AI Rate Professor

English

Rakesh Swamy

ENG101B · ENG114 · 101A · 101B · ENGL114 · ENG101A · 216 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80.39%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can keep up with heavy writing and follow directions closely; skip him if you need soft pacing and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOrganized CanvasEssay HeavyQuantity FocusCaring When EngagedPolarizing Feedback
  • Many students earn As by following instructions, meeting deadlines, and using rewrites or office help.
  • A large minority reports , and blunt or rude communication especially online.
  • Mythology and praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Students who follow page counts, deadlines, and instructions frequently report As, though .

Online comments split harder between easy A and punitive zeros; in-person often stresses rewrites and support.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is standard college English or fun mythology, but volume and pace can make it feel harder than the concepts alone.

Mythology in person is often called easy; online 101A/B more often called work-heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Online is largely asynchronous with no live attendance, while absences.

; in-person often says yes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

About four in and support, despite a loud anti-workload minority.

; online reviews show stronger love-hate split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and occasional rewrites, but others call essay scoring harsh and unexplained.

Format shift

and ; in-person more often says fair or rewarding effort.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Frequent reading responses, multi-assignment weeks, and .

Format shift

Online summer and 101B sections draw the strongest overwhelm comments.

Teaching experience

Good

77/100

Many praise organization, accessibility, and inspiring lectures, while others feel talked down to or under-supported.

Format shift

In-person character praise is stronger; online has more reports of rude messaging.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and Canvas submissions rather than traditional sit-down exams.

Format shift

Both formats are writing-assignment driven.

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

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person and hybrid students more , and and supported 101 sections.

Main concern

Essay strictness and multi-assignment weeks still scare weaker writers, with .

What students said

“He wants you to pass.”
101A
“ .”
ENGL114
“he's very homework heavy & will often assign 5-6 assignments per week.”
101A

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online English sections are highly polarized: and and harsh tone for others.

Main concern

Quantity-over-quality grading, late-work zero tolerance, and .

What students said

“Follow his instructions and you will pass easily.”
101B
“If you want to succeed in this class, get ready to write 5000+ words per week.”
101A
“Quantity > quality, which goes against any english teacher I've ever had before”
101B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly papers and online writing with some timed essays; reviews do .

Essay BasedCanvas SubmissionsRewrite OpportunitiesTimed Essays MentionedNo Proctoring Mentions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and projects; some older comments mention timed essays as major grade drivers.

EssaysGroup ProjectsTimed Essays in Some SectionsIn-Class Work
“The majority of your grade was .”
101A
“Gives a chance to rewrite the .”
101A
“Most of the .”
ENG114

Online

Online assessment is Canvas-based essays and daily writing; no webcam or Lockdown Browser is clearly proven in reviews.

Canvas EssaysHeavy Weekly WritingQuick GradingLimited Comments
“ and he graded and .”
101B
“Swamy will just give you a ”
101A
“Just follow the directions well and read everything.”
101B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do the work and follow instructions. People don't follow instructions and then complain.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (27 online, 23 in person), highlighting organization and care versus heavy writing and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

77/100

“Prof Swamy cares about his students learning.”

📝 Workload Load

34/100

“If you want to succeed in this class, get ready to write 5000+ words per week.”

⚖️

58/100

“Quantity over quality for this class.”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and caring guy. .
  • I've never had an instructor write so rudely to students.
  • His lectures are captivating.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Follow his instructions and you will pass easily.
  • he is a .
  • He even allowed a rewrite for .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • The .
  • Not accommodating at all, which means that if you are 1 minute late you get no credit for any work.
  • Some students are lazy and do not read directions and instructions, so they complain about instructor.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

216

Lifetime ratings

87/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large online and but polarized themes on workload, organization, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5156
4 out of 522
3 out of 511
2 out of 56
1 out of 521

Course coverage

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101A16 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 2 · A 35 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1