AI Rate Professor

English

William McKie

ENGLISH101 · ENGLISH914 · ENGL91418 · ENGLI101 · EGNLISH101 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGENG · ENGLISH91417 · ENG914 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you want a tough writing bootcamp and can accept a B or C as the ceiling.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh Essay GraderBoring Monotone LecturesUnclear ExpectationsMind-Reading GradingAvoid for Transfer
  • Most students call him a As.
  • Lectures are slow, monotone, off-topic, and hard to stay awake through.
  • A and strict for growth, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Students repeatedly say he gives few or no As and .

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content can feel basic, but and high essay standards make the course feel hard to succeed in.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as policy, but one strong review says attending is necessary to pass.

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most reviews urge students to drop or pick anyone else, calling him the worst for English 101.

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

ceilings around C or B and almost no As.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Multiple essays and novel-based writing dominate the load, with high revision and pickiness.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students often call him nice but a bad teacher due to monotone delivery, tangents, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades hinge almost entirely on essays and papers rather than exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English 101 is essay-heavy, slow-paced, and widely seen as harsh and .

Main concern

Harsh paper grading and reach.

What students said

“Grades very harsh. Goes off topic often.** **”
ENGL101
“Do not expect to get an A in his class.”
ENG101
“nice guy, sucky class. really boring. poorly communicates what is expected and ”
ENG101

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.

; exams are rarely described in detail.

Essay-heavy assessmentHarsh paper gradingLimited exam detail

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment is paper-centered with harsh standards; .

Essay papersHarsh gradingUnclear expectations
“ and yes you will improve in your writing, but if you really want an A in .”
ENG101
“He literally gives no A's and very few B's.”
ENGENG

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There are alot of great professors at Valley College, but this one is truly the worst.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 and lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️

18/100

“He literally gives no A's and very few B's.”

😴 Boring Lectures

28/100

“He's a nice person but bad teacher!!! he takes long to speak which makes the class 10x boring.”

🚫

22/100

“Please do not take this professor. If ”

Theme 1

📝

  • Even with highest grade I received on a .
  • You write a but no it has to be his opinion or its wrong.
  • He grades as if we are professional like him

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He speaks so slow. He's classes last FOREVER!!
  • Professor is monotone. Goes on tangents.
  • U never know what kind of grade u'll get on ur papers cuz he doesn't clarify what he's expecting.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character vs Results

  • but horrible teacher and grader!
  • nice guy, sucky class.
  • Yes this class is difficult, but ...

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews spanning years show consistent themes of and boring lectures.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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ENGLI1012 reviews
1011 review
EGNLISH1011 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1