Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · Fall 2021 through Spring 2026, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.PRTO 3300982.UNAS 3348903.MUSP 1670944.COMM 1060925.MUSP 1660926.ECON 9902887.BSLW 2299918.PHIL 4932939.COMM 19029010.UGMG 10109311.MUSP 26009912.TMPS 803495
How this list is ordered

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · ENGL · MCAS

ENGL 1010

First Year Writing Seminar · 136 instructors on record · 442 sections

How the curve score is built
70Teaching80 raw · 26th percentile of BC classes
+1Easiness adjustmenteasiness 82 · 49 raw workload · lighter than 67% of BC classes
71Curve scorethe teaching curve +1 for the workload · at most ±6 either way

Boston College's ratings are bunched at the top — the median instructor averages about 88 out of 100 on the raw scale, and 44% of them clear 90 — so a raw score cannot separate anybody. Every figure here is ranked against BC classes and that rank is re-expressed out of 100, which is what turns a raw 88 — the middle of the university — into a figure that says where somebody actually stands. On this scale 77 is the median, 84 the top quarter and 91 the top tenth. Workload is then an adjustment on top of that, worth nothing at all for an ordinary one. Lighter work than 67% of BC classes.

What the course score is made of
80BC evaluations442 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026
—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

The class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it — who taught it is the board below.

How is this worked out?

That is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between: the board carries each instructor's own score for this class, and the score above is the class averaged across all of them.

What the challenge rank is made of
12thMore challenging than 12% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
82BC — “Intellectually Challenging”442 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question. It is not a measure of difficulty, grading or workload.

How is this worked out?

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
49BC — “Workload”442 records · raw score out of 100

One of Boston College's five workload bands, not a number of hours. Higher means more work, not worse.

How is this worked out?

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Limited to 15 students. Designed as a workshop in which each student develops a portfolio of personal and academic writing, the seminar follows a semester-long process. Students write and rewrite essays continuously, discuss their works-in-progress in class, and receive feedback during individual and small group conferences with the instructor. Students read a wide range of texts, including various forms of non-fiction prose. In addition to regular conferences, the class meets two hours per week to discuss the writing process, the relationship between reading and writing, conventional and innovative ways of doing research, and evolving drafts of class members.

