AI Rate Professor

English

Phillip Hemenway

ENGLISH · FRENENG · ENGL2 · ENGLISH119 · ENGL222 · ENGLISH2 · ENG2 · ENG · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
57/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him if you want a demanding English instructor who can teach well, but if you need a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDemanding but rewardingStrong feedbackPolarizing personalityNot an easy AKnowledgeable lecturer
  • Students who were serious and engaged often called him excellent and inspiring.
  • Several .
  • The course is not a reliable easy A, even though a few students found it straightforward.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Getting an A appears possible, but multiple comments say he is tough and definitely not the instructor for an easy A.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The and manageable for engaged students, but fast pacing, serious expectations, and literature or writing demands raise the challenge.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they do not provide a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

because many students praise his teaching, but strong negative reviews make him a poor fit for some students.

All , and the tone is sharply mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Comments repeatedly warn that he is not an easy A and may be difficult for students who want high grades with low effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

One student reported hardly any homework, but several others describe the course as tough or difficult enough to require serious effort.

Format shift

All and is mixed.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many students describe him as knowledgeable, inspiring, clear, and helpful, though .

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison available.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and a , but they do not clearly show one dominant assessment method.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessment, and the evidence is limited.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly polarized, with many students praising his teaching while others describe the class as harsh or confusing.

Main concern

Students who dislike blunt feedback or demanding standards may struggle.

What students said

“He was tough, but in the work.”
ENGLISH119
“Hemenway was very intimidating, unapproachable, and unnecessarily difficult.”
ENGLISH2
“Hemenway's class was very easy and straight forward. .”
ENG2

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 mention a but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or .

Final Exam MentionedExam Policy Not Clear

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but the and rules are not clearly proven.

Final Exam MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“Out of app. 35 people that started in this class, less than 10 people made it to the .”
ENGLISH119

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Like anything, you get what you put into it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“One of the .”

📈 Grade Difficulty

35/100

“However, if you are looking for an "easy A" he is definitely NOT the instructor for you.”

👍 Recommendation Level

62/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He keeps his classes interesting and encourages his students to excel.
  • Professor Hemenway was a phenomenal literature instructor.
  • this guys sucked!! , and contradicts himself all the time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He was tough, but in the work.
  • If you do want better than a .
  • Hemenway's class was very easy and straight forward. .

Theme 3

❤️ About Fit and Personality

  • He does not tolerate students who are not serious about the class.
  • Hemenway was very intimidating, unapproachable, and unnecessarily difficult.
  • The only people who seem to have problems with him are just not paying attentionand/or .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

65/100

Evidence confidence

There are 11 reviews with detailed comments, but most are old and opinions are strongly polarized.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ENGLISH1193 reviews
ENGLISH2 reviews
ENG1 review
ENG21 review
ENGL21 review
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ENGL2221 review
ENGLISH21 review
FRENENG1 review

Reported outcomes

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