageable, but volume of papers and accountability raise the challenge above intro-easy.

Similar content load both formats; online COVID-era notes leniency on deadlines but .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple recent students say lateness or missed classes risked an .

; online attendance notes are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Take-again rate near half; fans call him caring and rigidity.

Older and successful in-person reviews are warmer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

; some praise clear criteria and but standards stay high.

Format shift

Online .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Handful of essays, weekly assignments, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online tags lots of homework and many papers; and readings.

Teaching experience

Good

62/100

, and student bonds for those who thrive; weak support and empathy reports from others.

Format shift

; online focuses on communication and feedback.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Essays, weekly assignments, and quizzes carry the course more than high-stakes single exams.

Format shift

Both formats center papers and continuous work.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person range from favorite-class praise with group work and to drop-level anger over F threats for lateness and lack of empathy.

Main concern

and late policies can tank the .

What students said

“The professor is very nice, helpful and understanding. This class is fairly easy to pass as long as if you do the ”
ENG101
“The if you need to take this class DO NOT CHOOSE THI PROFESSOR its the because I was late two classes”
ENG101
“Expect a handful of , and weekly quizzes, which are actually pretty easy if you just put in the time to read the course material.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students note good communication and feedback but and ; one empty review only tags workload.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ , but very great with communication. a very genuine professor... only issue: very excessive with papers, and quite strict with grading”
ENG101
“He did tend to be a , so if you learned anything in high school, throw it out the window for his 5-6 papers.”
ENG101
“Great teachers and .”
ENGL47A

Exam style

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Assessment leans on quizzes and multiple papers with tough standards rather than described proctored finals.

Weekly QuizzesMany PapersReading-Based Work

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and many papers; no clear Lockdown Browser or webcam policy is stated.

Weekly QuizzesEssaysAttendance-Linked Grade Risk
“Expect a handful of , and weekly quizzes”
ENG101
“There are a lot of papers, reading, and quizzes but I found them enjoyable and pretty easy.”
ENG101

Online

Online reviews highlight many papers and software.

Many PapersTough GradingReading Heavy
“very excessive with papers, and quite strict with grading”
ENG101
“throw it out the window for his 5-6 papers.”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if it's your first semester. He'll assume you know how to access all parts of canvas. You have to do the work--all of it”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (4 online, 7 in , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📝

35/100

“very excessive with papers, and quite strict with grading”

❤️

70/100

“He creates a good bond with his students that makes class very enjoyable.”

🚪

22/100

“he wanted to give me F just because I was late two classes bc of the traffic”

✍️

75/100

“Professor McCulley is very easygoing and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a fun professor and is always willing to help.
  • He is respected yet laid back with his class.
  • a very genuine professor, whose just trying to look out for his students.

Theme 2

📈 About Workload and Grades

  • There are a lot of papers, reading, and quizzes but I found them enjoyable and pretty easy.
  • He's not the most helpful professor and is also a , but he holds you accountable.
  • This class is fairly easy to pass as long as if you do the

Theme 3

⚠️

  • he wanted to give me a f because I have to miss class
  • not empathy
  • The if you need to take

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews with useful detail but smaller sample and sharp split between older praise and 2025 attendance anger.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ENG10110 reviews
ENGL47A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1