J Almy

ENGLISH105 · S6824 · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGLISH51 · ENGL5618 · ENGLISH1A · ENGL105 · ENG7536 · ENG51 · ENGL1AS6833 · ENGENG5 · ENGLISH105R · ENGLISH · S6825 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you will show up, write a lot, and follow his MLA formula; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderGives good feedbackLots of papersCaring storytellerStrict attendance

Strong writing coach with and rewrites for engaged students.
Attendance and deadlines are strict; absences and lateness hurt badly.
many call him lovable and fair, others call him rude and subjective.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Following MLA format and putting in writing work can yield a good grade, but and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard college but and grammar.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

; skipping or frequent lateness risks failing and rude pushback.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; praise centers on care and growth, criticism on rudeness and unfair finals.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and rewrites help, but and subjective taste complaints pull scores down.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

32/100

SO , and frequent writing dominate the semester.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many call him caring, funny, and growth-focused; a strong minority report rudeness and poor structure.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and writing packets rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English with , and lots of and stories.

Main concern

and personality harsh or scatterbrained.

What students said

“he if you talk to him after class.”
ENG1A

“There's a TON of essays but I am so grateful because he taught me how to be a better writer.”
ENG1A

“ . He is rude.”
ENG1A

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 papers and occasional quizzes or in-class writing rather than high-stakes proctored exams.

Essay-heavyResearch paperGrammar quizzesIn-class writingMLA focus

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person English with , and finals built from semester writing.

SO MANY PAPERSGrammar quizzesResearch paperIn-class writingMLA format

“ , and a few in class writing assignments.”
ENG7536

“His class is based on writing essays to prepare for the .”
ENG1A

“He grades mostly on if you can write a .”
ENGLISH1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you follow the format you will have no problem with his class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person reviews, highlighting feedback, workload, and personality split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Wonderful teacher! Lots of .”

📝 Paper Load

32/100

“There's a TON of essays but I am so grateful because he taught me how to be a better writer.”

⚠️ Personality Split

40/100

“ . He is rude.”

👍

80/100

“ if you do the work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He makes learning fun.
overall a very lovable guy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A for me.
He weeds the class out pretty quickly.

Theme 3

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Skip class? You won't pass.
he's strict about it and will act very rude to you.
he only allows about five absent days

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

40 reviews over many years with rich detail and a stable polarized pattern give high confidence.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

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3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A 6

B range

B 3

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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J Almy

x x if you will show up, write a lot, and follow his MLA formula; skip if x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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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 Quality

📝 Paper Load

⚠️ Personality Split

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏰ x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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C range

D range

F

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if you will show up, write a lot, and follow his MLA formula; skip if .

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