The board

136 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 31 of the 136 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorCurveEasinessChallengeRMP overall
1Amanda LabriolaEnglish9799 raw · 9 records78±0 to the score29th1009 ratings · all classes
2Sarah EhrichEnglish8895 raw · 13 records78±0 to the score24th—no page
3Alexander Saint-WidowEnglish fewer records9999 raw · 5 records84+2 to the score20th—no page
4Chelsey GrassoEnglish9297 raw · 6 records80+1 to the score19th1003 ratings · all classes
5Angela MuirEnglish fewer records9598 raw · 4 records81+1 to the score15th1004 ratings · all classes
6Bonnie RudnerAssociate Professor of the Practice · English8995 raw · 6 records82+1 to the score27th8613 ratings · all classes
7Gregory PetershackEnglish8693 raw · 9 records83+2 to the score9th1002 ratings · all classes
8Vincent PortilloAssistant Professor of the Practice · English8594 raw · 12 records78±0 to the score11th965 ratings · all classes
9Charles RedmondEnglish fewer records8794 raw · 5 records80+1 to the score16th1003 ratings · all classes
10Jessica OylerEnglish fewer records8895 raw · 4 records78±0 to the score26th—no page
11Shelley LinsoEnglish8593 raw · 6 records76±0 to the score19th—no page
12Joanna RovinEnglish8392 raw · 10 records82+1 to the score34th929 ratings · all classes
13Katherine ReardonEnglish fewer records8994 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score4th—no page
14Rebecca RadilloEnglish8191 raw · 14 records75±0 to the score32nd867 ratings · all classes
15Christopher BoucherProfessor of the Practice · English Provisional fewer records8894 raw · 2 records84+2 to the score29th9411 ratings · all classes
16Isabel LaneEnglish Provisional8894 raw · 2 records84+2 to the score5th1003 ratings · all classes
17Jessica PauszekAssistant Professor; Director, First-Year Writing Seminar · English8392 raw · 4 records82+1 to the score17th1006 ratings · all classes
18Lorenzo PuenteEnglish Provisional fewer records8795 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score11th9817 ratings · all classes
19Shilpi SunejaEnglish8492 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score5th—no page
20Simon ShankoEnglish8492 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score22nd—no page
21Aeron HuntAssociate Professor · English Provisional fewer records99100 raw · 1 record—21st867 ratings · all classes
22Megumi DemondEnglish Provisional99100 raw · 1 record—9th—no page
23Julia AdamoEnglish Provisional9898 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score11th—no page
24Julia WoodwardEnglish Provisional9898 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score53rd1001 rating · all classes
25Justin Brown-RamseyEnglish Provisional9899 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score25th—no page
26Elizabeth DellEnglish Provisional9798 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score40th—no page
27Veronica HouseEnglish Provisional9798 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score36th—no page
28Grace ArenasEnglish8191 raw · 5 records77±0 to the score12th902 ratings · all classes
29Kathleen SteeleEnglish8090 raw · 9 records82+1 to the score6th702 ratings · all classes
30Chandler ShawEnglish fewer records8190 raw · 4 records84+2 to the score3rd—no page
31Carlo RotellaProfessor · English Provisional fewer records8997 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score57th1006 ratings · all classes
32Kelly GrayEnglish Provisional8996 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score23rd—no page
33Olivia KerstenEnglish Provisional8995 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score4th—no page
34Yuchen XiongEnglish Provisional8995 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score2nd—no page
35Dacia GentilellaUniversity and Capstone8090 raw · 6 records82+1 to the score14th829 ratings · all classes
36Avery TomasoEnglish Provisional fewer records8894 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score14th—no page
37Jocelyn RiceUndergrad Management Honors/Ethics Provisional8895 raw · 1 record———no page
38Katherine GwydirEnglish Provisional8894 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score9th—no page
39Laura SterrettEnglish Provisional8894 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score36th—no page
40Patrick SanticEnglish Provisional8894 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score5th—no page
41Troy WoolseyEnglish Provisional8895 raw · 1 record———no page
42Cassidy AllenEnglish Provisional8793 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score11th—no page
43Fari CannonEnglish Provisional8793 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score21st1001 rating · all classes
44Jacob WirshbaEnglish Provisional8793 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score15th—no page
45Juliana LundeEnglish Provisional8291 raw · 2 records84+2 to the score2nd—no page
46Collin PrattEnglish Provisional fewer records8695 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score33rd—no page
47Katie PelkeyEnglish Provisional8592 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score11th—no page
48Joshua NguyenEnglish7988 raw · 8 records83+2 to the score17th—no page
49Mara KnoeckleinEnglish Provisional fewer records8191 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score24th—no page
50Garrett PattisonEnglish Provisional fewer records8494 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score39th1003 ratings · all classes
51Daniel DoughertyEnglish Provisional8393 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score29th—no page
52Gina CaseEnglish Provisional8391 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score5th—no page
53Noora AlsabahEnglish Provisional8391 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score9th—no page
54Jared HackworthEnglish Provisional8292 raw · 1 record—25th1001 rating · all classes
55Alexander ZhuEnglish Provisional8190 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score1st—no page
56Grace ThayerEnglish Provisional8192 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score1st—no page
57Remson DejosephEnglish Provisional8190 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score2nd—no page
58Heather BrennanEnglish Provisional8089 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score5th—no page
59Grace DanciuEnglish Provisional7988 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score1st—no page
60Lila AlonsoEnglish Provisional7988 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score4th—no page
61Summer CardarelliEnglish Provisional7888 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score13th—no page
62Sabina SullivanEnglish7787 raw · 4 records84+2 to the score1st—no page
63Amulya Ravitej BachalaEnglish Provisional7788 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score29th—no page
64Davis RogersEnglish Provisional7790 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score48th—no page
65Grace GerrishEnglish Provisional7790 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score15th—no page
66Julie DaiEnglish Provisional7786 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score26th—no page
67Christopher SchafaleEnglish Provisional7686 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score25th—no page
68Ellie LangeEnglish Provisional7685 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score9th—no page
