AI Rate Professor

English

Yiju Liao

ENG45 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want rigorous English prep and can keep up with reading, papers, and attendance.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHigh expectationsLots of reading and papersExcellent feedbackStructured and respectedPop quizzes
  • Many students praise clear structure, witty lectures, and .
  • Workload is reading- and writing-heavy with high expectations and .
  • Visual learners and late arrivals struggle with pop quizzes and at-home reading demands.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Strong feedback helps motivated students, but , and .

and toughness; limited online reviews are more positive.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

, and high expectations make the intellectual and time load above intro level.

Both formats emphasize structure and work; in and self-study.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and skipping is tied to failing or missing timed quizzes.

Online and in person both stress required presence and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About 73% would take again for preparation and feedback, though some visual learners strongly warn off.

Online reviews are supportive; and avoid for visual learners.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

40/100

Fair if , but and low grades for some keep leniency limited.

Format shift

In person includes more tough-grader reports; and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of reading, multiple essays, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

Both formats involve substantial writing; in person adds pop quizzes and participation pressure.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Praised as , and excellent at feedback, with minority complaints about teaching style.

Format shift

Online leans strongly positive; in person is mostly strong with a few sharp critiques.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Centered on papers, reading quizzes, participation, and a .

Format shift

and a research paper; in person emphasizes papers and pop quizzes.

Luni fit check

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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

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is structured and respected, with , and strong feedback for students who put in effort.

Main concern

, and self-teaching at home frustrate visual learners.

What students said

“Professor Liao is ten out of ten. Literally, refreshed, caught me up, and prepared me for what's to come.”
ENG101
“Be ready for lots of reading and .”
ENG101
“When she gives out pop quizzes, she gives you ten minutes from when she uploaded them.”
ENGL101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online , and support with required presence and high expectations.

Main concern

Attendance and structure still matter online; skip class and you will struggle.

What students said

“Required to be in class but and .”
ENG101
“She has high expectations of her students but guides us and and wants us to reach.”
ENG45

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans writing and timed reading quizzes rather than student-friendly open-book exams.

Pop quizzesEssay heavyResearch paper finalTimed quiz uploads

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person includes timed pop quizzes, multiple papers, and .

Pop quizzesMultiple papersMandatory readingTimed Canvas quizzes
“When she gives out pop quizzes, she gives you ten minutes from when she uploaded them, so if you came in five minutes late, you will only have less than five minutes to complete the .”
ENGL101
“She had 5 papers and was a .”
ENGL101

Online

Online work includes quizzes on the book, few essays, and a .

Book quizzesFew essaysResearch paper finalClear feedback
“ but a big final project which is a research paper.”
ENG101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Liao is ten out of ten. Literally, refreshed, caught me up, and prepared me for what's to come.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“I was impressed and concisely.”

📚

30/100

“Be ready for lots of reading and .”

📝

80/100

“She reviews your paper to tell you what you should fix and once you do, you're guaranteed a good score.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“Simply amazing, require any freshman coming in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is low-key very witty.
  • Structured, Informative and avaiable for discussion
  • Professor Liao is very structured and handles herself with lots of respect.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Professor Liao can seem pretty tough, but as long as you put forth an honest effort she'll meet you halfway
  • she is quite difficult, but and fun.
  • We pretty much learn at home.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Quizzes and Access

  • Beware of pop quizzes
  • and makes it difficult to remember what assignments are due.
  • if you are a visual learner.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews spanning several years with coherent themes on rigor and feedback, but a modest sample and only two online reviews.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG1016 reviews
ENGL1013 reviews
ENG452 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values