Maya-Alvarez Galvan

ENGLISH68 · ENG1A · ENG67 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: 35.71%
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you want a brutal writing bootcamp and can live with harsh grades.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy PapersHarsh FeedbackHigh Drop RateNot Easy A

and and GPA fear
Many students report unhelpful or and little teaching of how to succeed
A minority who use office hours say writing skills improve for later classes

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Harsh essay grading and workers.

Online and ; almost all evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and college-level writing demands make content and pace hard.

Challenge is consistent; and optional busywork.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory and .

In-person often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students say stay away; only a few value the .

One online review is strongly against; in-person is mixed but majority negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

, and willingness to fail students.

Format shift

; strongest detail is in-person.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

, and research papers at once.

Format shift

; online also cites lots of reading and extra work.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many call her unhelpful, judgmental, and non-teaching; a few say office hours transform writing.

Format shift

In-person carries both the hate and the rare praise; online is purely negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and weekly writing rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Paper-centric in both formats; .

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

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ENG is paper-heavy with , and frequent advice to drop.

Main concern

, and huge research-paper weight can wreck GPA.

What students said

“Honestly, taking this class is just a big mistake. because of how strict professor is.”
ENG1A

“You know she's not a good professor when a class of 35 drops to 10.”
ENG1A

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ENG1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online review calls her the worst and intrusive.

Main concern

; tone is hostile and workload feels pointless.

What students said

“Absolute worst class experience I have had. She assigns a lot of reading and a lot of " .”
ENG1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; friendliness is low even when format is writing-focused.

Research Paper HeavyHarsh Essay RubricsWeekly PapersMLA Strict

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Final research paper largely determines the grade with picky criteria and .

Research Paper Determines GradeHarsh Verbal FeedbackWeekly Essays

“the her criteria for the paper itself was ridiculous.”
ENG1A

“she left verbal feedback asking why I had done the topic and that my examples were "withered cherries."”
ENG1A

Online

Online review stresses heavy reading and .

Heavy ReadingOptional Extra Assignments

“She assigns a lot of reading and a lot of " .”
ENG1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (1 online, 17 in-person), highlighting grading harshness and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“You learn nothing from her as an English teacher. .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“I truly despised her class and will advise anyone who .”

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14/100

“She grades VERY HARD, A LOT OF WORK REQUIRED”

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20/100

“Over 3/4ths of the class dropped out after ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

does not teach any of the curriculum
if you ask her for help
Her class was so boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Extremely hard
She has no problem giving you an F
HARD TO PASS!

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

assigns 2-4 assignments at a time
So many papers
Every week is the same read 3 boos type an essay

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

18 reviews over many years with and detailed complaints support high credibility.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 52

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 59

Course coverage

ENG1A14 reviews

ENGLISH683 reviews

ENG671 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2

Maya-Alvarez Galvan

Avoid unless you want a brutal writing bootcamp and can live with harsh grades.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ x x

📉 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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