AI Rate Professor

English

Daniel DeCicco

COSENG1 · ENG001 · COSENGLISH002 · ENGL002 · ENGLISH001 · ENGL1 · COS26490 · ENG002 · 001ENGLISH · COS16268 · ENGL001 · 222 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
97.65%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want to become a stronger writer and can handle a strict, work-heavy English course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough but fair graderStrong essay feedbackHeavy writing workloadHilarious and sarcasticImproves writing skills
  • Students overwhelmingly recommend him because and standards noticeably improve writing.
  • The course is demanding, writing-heavy, and unfriendly to procrastination, but most students call it worthwhile.
  • Grades are not easy because , and consistent effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

A high grade is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires steady writing, time management, and .

Both formats report hard grading, with in-person evidence much stronger because it has many more reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course is intellectually and practically challenging because it demands , and revision.

Online and in-person reviews both call the course challenging, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

, but students warn that paying attention, participating, and not missing information are important.

, while online reviews do not clearly state a policy.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Students strongly recommend him because the demanding workload produces real writing improvement and .

Both online and showing especially strong recommendation consistency.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

He is repeatedly described as a tough or , though students often call the standards fair.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly mention , and the need for strong time management.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work, with .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students consistently praise his feedback, humor, clarity, support, and ability to improve writing despite strict standards.

Format shift

Both formats praise his teaching, and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment , and revisions rather than exams.

Format shift

Both online and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and real writing improvement while warning about strict grading and many essays.

Main concern

Students must manage time well because , and .

What students said

“This class is not for procrastinators.”
001ENGLISH
“He may be a , but it is only to push .”
001ENGLISH
“I will say this class is difficult and his workload is a lot!”
ENGL002

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews describe a challenging but valuable writing course with , and .

Main concern

Online and .

What students said

“Professor DeCicco's class is challenging but rewarding.”
001ENGLISH
“He is very hard on his grades.”
001ENGLISH
“he made class over zoom easy to deal”
ENGL001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove a consistent exam format, .

Exam Policy Not Clearly ProvenPossible Pop Quiz

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but one review mentions a possible secret pop quiz tied to reading.

Possible Pop QuizExam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“there might be a .”
001ENGLISH

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam use, proctoring, .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He may be a , but it is only to push .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and writing improvement. Credibility rating: High.

Teaching Quality

92/100

“I can easily say that I have learned so much from his instruction and greatly improved my writing.”

Recommendation Rate

91/100

“ . .”

32/100

“Professor DeCicco is a and says no student will ever get a perfect score on an essay because .”

Theme 1

About Teaching Style

  • He taught very well and always had good and
  • , and kind.
  • He makes the class fun and interesting.

Theme 2

About Difficulty and Grades

  • This class is not for procrastinators.
  • DeCicco is a , so .
  • His work isn't impossible but it is rather challenging, so slacking isn't an option.

Theme 3

About Writing Growth

  • I learned to improve my writings a !
  • it helped me learn all kinds of new things.
  • He helped improve my writing and I've learned plenty of things.

Theme 4

About Workload

  • Be prepared to write a lot and use MLA format for everything you write.
  • I will say this class is difficult and his workload is a lot!
  • DeCicco assigns 2 to 3 assignments a week.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

222

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across several years give rich, consistent evidence , and student outcomes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5152
4 out of 560
3 out of 59
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

12

A 6 · A- 6

B range

28

B+ 10 · B 14 · B- 4

C range

9

C+ 5 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values