AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Colson

EGNL101B · ENGLISH101B · ENGLISH50 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want rigorous English prep for transfer, not if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerChallenging EnglishNot an easy APrepares for transferClear and wittyExpects high effort
  • Three strong reviews praise clear, entertaining teaching that prepares students for university English.
  • Course is hard and not an easy A; essays and high standards drive grades.
  • One short review calls him terrible, so experience may polarize.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students explicitly say not an easy A and report C+ or B+ only with full essay effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Difficulty ratings are high and students stress completing all essays to survive.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

At least one review marks attendance mandatory for the required prep course.

and in-person only.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most call him worth it for serious students, with one unexplained terrible rating.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Not an easy A; full essay completion required and grades sit around B+/C+.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple essays and high expectations create a heavy writing load.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and entertaining for most; one student said terrible.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Essays dominate; students stress completing all writing to pass.

Format shift

In-person evidence only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and excellent preparation for higher English, but the work is hard and not an easy A.

Main concern

High difficulty and one strongly negative review without detail.

What students said

“Not an easy "A," but and effort if you would like to both improve your English skills and continue on to a University.”
EGNL101B
“Prepared me big time for 101A. Wouldn't have been able to pass if .”
ENGLISH50
“Easily one of the ... A if you're serious about college.”
ENGLISH101B

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

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Reviews emphasize essays and .

Essay-focusedHigh standards

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment centers on essays and writing improvement rather than described proctored exams.

Essays requiredWriting-focused
“Wouldn't have been able to pass if .”
ENGLISH50
“Not an easy "A," but and effort”
EGNL101B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Not an easy "A," but and effort if you would like to both improve your English skills and continue on to a University.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting rigor, essay load, and transfer prep. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Easily one of the . He is a little quirky, but who isn't.”

📚 Transfer Prep

85/100

“Prepared me big time for 101A.”

💪 Not an Easy A

28/100

“Not an easy "A," but and effort”

⚠️ Polarizing

20/100

“Terrible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and also entertaining.
  • , and at times entertaining.
  • He does a great job of explaining the work and making you expect more from yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy "A," but and effort
  • Wouldn't have been able to pass if .
  • A if you're serious about college.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews from 2013-2014; mostly detailed and consistent but small sample with one unexplained 1.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENGLISH101B2 reviews
EGNL101B1 review
ENGLISH501 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values