69Jenna MirchinEnglish Provisional7686 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score17th—no page
70Victoria OlivieroEnglish Provisional7686 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score3rd—no page
71Emma HammackEnglish Provisional7687 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score9th—no page
72Kenneth HaleyEnglish Provisional7585 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score19th—no page
73Catherine FisherEnglish Provisional7484 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score9th—no page
74Eleanor ForestellEnglish Provisional7484 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score0th—no page
75Mali BarkerEnglish Provisional7387 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score9th—no page
76Deanna DanforthEnglish Provisional7286 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score25th—no page
77Morrgan RosenbergEnglish Provisional7285 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score23rd1001 rating · all classes
78Sara LatiniEnglish Provisional fewer records7282 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score9th—no page
79Paul LewisProfessor Emeritus · English Provisional fewer records7485 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score9th862 ratings · all classes
80Matthew MerskyEnglish7584 raw · 4 records84+2 to the score29th388 ratings · all classes
81Megan LeaseEnglish Provisional7185 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score9th—no page
82Piper LoehrkeEnglish Provisional7185 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score5th—no page
83Roxana Alvarez SanguinetiEnglish Provisional7180 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score12th—no page
84Ryan FayEnglish Provisional7180 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score1st—no page
85Shelby JonesEnglish Provisional fewer records7180 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score5th—no page
86Margaret SummerfieldEnglish7585 raw · 5 records84+2 to the score2nd—no page
87Jean FranzinoAssistant Professor of the Practice · English7586 raw · 6 records78±0 to the score22nd803 ratings · all classes
88Abigail HarrisEnglish Provisional fewer records7083 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score15th1001 rating · all classes
89Rebekah MitseinAssociate Professor; Assistant Chair · English Provisional fewer records7385 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score25th964 ratings · all classes
90Lauren WilwerdingAssistant Professor of the Practice · English7587 raw · 7 records73−1 to the score21st863 ratings · all classes
91Susan RobertsAssociate Professor of the Practice · English7587 raw · 7 records74−1 to the score11th9015 ratings · all classes
92James MasanekEnglish Provisional6978 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score29th—no page
93Liam SchmidtEnglish Provisional6877 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score1st—no page
94Megan CrottyEnglish Provisional6882 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score2nd628 ratings · all classes
95Suzanne MatsonProfessor · English Provisional fewer records6877 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score15th564 ratings · all classes
96Tess KoettingEnglish7587 raw · 11 records75±0 to the score17th807 ratings · all classes
97Alianna GuerraEnglish Provisional6780 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score9th—no page
98Christy PottroffAssistant Professor · English Provisional6780 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score41st—no page
99Emily BecklerEnglish Provisional6776 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score2nd—no page
100Nicholas StinehourEnglish Provisional6776 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score0th602 ratings · all classes
101Quinn FisherEnglish Provisional6778 raw · 1 record—16th—no page
102Rose O'ConnorEnglish Provisional6778 raw · 1 record———no page
103Tailor DolginEnglish Provisional6775 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score1st—no page
104Min SongProfessor; Department Chair · English Provisional fewer records6673 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score29th7014 ratings · all classes
105Hannah ClayEnglish7484 raw · 6 records83+2 to the score4th602 ratings · all classes
106Brendan McCourtEnglish Provisional6477 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score11th—no page
107George O'HarEnglish Provisional6474 raw · 1 record———no page
108Grace WoodEnglish Provisional6273 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score19th—no page
109Elizabeth KernsEnglish Provisional6167 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score9th—no page
110John BlegenEnglish Provisional5963 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score0th—no page
111Kat MatsonEnglish Provisional fewer records5963 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score4th—no page
112Michael LyonsEnglish Provisional6983 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score26th702 ratings · all classes
113Kristin ImreEnglish Provisional5760 raw · 1 record—1st—no page
114Paul SherbanEnglish Provisional5760 raw · 1 record—0th—no page
115Kevin ReynoldsEnglish Provisional fewer records5554 raw · 1 record84+2 to the score0th—no page
116Noel IngramEnglish7283 raw · 5 records80+1 to the score3rd801 rating · all classes
117Matthew GannonEnglish Provisional fewer records6781 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score19th466 ratings · all classes
118Thomas Kaplan-MaxfieldAssociate Professor of the Practice · English7284 raw · 6 records75±0 to the score25th—no page
119Fiona SteacyEnglish6977 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score4th—no page
120Julia DavidsonEnglish Provisional fewer records6575 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score1st—no page
121Krithika VachaliAssistant Professor of the Practice · English6879 raw · 3 records76±0 to the score5th702 ratings · all classes
122Nell WasserstromEnglish Provisional fewer records6274 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score36th807 ratings · all classes
123Maren SchifferEnglish7183 raw · 8 records76±0 to the score12th864 ratings · all classes
124Sean MitseinEnglish Provisional fewer records5059 raw · 2 records58−5 to the score33rd404 ratings · all classes
125Rachel LewisEnglish fewer records6675 raw · 5 records84+2 to the score3rd—no page
126Martha HincksEnglish7083 raw · 14 records74−1 to the score25th4811 ratings · all classes
127Jordan ReanierEnglish fewer records6574 raw · 5 records80+1 to the score9th—no page
128Margaret FergusonEnglish7081 raw · 17 records80+1 to the score5th546 ratings · all classes
129Mallory HillaryEnglish6677 raw · 6 records78±0 to the score3rd743 ratings · all classes
130Allison AdairProfessor of the Practice · English6270 raw · 5 records75±0 to the score51st805 ratings · all classes
131Nicole FrisbeyEnglish6068 raw · 5 records76±0 to the score1st—no page
132Beth BennettEnglish fewer records5767 raw · 5 records68−2 to the score3rd—no page
133Lydia BuchananEnglish6778 raw · 14 records77±0 to the score4th646 ratings · all classes
134Melissa O'LearyEnglish fewer records5355 raw · 5 records———no page
135Brian ZimmermanEnglish6374 raw · 22 records74−1 to the score34th7214 ratings · all classes
136Sebastian IvyEnglish5357 raw · 13 records67−2 to the score16th3613 ratings · all classes

