Angelica Duran

ENGLISH101 · ENG101 · ENGLI101 · ENG7153 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
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Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you can handle a fast pace, strict rubrics, and heavy weekly writing; if you need flexibility.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrict Rubric GraderHeavy Writing LoadHelpful One-on-OneFast-Paced Condensed CoursesAuthoritarian in Class

in short-term sections.
Lots of , and reading; an A is possible only with full effort.
Students who and organized; those .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is attainable only if and never fall behind.

Both online and ; online adds short-term overload complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

, and a fast condensed pace make the content feel demanding.

; online also calls the short-term workload heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, so flexibility is unclear from student comments.

Neither online nor .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

62/100

; others strongly warn against her condensed sections.

In-person reviews dominate and are mixed; and overloaded.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

She grades tightly to the .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly reading, quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

; online also flags too many short-term assignments.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call her helpful and organized, though some find her chatty or authoritarian.

Format shift

; online is more mixed on delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grade centers on essays, weekly quizzes, discussions, plus in-class handwritten midterm and final.

Format shift

Essay and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and ITV sections emphasize heavy writing, strict rubrics, and fast condensed pacing; many praise her help and structure if you keep up.

Main concern

Zero room for late work or missed weeks in short-term classes; falling behind often means a poor grade.

What students said

“This is not an easy class, however an A is attainable if you work for it.”
ENG101

“These condensed courses are hard enough, even harder when there is zero room for errors.”
ENG101

“Lots of writing work, 5 essays; 2 handwritten in and 3 additional ones.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online English 101 is mixed: one student found her clear and , and overloaded with short-term assignments.

Main concern

Strict grading rubric and scores hard.

What students said

“Professor Duran is very helpful and she teaches in a way that you can/will understand.”
ENGLISH101

“She has a score perfect.”
ENGLISH101

Exam style

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Midterm and essay and quiz load.

In-class handwritten midtermIn-class handwritten finalWeekly quizzesEssay-heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

three major essays.

In-class handwritten midtermIn-class handwritten finalMultiple major essays

“Lots of writing work, 5 essays; 2 handwritten in and 3 additional ones.”
ENG101

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This is not an easy class, however an A is attainable if you work for it. If you're up for the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (2 online, 8 in , and mixed recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Prof. Duran expects you to be successful in class but .”

📝

32/100

“She is not very lenient with .”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“ .”

👍

62/100

“If you really want to learn English composition and improve your .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very helpful! Loved her class!
She is not very lenient with .
This professor talks way too much.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

An A is attainable if you work for it.
Zero room for errors.
score perfect.

Theme 3

✍️ About Workload

Lots of writing work, 5 essays.
Reading and writing every week.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews from 2012-2013 give consistent themes on strict rubrics and workload, but all are older and lack grade data.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG1016 reviews

ENGLISH1012 reviews

ENG71531 review

ENGLI1011 review

Reported outcomes

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Angelica Duran

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

📚 Workload Intensity

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

✍️ About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle a fast pace, strict rubrics, and heavy weekly writing; if you need flexibility.

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