AI Rate Professor

English

Scott Yates

ENGL1B · ENG1A · ENGL190 · ENGLISH1C · ENGL196 · ENLGISH190 · ENGL1C · ENLI1A · ENGLISH190 · ENG1C · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
52.38%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want rigorous writing practice and can handle a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderEssay-focused gradesHeavy reading and homeworkMandatory attendancePolarizing feedback
  • Grade is driven mainly by a and .
  • Students who engage and as writers; others call him harsh and boring.
  • Attendance and participation matter a lot, and many advise against him for an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are possible with sustained effort and office-hour help, but and As rare.

All evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and and pace demanding for many.

All evidence is in-person across ENG1A, 1B, and 1C.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping hurts your chance to pass.

In-person reviews dominate; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half praise growth and support, while many others urge students to pick someone else.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and stories of .

Format shift

Only in-person evidence; supporters still admit he is a .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report , and several major papers.

Format shift

In-person students often say .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He can be professional, helpful, and growth-focused, but lectures and classroom tone frustrate many.

Format shift

Polarized in-person feedback ranges .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Finals are often minor; .

Format shift

semester grade.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

supporters say he builds real writers with , and unengaging lectures.

Main concern

, and inconsistent fairness for students who want an easier path.

What students said

“He isn't a difficult professor he just expects critical thinking and participation.”
ENG1A
“ if you must take this class.”
ENG1A
“Great prof if you actually want to learn and improve yourself. .”
ENGL1B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly essays and ongoing work rather than a .

Essay-centered gradingFinal often minorIn-class writingReading annotations

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

readings and occasional in-class writing; finals are often secondary.

Four main essaysLots of reading homeworkFinal near irrelevant
“The majority of the , and the .”
ENG1A
“Your grade is based solely on 4 essays even though ”
ENG1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great prof if you actually want to learn and improve yourself. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 in-person reviews, balancing strong praise for . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Mr. Yates is a great professor - professional, kind, and willing to help you succeed in his course.”

⚖️

28/100

“he is a .”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“He assigned WAY too much work for a lot of my peers and I to handle.”

👍 Split Recommendations

50/100

“For this class, I strongly advise you to find a different professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are lengthy and boring
  • Yates will definitely make you a better writer
  • He encourages students to be critical thinking all the time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Your grade is based solely on 4 essays
  • If you're willing to put in the work and see him after class you can pull an A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • he habitually shot down students ideas
  • He is very opinionated

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two detailed in-person reviews across many years show a stable polarizing pattern, supporting high confidence.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ENG1A13 reviews
ENG1C5 reviews
ENGL1C4 reviews
ENGL1B2 reviews
ENGLISH1902 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2