AI Rate Professor

English

John Sullivan

ENGL101 · ENGL10199790 · ENG101 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
54.17%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you want rigorous college writing practice and can handle heavy papers and ; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderEssay and homework heavyMandatory attendanceHigh standards for writersPolarizing politics focus
  • He is a and homework load in ENG101.
  • Students who put in serious effort often report real writing growth afterward.
  • Online sections draw and slow communication.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

As are rare; most reported grades are Cs or lower unless students grind essays and accept tough standards.

Online and ; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

, and high writing standards make ENG101 feel much harder than a typical intro class.

; online also reports heavy essays.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

14/100

and little flexibility.

; online also often lists attendance required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

; many others warn against the workload, tone, and .

; in-person reviews are split between growth praise and strong dislike.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; essays are graded hard with limited exceptions.

Format shift

feedback especially poor.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Many papers, busy work, and frequent assignments create a heavy load for a 101 course.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both online and in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students grow as writers, but .

Format shift

In-person is mixed; online teaching experience is clearly weaker.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade is driven by many essays and papers more than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

high standards and lots of papers, with some students praising growth and others calling lectures boring and harsh.

Main concern

, and tough grading burn out many students.

What students said

“Sullivan is exceptional. I put so much effort into this class. He is challenging. It is hard. But I have learned so much.”
ENGL101
“ . PLEASE. So many papers, boring professor, and downright awful at actually teaching anything!”
ENGL101
“Professor Sullivan is a , and expects you to put in the work.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ENG101 reviews are strongly negative: , and technical issues.

Main concern

No usable feedback and .

What students said

“He . He will assign essay after essay without giving you any feedback on what you are doing wrong.”
ENG101
“He and and messages He doesnt seem to know how to run an online class.”
ENGL101

Exam style

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Assessment centers on multiple graded papers and .

Essay-based assessmentMultiple papersSome exam essaysHigh writing standards

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and challenging essay expectations; exams are not described as open-book.

So many papersEssay examsHigh standards
“So many papers, boring professor, and downright awful at actually teaching anything!”
ENGL101
“There was a lot of work involved and the .”
ENG101

Online

Online reviews emphasize repeated essays with and harsh scoring.

Many essaysLittle feedbackHarsh essay grading
“He will assign essay after essay without giving you any feedback on what you are doing wrong and expects you to learn from them.”
ENG101
“ and he doesn't provide feedback to make improvements for future essays”
ENGL101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is challenging. It is hard. But I have learned so much. He is preparing me for bigger things.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (2 online, 22 , and mixed growth outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

18/100

“He is very unclear of what he is looking for in papers... He also grades VERY hard with no EXCEPTIONS”

📝 Workload Overload

22/100

“There was A LOT of work. For a 101 course the amount of work given was ridiculous”

📈 Growth For Some

46/100

“After taking his class I feel comfortable writing important emails to important people.”

💻 Online Weak Spot

20/100

“ unless it is the last option He ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures make me want to pull out my hair from the extreme level of monotony.
  • He could improve by including lecture notes and in emotional intelligence
  • and makes a difficult class even that much more difficult.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • His standards are so high
  • If you really try hard you will pass. Meeting with him helps .
  • , and expects you to put in the work.

Theme 3

📝 About Papers and Politics

  • My biggest complaint would be having to write about political topics in every essay.
  • adding politics into the equation topics made life more stressful.
  • Be prepared for 5 essays but only grades two.

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews with strong detail, multi-year span, and and workload support a solid read despite polarized opinions.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 510
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

ENGL10112 reviews
ENG10111 reviews
ENGL101997901 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

11

C 11

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2