AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Sullivan

WHOA1C · ENG1AH · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENG1 · LIT46 · LIT1 · ENGLISH1A · LIT2 · LIT301 · LIT47 · ENG1B · ENGLA · ENGLIB · ENG65 · LIT1A · ENG1C · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you want a brutal, high-standard English course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh graderHigh drop rateSarcastic and bluntRigid standardsHeavy reading
  • Large share of students report , and discouraging classroom tone.
  • A minority say he is rigorous, professional, and transformative for serious literature students.
  • Expect , and little hand-holding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students repeatedly say As are nearly impossible, tiny errors can zero work, and few finish with passing grades.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

High difficulty ratings and comments about college-plus standards, dense reading, and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and lateness can still be marked absent.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most narrative reviews urge students to stay away despite a minority of strong endorsements.

; older comments dominate the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Picky zeros for small citation misses and reports of almost no .

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and many required books create overwhelming load.

Format shift

All workload evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Some call him knowledgeable and inspiring, but far more describe sarcasm, put-downs, and .

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in-person and highly polarized toward negative tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Many essays, research papers, quizzes, and reading-driven work dominate assessment.

Format shift

and reading more than a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as extremely hard, picky, and high-attrition, with a small group praising deep learning.

Main concern

, and a demoralizing tone that drives many students out.

What students said

“He started off with a full classroom and in the end only 3 people were able to pass, a qualified teacher, but unmerciful.”
WHOA1C
“If you're looking to fail, this is the class for you. Out of 31 people, only 6 were left at the end. No one passed.”
ENGL1A
“Dr. Sullivan is an amazing professor who is always nice and professional. I learned to love literature in his class.”
ENG1B

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Strict essay standards and documentation pickiness define .

Essay heavyPicky MLA and documentationMultiple essays required to passMovie essay final in one note

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and harshly graded, including pass thresholds on multiple essays and strict documentation.

5 essays plus research paperPass 3 of 5 essays or failStrict MLA documentationFinal essay on a movie
“HAVE to pass 3/5 essays or you fail the class.”
ENG1A
“Tiny documenting errors will get you a .”
WHOA1C
“ . not too bad.”
ENGL1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!! 5 essays, a of Ragtime! You WILL ALWAYS be doing homework! DO NOT TAKE HIM!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized rigor. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Tone

30/100

“Does not answer questions without making you feel stupid. !!!!”

⚖️

12/100

“Tiny documenting errors will get you a . It's not education, it's discouragement.”

🔥 Rigorous Minority View

70/100

“Yes, he was a tough teacher-- but we LEARNED a lot in his classes.”

🚫 Recommendation Level

22/100

“STAY AWAY!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Too sarcastic
  • makes condescending comments
  • This man knows his stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Almost impossible A
  • only 3 people were able to pass
  • there's no such thing as an easy A

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • You
  • expect to buy approx. 8 books, a lot of reading

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

75

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews with long time span and and attrition, though many are older.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 510
3 out of 513
2 out of 518
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values