AI Rate Professor

English

Elliott Cragen

ENG101C · ENG101B · ENGL101A29 · ENGLISH1O1B · ENGLISH151B · ENG151A · ENGL101C · ENGLISH101A · ENGL151B · ENGL151 · 101A · ENGL101A · ENGLISH101C · 101C · ENGLISH151A · ENG101A · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
76.19%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him if you want a chill, funny English class with and are fine with and off-topic lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious Off-Topic LecturesClear Essay FeedbackMandatory AttendanceExtra Credit Field TripsCaring but Unfocused
  • Hilarious and caring English professor who often digresses into politics and personal stories
  • and strong essay feedback help many students earn As if they complete the work
  • and lectures can feel unfocused for students seeking tight English content

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students report an A is realistic if you follow his essay criteria, turn in work, and are mid.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is standard college English writing fundamentals with manageable reading and a .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and tags warn that skipping class will tank your grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Roughly three in because , and supportive despite frequent off-topic lectures.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Essay grading can feel strict, but clear criteria, rewrites, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Several essays plus quizzes and rather than crushing.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students praise humor, care, and essay coaching while criticizing unfocused lectures full of personal tangents.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades center on a handful of essays plus quizzes and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English classes feel chill and funny with , but lectures often wander into life and politics while .

Main concern

Off-topic lectures and if you want pure writing instruction.

What students said

“Dr Cragen's lectures sometimes go way off topic but he is a great professor.”
ENGL101C
“Easy A as long as you do work. for going to the field trip.”
ENG101C
“90% of lecture is about politics and his life.”
ENGL151

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans on essays and ; reviews do not clearly prove open-book or special proctoring.

QuizzesIn-class or standard finalExtra credit field trip

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections use quizzes, essays, and a and .

QuizzesEssay-focused gradingExtra credit field trip
“I got but wound up with an A in the class thanks to the quizzes hw and final.”
ENG101C
“Be sure to attend the field trip!”
101C

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want an easy A, .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and humor. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He is a fantastic professor, he has a craft for teaching English and has been doing so for many years now.”

😂 Lecture Style

62/100

“His lectures were mostly whatever he felt like talking about, and and unfocused, albeit pretty funny.”

📈 Easy A Path

82/100

“Easy A as long as you do work. for going to the field trip.”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures sometimes go way off topic but he is a great professor
  • Most of his lectures are philosophical or about life
  • He's super chill overall

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A,
  • You gotta work hard in his class for an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he's nice and actually cares that you do well
  • Really a good human being

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on humor, off-topic lectures, and grade paths.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 561
4 out of 520
3 out of 58
2 out of 56
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

20

A 19 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1