AI Rate Professor

English

Ryan Murphy

ENGL102 · ENGL103 · ENG102 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENG103 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
49.06%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you love heavy writing and ; prefer in person over online if you enroll.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEssay AvalancheTough GraderPolarizing OnlineGroup Work RiskStrong Live Lectures
  • , and group tasks that can tank grades.
  • In-person students more often praise engaging lectures and real critical thinking.
  • Online , and inflexibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many say essays top out around B-range without strong writing skill, and .

Online grades and flexibility complaints .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Volume of reading, multi-thousand-word essays, and constant deadlines make the course intellectually and logistically hard.

Both formats are writing-heavy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

; participation and weekly check-ins matter, especially online or accelerated.

In person often treats showing up as important; online still requires frequent posts and check-ins.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans love lectures while and grading.

In person recommendation is higher; online recommendation is much weaker.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

; many report high 70s-80s ceilings and .

Format shift

and late-policy stories are especially harsh.

Workload

Overwhelming

22/100

Near-daily work, many long essays, discussion boards, and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Strong lecture and critical-thinking praise is offset , and organization complaints.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and group work rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats are paper-driven; online also weights discussions and group posts heavily.

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

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

fun discussions, useful lectures, still lots of papers, but .

Main concern

Still very writing-heavy with .

What students said

“Most of his negative reviews come from online people who take his online class so .”
ENGL103
“I never thought I would have as much fun as I did in this class.”
ENG103
“Nice guy but be prepared to write like 2 essays a week and receive no better than an 85 on anything with .”
ENG102

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and several failure or harsh-grade stories.

Main concern

and limited feedback make online easy to tank.

What students said

“There are 13 assignments due each week, and course ends.”
ENG103
“professor gave me basically no feedback on essay, just this is awk with ”
ENG102
“I turned it in 1 day late and failed the entire class. From A to F in 2 wks.”
ENG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly essays and writing tasks rather than proctored tests; friendliness depends on writing skill and .

Essay HeavyTimed In-Class EssaysFew Traditional ExamsDiscussion Boards

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person still means many essays and timed writes, sometimes with class time to draft and .

Multiple Lengthy EssaysTimed In-Class WritesGroup Work
“A LOT of writing but a super easy A.”
ENG102
“There are multiple in-class essays and do at home essays including a 2,500 word essay during crunch time”
ENGL101

Online

Online assessment is essay and ; feedback is often sparse and deadlines strict.

Frequent EssaysDiscussion BoardsLimited Feedback
“The only struggle were the 5 essays on top of another 5 timed essays.”
ENG101
“when he would say something he would just highlight sentences and say awk”
ENG103

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Most of his negative reviews come from online people who take his online class so .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and online vs in-person split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Murphy's lessons and lectures are to the point. Everything he's put in a lecture .”

📝 Workload Overload

22/100

“There are 13 assignments due each week, and course ends.”

⚖️

28/100

“be prepared to write like 2 essays a week and receive no better than an 85 on anything with .”

👍 Split Recommendation

48/100

“ if you plan on taking more English courses after, but if you just need the credits go with someone else.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Made literature relevant, interesting!
  • He can sometimes be restricting when it comes to the rubrics.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • So much work and doesn't help.
  • Definitely not an easy class BUT he was a great professor.
  • DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR ENGLISH 102. ... but he is the .

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • Easily half of the and your grade will suffer if others don't participate.
  • Your points are based on other student's participation, and if they don't submit work.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 polarized but detailed reviews across formats and years show consistent workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 56
3 out of 56
2 out of 510
1 out of 59

Course coverage

ENG10214 reviews
ENG10312 reviews
ENG10111 reviews
ENGL1025 reviews
ENGL1014 reviews
Show 1 more courses
ENGL1034 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 3 · A 12 · A- 4

B range

15

B+ 5 · B 10

C range

3

C 3

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1