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English

Brenton Farrell

ENGL002 · ENGL2 · YONOSE · ENGLI2 · ENGLISH2 · M3251 · ENG2 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
73/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want an engaging writing class and , and firm expectations.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny but PolarizingPaper HeavyAttendance RequiredRevision FriendlyNo Tests
  • Most in-person students describe him as , and helpful if you show up and do the work.
  • The class is writing-heavy, with , and group work instead of tests.
  • Grades feel fair to prepared students but strict to students who miss work, submit late, or need more flexibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if you attend, keep up with papers, and revise, but missed work, late work, or weak writing can hurt badly.

Online evidence is negative and workload-heavy, while and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

61/100

The course content is mostly standard English writing and reading, but frequent abstracts and .

Online students describe monotony and busy work, while in-person students more often say the .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as necessary, and several reviews warn that skipping class will make passing difficult.

The attendance evidence comes mainly from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and can handle steady writing, but not for students needing flexibility.

two online reviews, which are strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and revision opportunities, but students also report tough grading, no , and strict late policies.

Format shift

In-person reviews give both the revision-friendly and , while .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students frequently mention papers, abstracts, reading, annotations, group work, and .

Format shift

Both formats mention workload, but and abstracts.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many students , and helpful, though a notable minority find him confusing, harsh, or unpleasant.

Format shift

but polarized, while online feedback is too limited and negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

12/100

, and group projects rather than exams.

Format shift

and no tests, while online reviews mention busy work without clear assessment details.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but lean positive, with many students praising his humor, clarity, support, and revision opportunities.

Main concern

The main risk is a and deadlines matter.

What students said

“Show up, do your work, NO EXCUSES.”
ENG2
“There are three papers in his English 2 class, and the and annotating essays, then doing an abstract on them.”
ENGL2
“ and .”
ENG2

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are sparse and mostly negative, criticizing monotony, heavy work, and poor value.

Main concern

Students describe the online experience as repetitive and time-wasting.

What students said

“No.”
ENG2
“If you like repetitive, boring busy and opinions from the readings, then this is the class for you.”
M3251

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly support an essay-and-homework structure with no tests in .

No TestsEssay BasedAssignment Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a course built around papers, abstracts, and homework.

No TestsThree PapersAbstracts
“ and NO TEXTBOOKS, which is awesome.”
ENGL2
“There are three papers in his English 2 class, and the and annotating essays, then doing an abstract on them.”
ENGL2

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Honestly, Farrell is one of the . His class is pretty laid back and easy as long as you're willing to put the effort in.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Farrell is a fun instructor and gives interesting and useful material with his lectures.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“Practically every class you have to turn in an abstract of a new piece of writing, so expect lots of writing...”

⚖️

52/100

“The and as long as you do your work he treats you fairly!!!!!!!:)”

👍 Recommendation Level

66/100

“If I needed more .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has an awesome sense of humor and if something REAL happens, he will work with you.
  • Great instructor. He knows his subject and made the class interesting.
  • and .

Theme 2

📝 About Workload & Grades

  • Show up, do your work, NO EXCUSES.
  • There are three papers in his English 2 class, and the and annotating essays, then doing an abstract on them.
  • No
  • He let's you revise your essya untill you get the grade you want.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fit Concerns

  • Brenton Farrell is loud and obnoxious.
  • An incredibly monotonous class filled with abstracts and abstracts and more abstracts as well as other equally unimportant and as to what is expected of you.
  • He won't accept anything late even if there was a family emergency, his class is like a waste of time.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

The dataset has 22 reviews across many years with consistent themes around humor, attendance, writing workload, revisions, and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ENG28 reviews
ENGL28 reviews
M32512 reviews
ENGL0021 review
ENGLI21 review
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ENGLISH21 review
YONOSE1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3