AI Rate Professor

English

Mike Edwards

ENGLISH091 · ENGLISH101 · ENG091 · ENGL101H · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENG101102 · ENG109 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
58.7%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can handle strict grading, heavy writing, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough essay graderStrict attendanceStrong feedbackHeavy reading and writingPolarizing attitude
  • Students often learn a lot, but many describe him as strict, sarcastic, or hard to approach.
  • Grades depend heavily on essays, detailed instructions, participation, and meeting deadlines exactly.
  • Online reviews are more mixed, while in-person reviews more often praise his teaching but and grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

44/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it takes careful essays, strict deadline control, participation, and tolerance for .

Online has a few easy-A reports, but both formats include and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The English content is introductory, but the , and participation demands make it feel more demanding than basic composition.

Online students often call the workload manageable but vague, while as challenging but educational.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Many students say lateness or absences are punished strictly, sometimes with .

Zoom lateness and in-person class absence limits.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

, but many would avoid him because of tone, strict grading, and attendance rules.

In-person reviews are somewhat more favorable about learning, while online reviews show stronger frustration with communication and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

as tough, nit-picky, and rarely generous with full credit.

Format shift

Strict grading appears in both formats, with online students more often mentioning unclear criteria and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

The course , and multiple essays.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly posts and essays, while , and participation.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and can improve writing, but repeated complaints about sarcasm, rudeness, and unclear expectations lower the experience.

Format shift

In-person students more often praise lectures and growth, while online students more often report poor tone or .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grades are driven mostly by essays, drafts, discussions, participation, and .

Format shift

Both formats focus on writing assignments, with little evidence of regular exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews more often praise his lectures and writing guidance, but consistently warn that attendance and .

Main concern

Missing class, arriving late, or .

What students said

“The essays are worth 70% of .”
ENG101
“ but if you work hard on them, then youll pass.”
ENG091
“His class is not an easy A, but if you apply yourself you should do well.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students and complaints about vague expectations, rude tone, strict grading, and workload.

Main concern

Online students often need to interpret expectations carefully and communicate often to protect their grade.

What students said

“ , and you'll probably get an A.”
101
“He doesn't like to give A's despite his class being an introductory class for English Reading and Writing.”
ENG101
“Mike would not specify criteria for if you did not do everything in the instructions.”
ENGLISH101

Exam style

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Reviews indicate the class is mainly essay-based with few or no tests, but .

Few TestsNo Regular QuizzesEssay-Based GradingRequired Midterm And Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

one review saying only a and final existed.

No Tests Or QuizzesRequired Midterm And Final
“ . Midterm and a because he says theyre required for him to do.”
ENG091
“No tests, and no quizzes so your grade and .”
ENGL101H

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, midterm, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class is not an easy A, but if you apply yourself you should do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“I learned a lot in this class and .”

⚖️

28/100

“He is an extremely tough grader so you need to really .”

⏱️

12/100

“Don't be absent more than twice because !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has great lectures and is very respectful.
  • His lectures are very boring I took this class on zoom.
  • He is very rude, though, and sarcastic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • His class is not an easy A, but if you apply yourself you should do well.
  • , and you'll probably get an A.
  • I never received 100% on any assignment.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • There's lots of reading and writing, but the .
  • You have to write A LOT
  • Overall a lot of work.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 detailed reviews across many years and both formats, with , and feedback.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 517
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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ENGL10110 reviews
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ENGLISH1014 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 13

B range

14

B+ 5 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2