AI Rate Professor

English

Amy Niessen

ENGL015 · ENG102 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGLI015 · ENGLISH102 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take Amy Niessen if you can attend consistently, handle sarcasm, and ask for help early.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny but polarizingStrict attendanceHelpful when askedEssay-focusedSarcastic tone
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who find her fun and helpful and students who find her rude or unclear.
  • The course can be passable with , and participation, but it is not effortless.
  • A and sarcastic classroom style are the biggest risks.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

A good grade is realistic if students attend, , and ask for feedback.

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Many students find the class simple or well explained, but , and .

Only in-person reviews describe course easiness.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

One review says missing more than four classes can lead to failing or being dropped.

Only in-person reviews mention attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Recommendations depend heavily on whether students like her humor and can work within her strict expectations.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Reported A grades and positive comments show fair opportunity, but attendance and participation are strict requirements.

Format shift

and expectations.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

The workload includes weekly reading quizzes and essays, but several students say the class is manageable when they keep up.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

She is often described as fun, knowledgeable, and helpful, but several reviews say she is rude, sarcastic, or unclear.

Format shift

, and they are strongly mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and participation rather than major exams.

Format shift

and quiz evidence, with no online evidence.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a polarizing teacher who can be engaging and supportive but also strict, sarcastic, and .

Main concern

The main concern is inconsistent helpfulness combined with and weekly work.

What students said

“ as long as you attend class and participate.”
ENG101
“But you can only miss four classes or she'll fail or .”
ENG102
“ .”
ENG102

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The clearest assessment evidence says quizzes are spread through the semester instead of , while .

Weekly Reading QuizzesNo Big Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

75/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and no single large final in one ENG101 review, but it does not prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Weekly Reading QuizzesNo Big Final Mentioned
“ and .”
ENG101
“The quizzes are spread throughout the semester instead of .”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ as long as you attend class and participate.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“She explained core topics very well.”

⚖️

58/100

“Really gives her students a chance to succeed if .”

🚪

15/100

“But you can only miss four classes or she'll fail or .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome teacher. Explained the essay prompts and made the class fun.
  • She is entertaining but I also feel she shouldn't be teaching.
  • . At times she's rude and sarcastic.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload & Grades

  • and .
  • She does expect you to do the work.
  • as long as you attend class and participate.

Theme 3

❤️ About Helpfulness

  • She is also very good at helping students when they ask.
  • She helps a lot when you ask for it.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews across several years give enough detail to show a consistent but polarized pattern.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ENG1025 reviews
ENG1013 reviews
ENGLI0152 reviews
ENGL0151 review
ENGL1011 review
Show 1 more courses
ENGLISH1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values