Tanya Carrell

ENG101C · ENG151B · ENG162163152B · ENGL163 · ESL101 · ENGL101C · ENGL151B · ENG163 · ENG162 · ENGL151 · 151B · 101C · ENGL101 · ESL182 · ENG101A · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 41.67%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you write a lot on schedule and ; recent students often warn others away.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing English loadHeavy paper volumeSlow communicationAI-accusation frictionAccessible by text for some

older students call her caring and fun, while many recent online writers call her harsh and unresponsive.
, and a long research paper, especially in short terms.
Communication and gradebook transparency are the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some older or lucky sections feel like easy As, but and opaque mid-term grades.

Online recent reviews push difficulty-to-A down hard; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Material is standard composition, but and short-term compression make the course feel heavy.

Online summer and accelerated terms feel especially writing-dense compared with some in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online is often asynchronous or lightly attended, while and hybrid sections expect presence.

; in-person comments more often treat class time as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Would-take-again sits near 42 percent, with recent reviews far more hostile than the older praise cluster.

In-person historical fans remain, but online recent sentiment strongly undercuts recommendation.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and end-of-semester grade reveals outweigh the minority who call her an .

Format shift

Online recent comments are harshest; some hybrid and older in-person students still found her fairly lenient.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and a long research paper dominate the load.

Format shift

Online short terms show the heaviest paper cadence; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

She can be energetic, funny, and supportive, but recent students also report rudeness, favoritism, and weak help.

Format shift

In-person older reviews praise lectures; online recent reviews focus on tone and responsiveness problems.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Essays, discussions, and .

Format shift

Both formats are paper-centered; quizzes appear only occasionally online.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and interesting lectures to partiality, fast pacing, and heavy writing near term end.

Main concern

Uneven clarity of essay criteria and fairness of grades.

What students said

“She is the best professor to teach English classes, especially ENG101A and ENG101C.”
ENG101C

“Uses AI to ensure you aren't using AI in this class.”
ENG101C

“Loved Tanya's teaching style, she was very understanding, ”
ENG151B

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online English is writing-heavy with , and repeated complaints about delayed replies and end-of-term grade posting.

Main concern

, and poor email or text responsiveness.

What students said

“ .”
ENG101A

“she also accuses her students of using AI even when they don't.”
ENG101C

“Easy A, .”
ENG101A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper-heavy rather than classic proctored testing, with some easy quizzes and rare canceled finals.

Multiple essaysDiscussion boardsLong research paperOccasional easy quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and discussions; one hybrid section replaced a .

Research paperWriting assignmentsLimited formal finals

“There was suppose to be a final but we met criteria and just wrote a 10-15 pg research paper.”
101C

“ and publicly posts the entire class's grades on Canvas end of semester.”
ENG101C

Online

Online work is essays, discussions, and research papers; a few note super-easy quizzes.

Weekly essaysDiscussion boardsResearch paperEasy quizzes

“she gives 6 papers and 8 discussion... and 3 (super easy quizzes)”
101C

“an essay every week along with 2 discussions every week.”
101C

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“she also accuses her students of using AI even when they don't.”
Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews, contrasting older praise with recent online complaints. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Recent Student Warning

36/100

“I'd rather recite the Bible in .”

📄 Paper Overload

28/100

“Assigns a so be prepared to ignore all your other .”

❤️ Legacy Praise

80/100

“Every college should have her.”

📬 Communication Friction

30/100

“When I tried emailing her through canvas, the only response I got from her was "received".”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her lectures are interesting ang hilarious
She is one of the nicest people I have ever met
does she hate her job?

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A,
She is a wonderful teacher... She makes you work for the grade
grade unreasonably harshly

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

so much work for a 6-week summer class
Lots of writing, reading, and discussions
She also doesn't post your actual grades till end of sem

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

42 detailed reviews over many years show a clear older-positive versus recent-negative split rather than sparse noise.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519

4 out of 53

3 out of 57

2 out of 51

1 out of 512

Course coverage

ENG101A9 reviews

ENG1637 reviews

101C6 reviews

ENG101C5 reviews

ENG151B4 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Tanya Carrell

x x x if you write a lot on schedule and x x x x; recent students often warn others away.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Varies

Avoid

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.

⚠️ Recent Student Warning

📄 Paper Overload

❤️ Legacy Praise

📬 Communication Friction

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and 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 write a lot on schedule and ; recent students often warn others away.