AI Rate Professor

English

Laura Burke

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGLISH125 · ENG126 · ENGLISH3 · MATH11 · ENG1O · ENG125 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take her if and can handle blunt criticism, but if you need a gentle or low-friction class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict Writing CoachHelpful But BluntRewrite HeavyMixed Student ExperienceGrammar Focus
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with many students praising her learning value and help while others strongly warn against taking her.
  • Her writing classes emphasize grammar, revision, detailed criticism, and repeated paper submissions.
  • Grades can be recoverable through rewrites, but her blunt style and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Grades can be attainable because essays may be revised until passing, but the repeated work and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The writing content is not conceptually extreme, but grammar, revision, and detailed criticism make the class demanding.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Students recommend her for strong writing growth but warn , and heavy revision process.

All and is strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Pass or , but comments describe strict paper standards and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and repeated revisions that can feel heavy for some students.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Many students say she teaches writing well and cares, while others describe her as .

Format shift

, and they are polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment appears mainly writing-based, with essays, rewrites, reading quizzes, and papers carrying the experience.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

can be very helpful and skill-building but also blunt, strict, and revision-heavy.

Main concern

Students who dislike repeated revisions or direct criticism may have a bad experience.

What students said

“Great teacher. I took her class 3 semesters ago but I learned so much and the skills I learned in her class truly helped me with later classes.”
ENG125
“ and wants to see you succeed.”
ENG125
“You have to turn your papers in like 10 times and still she wont pass them.”
ENG125
“Talk about strict! This is a true writing class.”
ENGLISH125

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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Reviews mainly discuss essays and quizzes, but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Quizzes MentionedEssay RevisionsExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and writing assignments, but do not clearly prove a .

Quizzes MentionedEssay Revisions
“there are quizes on them every few weeks but make sure you are detailed, the littlest mistake and .”
ENG125
“She has about 4 essays assigned for the whole semester, one is a research paper that is basically 5 pages but its easy.”
ENG125

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher. I took her class 3 semesters ago but I learned so much and the skills I learned in her class truly helped me with later classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“ and wants to see you succeed.”

⚖️

58/100

“I liked . You get either a pass or fail. but if you fail you get as many chances as you need to pass it.”

📚 Workload And Revisions

45/100

“You have to turn your papers in like 10 times and still she wont pass them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is an awesome teacher. May seem like she is a bit hard and rude at first but once you get to know .
  • Laura is a great professor! She truly cares about her students.
  • I would not reccomend professor Burke, she can be very opinionated and can sometimes put students down.

Theme 2

✍️ About Writing And Feedback

  • Talk about strict! This is a true writing class.
  • I really liked how she wanted to make sure the students learned some grammar.
  • She doesn't make her rubrics for , if she even makes one, and tends to give attitude if you bring up an issue you have with a paper.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • She has about 4 essays assigned for the whole semester, one is a research paper that is basically 5 pages but its easy.
  • You keep rewriting them until you get a pass.
  • I liked . You get either a pass or fail. but if you fail you get as many chances as you need to pass it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

65/100

Evidence confidence

There are 15 reviews across many years with detailed but dated and polarized comments.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1