AI Rate Professor

English

Valerie Ambrose

ENGL1A · ENGL196 · ENG280 · ENGL20 · EDUC1 · ENGL280 · ENGL15 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
45%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely Slow GraderSo Many PapersPoor Email ResponsePolarizing InstructorGood Feedback When Graded
  • and learning across English and Educ courses.
  • Many students earn As yet still rate quality low due to communication and busywork.
  • mythology and some Educ sections land better than ENGL1A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students report A or A+ grades, but , and .

Online and tough scores; in-person also reports As with heavy paper load.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Heavy weekly reading, discussions, quizzes, and content is not advanced theory.

Online ENGL and EDUC reviews emphasize papers and reading; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory and participation as important, with limited flexibility.

Both online and ; a minority of online sections report optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; strong subject fans clash with students burned by silence and late grades.

Online is more polarized with many low scores; older in-person mythology and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call her a light or fair grader with redo options; others call her a .

Format shift

and tough-grader tags; and extra days on essays.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

So many papers, weekly discussions, quizzes, reading, and .

Format shift

Online and and papers; in-person EDUC adds multi-hour observations.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Passion and good feedback appear for some courses, but , and uneven clarity dominate the overall tone.

Format shift

Online English quality scores cluster low; in-person mythology and some English reviews are much more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and projects rather than a single high-stakes exam culture.

Format shift

Both formats describe paper- and assignment-driven courses; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and harsh Educ/ENGL1A complaints about slow grades and heavy weekly load.

Main concern

Same slow return of essays and as online.

What students said

“It takes her on AVERAGE, one month. Sometimes longer.”
ENGL1A
“The bad . But She lets if they weren't the grade you want and you get to use notes!”
ENGL280
“Dr. So I had a D for half the semester”
EDUC1

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online English and Educ sections are paper-heavy with very late grades and ; a few students still praise content and .

Main concern

so you cannot improve before the next paper.

What students said

“She takes way too long to grade, so it's impossible to actually improve over the course of the class.”
ENGL20
“Everything is graded late, she sends you feedback, you try to ask her questions she won't get back to and past due.”
ENGL1A
“She didn't grade anything until last week of .”
ENGL20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly papers and quizzes; retests.

Essay HeavyWeekly QuizzesFinal EssayRedo Tests With Notes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; one mythology section allows notes and test redos.

Essay AssignmentsTest Redos AllowedNotes On Tests
“She lets if they weren't the grade you want and you get to use notes!”
ENGL280
“Expects your assignments to be turned in on time, but we do not get the same treatment with and ”
ENGL1A

Online

Online reviews emphasize weekly quizzes, discussions, writing assignments, and a .

Weekly QuizzesDiscussion PostsFinal EssayWriting Assignments
“a LOT of every week, and a final essay at the end.”
ENGL20
“ , and .”
EDUC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She takes way too long to grade, so it's impossible to actually improve over the course of the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (15 online, 5 , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🐢

22/100

“SHE . I had some from the beginning of the semester that were just graded over the deadline of .”

📧 Communication Blackout

25/100

“ . REQUIRES A LOT OF PAPERS. GRADES ARE NOT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.”

📝 Paper Overload

28/100

“Just for some context there is absolutely , a LOT of every week, and a final essay at the end.”

🌟 Subject-Dependent Wins

72/100

“Took her Mythology class, and it so far.”

Theme 1

⏱️

  • Everything is graded late
  • It takes her on AVERAGE, one month
  • She didn't grade anything until last week of semester

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • So many papers
  • A lot of papers and writng
  • There is a lot of reading and writing

Theme 3

❤️ About Character When Present

  • and very willing to help you if you're struggling
  • super sweet woman
  • passionate about the subject

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews spanning 2018-2025 with , and mixed subject quality give solid confidence.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ENGL1A8 reviews
EDUC14 reviews
ENG2802 reviews
ENGL152 reviews
ENGL202 reviews
Show 2 more courses
ENGL1961 review
ENGL2801 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1