Matthew Lopez

ENGL50 · ENGLISH101 · ENGL5050855 · ENGLISH40 · ENGLISH50 · ENGL102 · ENGL5056660 · ENFLISH50 · ENGLISH45 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGLISH6 · ENGLISH1 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 46/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 47.06%
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

Only take him if you want rigorous writing growth and ; if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough Essay GraderPaper HeavyPolarizing MentorConstructive but HarshNo Easy A

He is a consistently tough grader on , and and writing.
Some students credit him with transforming their writing; .
Expect lots of , and real work rather than an easy English A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and mixed low grades mean an A requires sustained high-quality writing work.

Both online and ; no format is described as an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and strict coherence standards make the course intellectually and workload-intensive.

Online and rather than content lectures alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation is repeatedly required to pass.

Online and ; a few in-person reviews marked it optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Roughly half the voices praise transformative teaching while half warn others .

In-person opinions are deeply split; online includes both a and a .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, with students warning not to expect an easy A.

Format shift

and in-person reviews with high consistency.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Comments repeatedly cite lots of homework, so many papers, daily reading, and constant writing.

Format shift

; summer and compressed terms feel especially overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Teaching quality and claims of confusion, rudeness, or poor instruction.

Format shift

In-person has the widest split; online also ranges from amazing to complete waste of time.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment is dominated by essays and papers, with midterms and finals secondary to writing output.

Format shift

Both formats center papers; , and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many praise clear standards and writing growth, while , and demoralizing feedback.

Main concern

and some students say feedback is mean or unhelpful despite the workload.

What students said

“Yes, he is a and . I am currently in an MA in English and I can say that because of Professor Lopez, I am where I am at”
ENGL50

“Dont expect to take his class to get an easy A because you wont get one. He doesnt help you become a better student but instead degrades all the effort you put into it.”
ENGLISH101

“A lot of people say he grades hard on eassys, but that's because he focuses on coherance in the eassys and that the sentences make sense.”
ENGLISH50

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews split between helpful accessible teaching and clarity.

Main concern

Harsh paper grades and .

What students said

“ but it is in . He made sure that we understood everything before assigning us any work”
ENGLISH101

“He spent time talking about the stories, made you feel as though you understand the material and than .”
ENGL102

“Quiet a , but has a lot .”
ENGL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment risk comes ; midterms and finals are often study-guide based.

Essay HeavyMidterm and FinalStudy Guide SupportedTough Paper GradingParticipation Required

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals that can be manageable with study guides, while .

Essay HeavyMidterm and FinalStudy GuidesParticipation Must

“Mid and and easy if you follow the study guide. .”
ENGLISH6

“Midterm and . You have to read and follow his specific instructions on the .”
ENGLISH50

Online

Online comments focus on harsh paper grading and Browser proctoring.

So Many PapersTough GraderHeavy Reading

“Quiet a , but has a lot .”
ENGL101

“made you feel as though you understand the material and than .”
ENGL102

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dont expect to take his class to get an easy A because you wont get one.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (3 online, 24 in person), highlighting polarizing rigor and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Impact

58/100

“I am currently in an MA in English and I can say that because of Professor Lopez, I am where I am at because he taught me how to be a good writer.”

📝

24/100

“he is a .”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“I almost died because of tons of homework.. also, you have to come up the front and write your answer at least once each class.”

👍 Split Recommendation

48/100

“ , but be prepared to work for your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and understands students have lives outside of class
and understanding
. What he covered was fairly easy made sense, but once the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

but only for the better
Dont expect to take his class to get an easy A
He will hype you up and give you courage that but once you turn it in its a fail.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

Easily the
be prepared to work

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews across many years provide a large, detailed, and consistently polarizing sample with rich grade and workload evidence.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 53

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

No reported values

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Matthew Lopez

Only take him if you want rigorous writing growth and x x x x x; x x if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Impact

📝 x x x

📚 Heavy Workload

👍 Split Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Student Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take him if you want rigorous writing growth and ; if you need an easy A.

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