All 136 instructors listed.

89 of 136 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach, not a figure about this class.

How this board is built and ordered

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Curve is the instructor's score for THIS class only, ranked against every instructor we hold and printed back out of 100, with the raw BC average underneath it; nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Easiness is an adjustment on top of it, worth up to about ±6 — BC's workload item, ranked and turned over, so a lighter section gains and a heavier one loses, while an ordinary one changes nothing — and each row prints the adjustment, signed. The board is ordered on the same figure it prints, adjusted for how many records back it. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item shown as a rank against every class we hold; students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it is not a measure of difficulty or grading, and it is never marked better or worse.

That site has no course dimension, so its figure is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 442 records
Instructor4
Course3
Feedback3
Workload & Challengenot ratings

Bars are ranks, not raw scores. Nothing here is graded good or bad.

What each item asks
Explains Clearly
The instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
Available
The instructor was available for help outside of class.
Motivating
The instructor motivated me to do my best work.
Sparks Interest
The course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
Organized
The course was well organized.
Clear Goals
The learning objectives for the course were clear.
Useful Later
What I learned is applicable beyond this course.
Assignments
Assignments and exams contributed to my learning.
Fast Feedback
I received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
Useful Feedback
The feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
Workload
How much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
Challenge
The course was intellectually challenging.
Attendance
Attending class was necessary to do well in this course.
Why these numbers are curved

Both the number and the bar are the rank against every comparable record we hold, printed back out of 100. BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so on the raw scale every cell here would read in the high eighties and every bar would be nearly full — thirteen numbers that tell you nothing. Each cell prints its raw BC figure and its percentile underneath, so nothing is hidden by the transform. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

442 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Rebecca RadilloSpring 202601888240
Joshua NguyenSpring 202603898840
Liam SchmidtSpring 202604776740
Alianna GuerraSpring 202605807660
Collin PrattSpring 202606959060
Avery TomasoSpring 202607948940
Tailor DolginSpring 202608756940
Jean FranzinoSpring 202609898560
Amulya Ravitej BachalaSpring 202610877140
Morrgan RosenbergSpring 202611857560
Elizabeth DellSpring 202612989140
Ellie LangeSpring 202613857540
Sara LatiniSpring 202614827640
Grace ThayerSpring 202615928260
Noora AlsabahSpring 202616918740
Brian ZimmermanSpring 202617606740
Yuchen XiongSpring 202618958240
Shelley LinsoSpring 202620929260
Quinn FisherSpring 2026217878—
Joanna RovinSpring 202622878740
Gina CaseSpring 202623918240
Grace WoodSpring 202624737860
Rebecca RadilloSpring 2026259680—
Susan RobertsSpring 2026269895—
Dacia GentilellaSpring 202627838340

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How to read this board

Instructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.