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English

Christopher Hallsted

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGLI1A · LIT11A · ENG1C · 191 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
35.06%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you want a Disney-obsessed, workload-heavy English class and are ready to write at a high level for a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderDisney-Themed OverloadSo Many PapersHigh Drop RateHarsh Feedback
  • Entry-level English is graded like an advanced writing seminar with massive reading and 20-page essays.
  • Disney/Disneyland is the near-constant theme, which many students find exhausting.
  • A minority who grind, attend, and use office hours do improve as writers and sometimes earn As.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible if you do all work and hit his exact criteria, but , and huge essays make it high effort with no free A.

Both formats stress harsh writing standards; most evidence is in-person ENG1A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Content is advanced for freshman English with long articles, 6000-word papers, and highly specific analysis demands.

In-person and online alike call the Disney workload excessive for entry-level English.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and missing class sets you back or costs in-class work you cannot make up.

In-person comments ; online still expects heavy continuous work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Low take-again rate and who grew as writers.

Negative consensus is strongest in recent in-person reviews; online is also largely negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report nitpicking, zeros for AI-like language, and many Cs or fails.

Format shift

detail in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

, and Disney media make the load feel unreasonable for ENG1A.

Format shift

Online and and paper volume.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some call him passionate with ; many more say lectures wander, material is Disney-only, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews are more detailed and more negative overall.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade is , and writing deadlines rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats center papers and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ENG1A is polarizing: , and Disney-heavy lectures drive many drops; committed students sometimes praise feedback and growth.

Main concern

Harsh, highly specific essay criteria and .

What students said

“For an entry level class, It's completely ridiculous and brain numbing. AVOID.”
ENG1A
“over half of this class has dropped already, and the other half has no higher than a C letter grade.”
ENG1A
“if you show up/attend office hours, you can get an A.”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections and writing; most students report insane workload and .

Main concern

and heavy essay load with little flexible support.

What students said

“The workload is insane, with tons of reading and ”
ENG1A
“Assignments are quizzes after quizzes or essays, and ”
ENGL1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on papers and quizzes more than friendly open exams; not high-tech proctored.

Reading QuizzesEssay-Heavy AssessmentIn-Class WorkHarsh Writing Rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and strict written criteria; some ban devices and require handwritten work.

Long EssaysReading QuizzesHandwritten WorkStrict Rubrics
“everything is tediously handwritten (including ur 5000 word essay)”
ENG1A
“Lots of reading quizzes and writing deadlines”
ENG1A

Online

Online work is heavy on quizzes and essays; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser proctoring.

QuizzesEssaysCanvas Submissions
“Assignments are quizzes after quizzes or essays, and ”
ENGL1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“For an entry level class, It's completely ridiculous and brain numbing. AVOID.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, weighting recurring Disney-theme, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

📝 Workload Shock

15/100

“Be prepared to read 13, 20+ pg articles about Disneyland, a 120 pg book... into a 20 page (6000+ word) essay”

⚖️

22/100

“if he detects even the slightest use of AI-like language, it's an automatic zero”

📉

33/100

“By the time the semester was over, there were 4 kids left in the class”

✍️ Growth If You Grind

55/100

“I feel much more confident in my writing and can actually see improvement & growth”

Theme 1

🎢 About the Disney Theme

  • the entire subject is on disneyland
  • All he talked about was Disney
  • Thought I was listening to a person who works at Disneyland the whole year

Theme 2

📚

  • So many papers
  • Get ready to read
  • HOURS of Disney ride-throughs -- and then compile all of that info into a 20 page essay

Theme 3

👨‍🏫

  • and incredibly harsh

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

191

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent-to-multi-year reviews with and Disney-workload themes give a reliable picture despite some polarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
4 out of 534
3 out of 529
2 out of 532
1 out of 548

Course coverage

ENG1A43 reviews
ENGL1A3 reviews
LIT11A2 reviews
ENG1C1 review
ENGLI1A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 11

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 4

C range

6

C+ 2 · C 4

D range

2

D 2

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 3