AI Rate Professor

English

Melanie Huisman

ENGL1B · ENGL1A · ENG190 · ENGLISH1A · 1B · ENGL1C · ENG1B · ENGLISH1B · S8687 · ENG1C · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
76.32%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if and will put in the reading and revision work for a fair grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay HeavyStrong FeedbackAllows RevisionsLots of ReadingOrganized Structure
  • Scaffolded assignments build toward essays and
  • Many students praise feedback and revision chances, while
  • and multiple papers are the norm for her English courses

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Recent students report solid As when work is solid, but tough technical standards and effort.

Newer online reviews lean easier; older online and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

- and writing-intensive, often 100+ .

; online comments are the most specific about page counts and paper volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Attendance rules vary by section, and or staying current.

; many online sections mark it optional or not provided.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students would take her again for structure and away.

Online majority is positive overall; in-person includes both glowing and strongly negative outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Clear rubrics and revision opportunities help, but tough technical standards and .

Format shift

Some online students call her an ; others and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Expect lots of reading, weekly work, and .

Format shift

Online reviews most often tag lots of homework and so many papers; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and willingness to help dominate, outweighing complaints about slow email or uneven marks.

Format shift

Recent online reviews are especially strong; older negative reviews still drag the average.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades revolve around essays, discussions, and as additional essays.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers; proctored software.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews call her engaging and helpful, though a and .

Main concern

, and some students say .

What students said

“Prof Husiman is engaging, & her lectures are understandable & interesting.”
ENGLISH1A
“ .”
ENGL1A
“This was a rather fun class, she was really helpful and made things interesting.”
ENG190

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students , and interesting essay topics, with a vocal minority citing tough or .

Main concern

A late in the term.

What students said

“I'm not sure what all the hate is about, Melanie was a fantastic professor and .”
ENG1B
“She's an and . She got back to emails right away”
ENG1B
“She grades far too hard. I was given a ... The reason given was my quotation percentage was 30% rather then 20%.”
ENGL1C

Exam style

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Assessment is writing-centered with multi-page essays and research work; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Multiple essaysResearch paperDiscussion postsEssay midterm/final

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and readings; closed-book software proctoring is not clearly proven.

Main essaysParticipation pointsReadings
“3 main essays & she gave a lot of feedback and assistance throughout the writing process.”
ENGLISH1A
“40% of while 60% .”
ENGL1A

Online

, and essay-style midterms/finals; proctoring software is not clearly proven in comments.

3-5 essaysResearch paperDiscussionsEssay finals
“We had to write 3 and they were 3-4 pages”
ENG1B
“We wrote 3 papers plus 2 more for midterm and final so 5 in all.”
ENG1B
“all the essays and research paper”
ENGL1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I loved her class. We wrote 3 papers plus 2 more for midterm and final so 5 in all. She's an and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews with strong online volume, balancing . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Huisman is a organized and fair professor. Her class structure is very helpful as all the essays”

📝 Workload Reality

30/100

“there is SO much reading. At least 100+ pages a week and there is no way to get around it.”

⚖️

56/100

“She will allow because she cares if you learn how to write.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

76/100

“ English class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she answered my emails in a timely manner
  • and
  • She is a

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Perfectly fine class, not easy, but fair enough and manageable
  • She grades so hard, there really is not much else to say

Theme 3

📚

  • Lots of reading and writing, but it's a Literature and Composition course
  • topics were fun and interesting
  • By the time you

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-two reviews over many years provide rich detail; recent online consensus is positive while .

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ENGL1A14 reviews
ENGL1B8 reviews
ENG1B6 reviews
ENG1C4 reviews
ENGLISH1A3 reviews
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ENG1902 reviews
ENGLISH1B2 reviews
1B1 review
ENGL1C1 review
S86871 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 3

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values