AI Rate Professor

Theater

Katie Laris

INTACTING · ACTING · TA111 · THEAT101 · TA112A · ARTH300 · TA112 · TA212 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

GPA boost if you can handle disorganization; if you want rigorous actor training.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy if you show upDisorganizedLecture heavyPlays favoritesNot for serious actors
  • Many students say showing up and participating is an easy A in acting or art history.
  • Recent acting reviews , and favoritism in casting.
  • conservatory-style training.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Reported grades cluster at A and A+, and many say show up, participate, and you will get an A.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Students repeatedly call the work high-school level, fun, and easy if you participate and memorize.

All difficulty comments come from in-person acting and art history sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Attendance is not always formally mandatory, but partners, shows, and .

In-person only; and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Older and some and inspiring, while others say she ruined their love of acting.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Easy A language and mostly A-range reported grades dominate the record.

Format shift

; all comments are in person.

Workload

Light

78/100

Scenes, monologues, notes, and participation are the .

Format shift

In-person theater workload; art history notes and unit exams stay light.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Caring and fun for some, but vague directions, long lectures, and favoritism drag teaching quality down.

Format shift

Recent in-person acting critiques are harsher than older easy-fun reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Partner scenes, monologues, improv, and participation outweigh formal exam weight in most acting classes.

Format shift

Art history uses unit exams, but theater sections stay performance based.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

All evidence is in-person theater and art history; students split between sweet easy classes and .

Main concern

Vague instructions, long lectures, and perceived favoritism can sour the experience even when the grade is easy.

What students said

“Her class isn't hard, you just have to show up and listen and .”
ARTH300
“I have never had a teacher make me hate acting until Katie.”
ACTING
“This is basically high school drama in a college class.”
TA112

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

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Assessments lean toward scenes and .

Unit exams not final heavyNotes and slides postedParticipation scenesNo proctoring mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; acting relies on scenes and participation more than formal exams.

Third unit exam instead of finalPPTs posted aheadScenes and monologues
“There isn't a final in her class just a .”
ARTH300
“The bulk of class is filled with warm ups, partnered scenes and monologues.”
TA111

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Show up and and you're gonna be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person reviews with zero online comments, highlighting easy grades versus organization complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“if you show up for at least 80% of the course and you make sure to be there when you have a partner depending on you, it's an easy A.”

🎭 Teaching Polarization

48/100

“I have never had a teacher make me hate acting until Katie.”

📋 Disorganization

40/100

“Katie's a , but .”

👍 Conditional Value

52/100

“ if you wanna know what is being an actor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Every class has been repetitive and she lectures on for a long time.
  • She is awesome! I learned a lot from her and thanks to her I grew as an actor.
  • Her instructions are very vague.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class isn't hard, you just have to show up and listen and .
  • This is basically high school drama in a college class.
  • Just make sure to show up and do all the work and you will get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Casting

  • She definitely has favorites and uses them constantly in shows.
  • Katie is a very sweet drama teacher.
  • She tends to put the same people in each show.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

easy-grade pattern, but older sparse comments and polarized tone keep credibility at medium-high.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

TA1127 reviews
TA1116 reviews
ACTING4 reviews
TA2122 reviews
ARTH3001 review
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INTACTING1 review
TA112A1 review
THEAT1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 7

B range

1

B 1

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