AI Rate Professor

English

Rocio Avila

ENGL1B · ENG1A · ENG67 · ENGL1A · ENGL67 · ENGL1C · EGL68 · ENG68 · ENGL68 · ENG1B · LIT40 · LIT20588 · ENG1C · 93 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Take her only if you want rigorous writing growth and and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderImproves writingCondescending toneHeavy readingMandatory participation
  • many say writing skills soar while others call her rude and harsh.
  • Expect , and .
  • An A takes real effort; standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and minimal work.

Both formats stress hard work; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and strict standards make content demanding.

In person and online both describe high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Skip class and you will not pass; absences and unpreparedness can get you dropped or kicked out.

Stronger in-person enforcement; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half praise growth and passion while and .

Online recent reviews lean more negative; long-run in person is split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

25/100

; many say expectations are high and little slack is given.

Format shift

Harshness appears in both formats.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of reading, annotations, papers, and .

Format shift

Consistent across formats.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong for motivated students seeking feedback; weak for those who find her condescending or political.

Format shift

; online sample is small and recent negatives weigh heavily.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Papers, essays, annotations, and participation dominate; some in-class timed writing.

Format shift

In person mentions in-class essays; and homework.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is either a respected writing mentor or a and papers.

Main concern

Harsh tone, political lectures for some, and fail-risk if unprepared.

What students said

“One of the . SAC! She really cares about her students and wants them to be successful!”
ENGL68
“She was very rude and made students around me feel dumb for asking questions.”
ENG1A
“She's an but she's a and wants you to succeed!”
ENG1C

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online comments and zero help when grades tank.

Main concern

and unresponsive help in ENG1A online.

What students said

“Professor Avila really gives excellent feedback when grading .”
EGL68
“ overnight. I reach out to her & she didn't even care or bother 2 explain.”
ENG1A
“if you put in the work her class can really improve your writing.”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans toward papers and hard written .

In-class essaysHeavy reading testsTake-home paper option rareWritten exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and ; literature exams can be all written.

In-class essaysWritten examsMultiple novelsAnnotations required
“ and memorize all the stuff thrown at you or you won't get an A on the exams because everything is written and no multiple choice.”
LIT20588
“Write about 4 papers only 1 is take home which is grades the hardest. The others are in class so you have to write fast”
ENGL1C

Online

and sudden grade changes more than proctoring tools.

Essay gradingHomework heavy
“Professor Avila really gives excellent feedback when grading .”
EGL68
“ .”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to . She is straight up and will tell you like it is.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in person), capturing the growth-versus-harshness split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Impact

55/100

“My writing skills grew immensely and ”

⚖️

25/100

“She is a and expect to read a lot.”

😤 Classroom Tone

30/100

“Extremely condescending from day 1.”

👍 Split Recommendation

48/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are amazing
  • straight up and will tell you like it is
  • encourages you to question things

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A class
  • tough but fair
  • Lots of work, little respect

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality Fit

  • made students around me feel dumb
  • sarcastic to the
  • She really cares about her students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

93

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed, long-span reviews with stable polarization themes yield high credibility despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 516
3 out of 59
2 out of 59
1 out of 527

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

7

B+ 4 · B 3

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1