AI Rate Professor

Graphic Arts

Armando Ramos III

ART170 · ART120 · CRN30224 · ART150 · ART141 · 57097ART · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
40.74%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you are a serious art student ready for brutal critiques and lots of outside studio time.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Studio WorkloadPolarizing FeedbackInspirational for Serious ArtistsVague Project Briefs
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  • Serious art students who put in and grow.
  • Casual or GE students frequently report vague directions and unfair criticism.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even students who earn As call him extremely harsh and say full credit is rare without intense effort.

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Projects are cool but time-intensive and instructions often feel vague, raising real difficulty.

All evidence is in person; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and say lab presence and participation drive grades.

All evidence is in person; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; serious sculptors praise him while many .

All evidence is in person; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and refusal to give full credit dominate complaints.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Multi-hour outside studio projects and few graded pieces make the workload feel crushing.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Split between inspiring demos and care versus rude critiques and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grades rest on a small set of major studio projects and participation, not exams.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and strong love-or-hate reactions.

Main concern

and projects that demand many hours outside class.

What students said

“NEVER TAKING THIS PROFESSOR AGAIN. After multiple projects, I've realized that the people who actually put effort into their work & turned assignments in on time gets heavily criticized.”
ART141
“Sculpture with Armando was one of . Highlight of my week.”
ART170
“I strongly advise against taking this course unless you are willing to dedicate several hours outside of class.”
ART170

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.

Assessment is almost entirely project and critique based rather than proctored exams.

Project BasedStudio CritiquesFew Graded ProjectsNo Traditional Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person grades come from large studio projects and critiques with vague briefs and .

Project BasedStudio CritiquesVague Instructions
“He gives extremely vague instructions and then grades incredibly hard.”
ART141
“4 total projects for the semester. I felt this class was truly a waste of time and did not learn a thing.”
ART141

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I would rather bite the curb then have another class with him as the teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person art studio reviews with no online sample. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

42/100

“Armando is one of and helpful.”

🔥

24/100

“ .He's 1 of those teachers who never gives anyone 100%.”

⏱️ Outside Class Hours

26/100

“The just in class.”

Theme 1

🎨 About Studio Experience

  • Highlight of my week
  • You WILL learn

Theme 2

📉 About Grades & Fairness

  • putting work in doesn't mean you will get the grade you want
  • His grades to the students depend entirely on his mood

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

  • What an ego. Avoid.
  • Rude to students. Shuts down ideas.
  • he made me hate art

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

but highly polarized, lowering certainty on a single average experience.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1