AI Rate Professor

English

Marie Zaiens

ENGLISH101 · ENGISH101 · DEVCOMM001 · ENGLISH21 · ENG101 · DEVCOM001 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take her if you can handle heavy writing volume and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkCaring and helpfulSlow graderEssay rewrites allowedHeavy reading
  • Heavy weekly paper and homework load, especially in 8-week terms
  • , and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most reported grades are A or A+ with rewrites, , and if you complete the heavy work.

Online reviews stress easy A with annoying volume; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is approachable English/DevCom material, but pace and .

Online winter/8-week sections feel faster; older in-person DevCom reviews report lower difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and participation matters, though some online sections report it optional.

and optional attendance; in-person often mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and caring teaching despite heavy work and .

; online has more complaints about volume and late grades.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and ; grades skew heavily toward A range.

Format shift

Leniency is clearest in online essay redo policies.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent papers, discussions, and 10–14+ assignments in some weeks make the load heavy.

Format shift

8-week online and .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and helpful, though and busywork lower some quality scores.

Format shift

; recent online is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and homework rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers; .

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

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person and and inspiration, with lots of reading and homework but strong support.

Main concern

Intense 8-week workloads and and finals.

What students said

“Took Professor Zaiens' 8-week course fall 2024, it was intense with a heavy workload.”
ENGLISH101
“If you are considering taking Devcomm please do yourself a favor a take this professor.”
DEVCOMM001
“The only bad thing would be that she so you really don't know what you did right and what you did wrong.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ENG101 is homework-heavy with many papers, but she holds office hours, allows rewrites, and most students still get As.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This course was online but it didn't feel like a fully online course because she had office hours several times during the week”
ENG101
“ and I felt like she was lenient .”
ENGLISH101
“This class is super easy, it is an easy A but her work is super annoying.”
ENGISH101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and homework; .

Essay heavyExtra credit on essaysRewrite optionsSlow grade return

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Exams graded slowlyHeavy assignmentsPop participation
“she so you really don't know what you did right and what you did wrong.”
ENG101

Online

Online comments focus on essays, discussions, and required Zoom meetings rather than proctored exams.

Essays and papersDiscussion postsZoom grade meetings
“She makes you do a zoom meeting with her for a grade two times during the course”
ENGISH101
“She does give A LOT of work though, I had to do 3 essays and 1 research paper.”
ENGLISH101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I definitely recommend Professor Zaiens for Eng 101.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (7 online, 8 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

78/100

“this professor will always go out of her way to help you through Zoom, as long as you communicate with her and try you can pass!”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Some weeks had over 14+ assignments, while others we would have around 10+.”

⏱️

35/100

“she finalized my grade 6 weeks after the class had ended.”

🅰️ Grade Access

82/100

“This class is super easy, it is an easy A but her work is super annoying.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is an awesome professor and a beautiful person.
  • Her teaching style is very good and you will learn so much from her lectures.
  • Professor Zaiens really cares to help students who .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it is an easy A but her work is super annoying.
  • and I felt like she was lenient .
  • She offers for the 4 essays you do

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • she would leave tons of work and
  • Get ready to read
  • So many papers

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed reviews spanning 2015–2024 with , and .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENGLISH1015 reviews
ENG1013 reviews
DEVCOM0012 reviews
ENGISH1012 reviews
ENGLISH212 reviews
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DEVCOMM0011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values