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English

Curt , D Riesberg

ENGLISH101 · ENG28 · ENGLISH103 · DEVCO0204 · DEVCOM34 · DC3206 · DCOM0209 · DEV0204 · ENG102 · DEVCO0205 · ENG101 · DEVCOM1 · DEVCOM001 · ENGLISH102 · ENGLISH28 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
39.29%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want rigorous English training and ; most students should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderUnhelpful FeedbackHeavy Reading LoadMandatory AttendancePolarizing Style
  • Many students call him a harsh, unhelpful grader who criticizes without showing how to improve.
  • , and strict attendance expectations.
  • A minority who follow every instruction and use tutoring still earn high grades and praise structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough grading and work, tutoring, and strict compliance with instructions.

Online reviews emphasize failing grades and structure.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content is often basic English skills, but , and paper volume make the experience intellectually and logistically hard.

and papers; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping tanks participation and grades.

In-person comments stress skip-class-and-fail more explicitly than online.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Would-take-again sits near 39% and recent comments overwhelmingly warn .

Online ; older in-person developmental courses were more positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report low essay scores and little guidance to fix work.

Format shift

Online essays draw the harshest .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and large vocab lists create a heavy load.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy papers; short-term and winter sessions feel worse.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some call lectures clear and caring, but , and poor scaffolding.

Format shift

In-person older reviews are warmer; recent online English reviews are sharply negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and participation rather than a single high-stakes exam culture.

Format shift

and finals with vocab and essay questions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

older developmental and some ENG sections praise caring lectures, while , and .

Main concern

and reading, and harsh grading even when students complete work.

What students said

“ and not lenient at all.”
ENG101
“ and be ready to read because that counts like class participation.”
ENG102
“It was the most stressful class I have taken. He had us buy 4 books and memorize about 400 vocabulary words.”
ENG28

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and several drops or low grades.

Main concern

and high risk of failing or withdrawing.

What students said

“He's a and doesn't tell you . He just criticizes and gives attitude.”
ENGLISH103
“ . How am I supposed to learn?”
ENG101
“ as to why assignments were scored so low.”
ENG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams appear as vocab, essay questions, and standard class finals; reviews .

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person finals often cover vocabulary and .

Vocabulary midterm and finalEssay questionsPop quizzes
“Mid and and .”
ENGLISH28
“ and do a detailed summary :)!”
ENG102

Online

Online comments focus on essays, quizzes, and .

Online quizzesEssay-heavy grading
“Assigns all online quizzes and activities then .”
ENG102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's a and doesn't tell you . He just criticizes and gives attitude.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews spanning online and in-person English and developmental courses. Credibility rating: High.

📝

22/100

“ and not lenient at all.”

💬

40/100

“He doesn't give you guidance when you make a mistake. .”

📚

28/100

“Lots of reading.”

⚠️ Low Recommendation

35/100

“I wish I would've checked RMP like I usually do before choosing this English 101 professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's sarcastic and rude and .
  • Prof R is a great, down to earth teacher.
  • He is the but still managed a 99%.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you don't wanna .
  • a and 3 main arguments.
  • if ur not willing to do the work.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He really does care if you show you are trying.
  • He also uses his cats as examples which makes the class a little funny.
  • His berating, mocking and temper. Never again!

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

35 detailed reviews across many years and both formats with .

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 5