AI Rate Professor

English

Hicks Steven

Courses not reported · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid his online English 101 unless you can self-manage a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderHeavy Essay LoadUnresponsive OnlinePolarizing ReviewsDrop-Heavy Workload
  • Most students describe a heavy weekly essay and .
  • Online communication is often called vague or and textbook surprises.
  • One older glowing review exists, but and clarity.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grader tags and , not light effort.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students rate difficulty high and describe constant essays, labs, and .

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory with participation mattering for the grade.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only about one in , and recent comments stress load, boredom, and weak support.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

and several students withdrew rather than finish under the standards.

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Multiple weekly assignments plus essays every other week make the load hard to pair with other classes.

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Recent reviews cite boring pacing, outdated syllabus, and .

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and frequent essays rather than a single big exam focus.

Format shift

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online English 101 is workload-heavy with , and discussions; and support weak.

Main concern

syllabus and slow email replies.

What students said

“There are about 3-4 assignments a week. , and a quiz.”
101-55
“ , IF he did they were very vague responses.”
101-55
“His class was long and boring. He wants it his way or no way.”
101-55

Exam style

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Assessment centers on frequent quizzes and essays; reviews .

Weekly QuizzesEssay HeavyModule Assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

, and regular essays; proctoring details are not clearly stated.

Weekly QuizzesEssay AssignmentsDiscussion Boards
“There are about 3-4 assignments a week. , and a quiz.”
101-55
“The whole .”
101-55

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Took a late-start, not a class to be taken while taking other classes. There are about 3-4 assignments a week.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 Online reviews, highlighting workload, support, and polarizing teaching tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Weekly Load

22/100

“There are about 3-4 assignments a week. , and a quiz.”

📧 Weak Online Support

32/100

“ , IF he did they were very vague responses.”

⚠️

25/100

“Terrible class.”

🌟 Rare Strong Praise

90/100

“Simply put, he is the . .”

Theme 1

📝

  • The whole .
  • There are about 3-4 assignments a week.
  • Dropped the class due to the course load, but it could be managed if one knows how.

Theme 2

💻 About Online Support

  • His syllabus was not up to date and he required a textbook but did not state it in the syllabus
  • , IF he did they were very vague responses.
  • If you need the

Theme 3

🎭 About Teaching Tone

  • His class was long and boring. He wants it his way or no way.
  • He made English 101 simple to understand & enjoyable.
  • Terrible class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five recent Online reviews with consistent workload and , but a single strong positive outlier and small sample limit certainty.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

101-555 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

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B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1