AI Rate Professor

English

Thomas Edson

ENG1A · LIT46 · ENGLIC · ROMAANTIQUA · ENGLISH1A · LAT1 · SHSPR1 · LATN1 · EGL1A · ENGL1C · LIT36 · ENG1 · AHIS14 · ENGL1A · LATLANG · LATIN1 · ENGL68 · ENGLI1A · ENG1C · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you want to be pushed hard and will put in serious weekly work; if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Reading LoadEssay-Heavy ExamsPassionate ExpertNot an Easy A
  • Excellent for serious students who want college-level writing and deep content mastery.
  • Expect , and lecture-driven tests.
  • admirers call him a gem; and harsh standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Repeated warnings that this is not an easy A; grades , and strict standards.

; the lone online review also treats grade outcomes as uncertain.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

, and fast lecture pacing make content intellectually demanding.

In-person reviews dominate; online evidence is too thin to change the overall hard profile.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and say missing class tanks lecture-based essay exams.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

learners seeking rigor love him, grade-focused students strongly warn against him.

Mixed recommendations are almost entirely from in-person reviews; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

26/100

and hard essay tests dominate; excellence requires precise detail and heavy revision effort.

Format shift

Strict grading reports .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Multiple long essays, heavy reading, research papers up to 15-22 pages, and frequent note-taking create a heavy load.

Format shift

; online review only implies substantial learning effort.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Passionate, knowledgeable, and transformative for motivated students, but monotone delivery and limited hand-holding frustrate others.

Format shift

and incomprehensible or unhelpful.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Mix of , and lecture-based tests.

Format shift

Assessment detail is almost entirely from in-person comments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students describe a and punishes slackers.

Main concern

, and large research papers overwhelm unprepared students.

What students said

“ .”
AHIS14
“ , but he really makes you a solid writer.”
ENG1A
“This may be the most difficult class I have ever taken, and it certainly is one of the .”
ENG1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online review says you will learn a lot if you want real growth, even when the grade is uncertain.

Main concern

Only one online review, with an Incomplete grade and .

What students said

“if you want to learn than this is the class for you.I have no idea what I will be getting a C or an F but one thing I do know. I am learning a lot”
ENGLISH1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard essay tests tied tightly to lectures and .

Essay midterms and finalsLecture-heavy testsPop quizzesTough graderStudy guides sometimes provided

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

on lectures; some classes provide questions ahead or take-home essays.

Essay examsMidterm and finalPop quizzesQuestions sometimes provided aheadLecture-based tests
“Only two exams--mid-term and final, but professor provided and .”
AHIS14
“ , and wants specific details.”
AHIS14
“ .”
LIT46

Online

Single online review does not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If . If you want .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in , and split recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Hardcore Rigor

24/100

“ if you are unwilling to put in the work and accept the difficult challenges.”

⚖️

26/100

“He's also a and if you've read the material and taken notes.”

🎯 Teaching for Serious Students

68/100

“Prof. Edson really knows what it means to educate.”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

55/100

“Where was this prof when I started college? You might be scared off at first, but STAY IN .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very passionate about what he teaches and you will learn
  • speaks in so it can be hard not to tune out
  • he actually teaches unlike many other professors

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this is not an easy A
  • Class consist of 4 4-7 pg essays And a 16-22 page final research paper
  • , and wants specific details

Theme 3

⚠️

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

94

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years and courses show stable themes of , and polarizing teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 515
3 out of 59
2 out of 515
1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1