AI Rate Professor

English

Alexander Gardella

ENG101 · ENGL101 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
63.41%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want rigorous writing practice and can tolerate heavy weekly work and uneven responsiveness.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderLots of homeworkGet ready to readPass/fail assignmentsPolarizing
  • many praise writing growth and pass/fail and poor organization.
  • , and strict essay standards are consistent themes.
  • Online sections draw the , and weak communication.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Pass/fail prep work cushions the grade, but and some say As are rare.

Online ; in person more often say effort plus drafts works.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

College-level reading and .

; online adds more self-paced module grind.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

, but others require it or penalize absences.

Mixed across both formats; online focuses more on weekly submission pacing than seats.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Roughly half love the writing growth; the other half strongly urge avoidance for workload and .

; older and online reviews are far more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags and .

Format shift

Online essays are described as harshest; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and stacked due dates create a heavy load.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online pile-ups on single days are common complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Strong praise for , autopilot teaching, and ideology-heavy content.

Format shift

; online is weaker.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and pass/fail homework more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Same pattern online and in person; midterms exist but .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person splits between students who improve as and , and piled deadlines.

Main concern

, and inconsistent organization.

What students said

“most of the so as long as you completed them you got credit.”
ENGL101
“He is a but .”
ENGL101
“Professor Gardella has no availability outside of and ”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is often described as grading, and slow or missing replies.

Main concern

, and weak instructor communication.

What students said

“He uses a system called Perusuall, which in reality is just an AI system that grades based on busy work.”
ENG101
“All of his "lessons" are self studies. Also, his communication is atrociously inadequate”
ENGL101
“What's great about this class is that most of the work is pass/no pass, so if you turn stuff in on time and do what the prompt .”
ENGL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly essays and modules; midterms appear but .

MidtermPass/fail prepEssay-focusedLimited proctoring detail

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person includes midterms and .

MidtermEssays graded traditionallyPass/fail homework
“There is a midterm, but we could do some of it with help from classmates”
ENGL101
“The only things graded were the . Super easy!”
ENGL101

Online

Online work is module and paper heavy; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Weekly modulesPerusall-style readingEssay drafts
“Lots of , and writing is heavily criticized.”
ENG101
“most of the work is pass/no pass, so if you turn stuff in on time and do what the prompt .”
ENGL101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will come out knowing how to write a great essay. He is a but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews (9 online, 32 in person), highlighting polarized teaching and heavy writing load. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarized Experience

55/100

“Pretty average experience; though.”

📝 Writing Growth

72/100

“I learned A LOT about how to actually write a ”

⚠️ Heavy Workload

28/100

“This professor has way too much work due weekly. There are times 3 assignments are due on top of a long essay.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A, but you can earn one if you try and study.
  • As long as you do all the work and actually try to yk write. you can get full credit just for turning it in.
  • impossible to get an A or a

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • gives a lot of comments on your assignments, but
  • He grades every month and a half, letting Perusall teach the rest of the time.
  • Most topics chosen are very left leaning which can be a good or bad thing sometimes.

Theme 3

🖥️ About Online Format

  • I would steer away unless you major in ENG/LIT.
  • JUST DONT do it for your sake.
  • the weekly material was never posted under a day late.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one reviews across years show a stable split between strong fans and strong critics, so the mixed picture is well supported.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 514

Course coverage

ENGL10131 reviews
ENG10110 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 3

B range

15

B+ 8 · B 7

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1