Tracy Virgil

ENG101B · ENG101C · ENGL101C · ENG163 · ENGL101A · ENGL101B · 101B · 101C · ENGLISH101C · ENGLISH101B · ENG101A · ENGL101B101C · 157 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 66/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 68.52%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you want detailed feedback and can stay on top of essays; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrong Essay FeedbackWriting Heavy EnglishClear RubricsCaring but PolarizingAsync Paper Focus

Many students praise Virgil for , and structured essay scaffolding.
A sizable minority call her a tough or and paper loads.
Online sections are often doable for , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are common when drafts and rubrics are followed, but several students needed above-and-beyond work and report B or C grades.

Online is ; some in-person students also say an A required extra effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Reading, discussions, quizzes, and rather than an easy blow-off.

Both formats are writing heavy; compressed online terms feel especially packed.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Many online and as not mandatory, though participation still matters through discussions and peer review.

; some in-person sections list mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

A and care, but enough strong avoid reviews keep this from MustTake.

Recent online praise is stronger; older and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Feedback and rubrics help, yet tough-grader and only fair.

Format shift

and ; in-person mirrors the same split.

Workload

Moderate

44/100

Expect multiple papers, weekly discussions or quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online late-start and summer sections draw the heaviest workload complaints.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and , while critics want more lectures and clearer expectations.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong when students engage feedback; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and quizzes rather than a traditional cumulative final.

Format shift

Both online and as the grade centerpiece.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and tough-grader warnings, with peer review and multi-draft papers common.

Main concern

Some students say you must go above and beyond for an A and that .

What students said

“Loved taking her class; !”
101B

“For an English class at ohlone I had to go above and beyond to get an A in this course.”
101B

“She is amazing. You have to do the work in order to get the grade you want.”
ENG101C

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and timed writings; supportive for many, tough and workload-heavy for others.

Main concern

not be accepted, and some students feel .

What students said

“Really kind professor with essays.”
101B

“ if you want a good grade. Doesn't accept late work, but you do not have much work itself in this class.”
ENGLISH101C

“ and grades harsh. .”
101C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper and timed-writing focused; reviews do .

Timed EssaysMajor PapersUnlimited Quiz AttemptsNo Traditional Final

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and writing process more than proctored exams.

Peer ReviewMulti-Draft PapersWriting Heavy

“ .”
101B

“If you follow the rubric and instructions, the 3 papers per semester are not very difficult.”
101C

Online

, and often retakeable quizzes; late work is sometimes banned.

Timed EssaysThree Major PapersUnlimited Quiz AttemptsAudio Feedback

“The major assignments are three essays and ”
101B

“ weeks each to work on; the first two papers are something like 4-5 pages, while the !) is 7 pages long.”
ENGLISH101C

“Weekly quizzes but .”
101B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . She made the class so easy for students. As long as you meet the requirements, you will get the full credit for assignment and essay.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing and workload critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching and Feedback

70/100

“Virgil's detailed feedback and do well.”

⚖️

56/100

“She is a and not as compassionate as other English professors I've had at Ohlone.”

📝 Workload

44/100

“Get ready to write a .”

👍 Recommendation Split

66/100

“ ! Shes such a caring and understanding professor.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

Super sweet and understand. Shes a .
She is very sweet and the so you don't end up procrastinating on them.
She likes to put happy face emojis when talking to her students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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For .
getting a high grade in her class isn't easy at all.

Theme 3

📚 About Work Design

essays.
Most assignments (discussions, short writing assignments) are graded on completion
and leaves it up to other students to offer comments.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

157

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years and both formats with detailed, sometimes conflicting accounts that still form a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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101C9 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 9 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

C+ 4 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Tracy Virgil

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Optional

WorthIt

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 and Feedback

⚖️ x x

📝 Workload

👍 Recommendation Split

❤️ About Character

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Work Design

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 want detailed feedback and can stay on top of essays; skip if .

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