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ENGL 2221

Introduction to Creative Writing · 9 instructors on record · 36 sections

What the course score is made of

90BC evaluations36 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

48thMore challenging than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”36 records · raw score out of 100

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

45thMore work than 45% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

56BC — “Workload”36 records · raw score out of 100

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.

An introductory course in which students will write both poetry and short fiction and read published examples of each. We will experiment with the formal possibilities of the two genres and look at what links and separates them. The course is workshop-based, with an emphasis on steady production and revision. Through exercises and/or open and directed writing assignments, students will produce a portfolio of short fiction and poetry.

The board

9 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

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. 1 of the 9 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Christopher BoucherProfessor of the Practice · English	973 records	78th	11th	9411 ratings · all classes
2	Kimberly GarciaEnglish	9415 records	45th	42nd	—no page
3	Stuart NadlerEnglish	935 records	78th	44th	1002 ratings · all classes
4	Eric WeiskottProfessor; Director, Honors Program · English	933 records	25th	80th	1001 rating · all classes
5	Allison AdairProfessor of the Practice · English Provisional	922 records	39th	64th	805 ratings · all classes
6	Elizabeth GraverProfessor · English Provisional	921 record	25th	60th	764 ratings · all classes
7	George O'harEnglish Provisional fewer records	841 record	—	—	—no page
8	Allison CurseenCooney Family Assistant Professor · English	883 records	39th	74th	—no page
9	Susan RobertsAssociate Professor of the Practice · English	863 records	81st	44th	9015 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions 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”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 3 of 9 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; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 36 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9450th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9453rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9565th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9663rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9145th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9252nd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9565th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9363rd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9044th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9250th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow 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.

5645th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9048th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9358th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. 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

36 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2026	01	91	86	60
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2026	02	85	83	60
Eric Weiskott	Spring 2026	03	91	91	40
Allison Curseen	Fall 2025	01	83	80	40
Kimberly Garcia	Fall 2025	02	97	92	40
Kimberly Garcia	Fall 2025	03	97	94	60
Susan Roberts	Fall 2025	04	85	85	60
Allison Adair	Spring 2025	01	94	92	60
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2025	02	96	93	60
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2025	03	96	94	60
Allison Curseen	Fall 2024	01	95	95	60
Kimberly Garcia	Fall 2024	02	96	85	40
Eric Weiskott	Fall 2024	03	97	97	—
Christopher Boucher	Fall 2024	04	96	93	60
Stuart Nadler	Spring 2024	01	97	97	—
Elizabeth Graver	Spring 2024	02	92	89	40
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2024	03	85	84	60
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2024	04	97	95	60
Stuart Nadler	Fall 2023	01	94	90	—
Christopher Boucher	Fall 2023	02	100	96	—
Allison Curseen	Fall 2023	03	85	80	—
Eric Weiskott	Fall 2023	04	91	87	—
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2023	01	96	93	60
Allison Adair	Spring 2023	02	91	89	40
Kimberly Garcia	Spring 2023	03	94	87	40

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How to read this boardInstructors 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.