AI Rate Professor

Theater

Margaret Mixsell

TA111 · BEGINNINGACTIN · TA214 · TA114 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want a warm, beginner-friendly acting class that still teaches basics while making the semester fun.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest teacher energyCaring and welcomingEasy participation AGreat feedbackFun class community
  • Students overwhelmingly call Maggie caring, fun, and welcoming in beginning acting.
  • Grades are easy if you participate, memorize lines, and show up for key days.
  • and recommends the class as a joy, not just a GPA pad.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Reported grades are almost all A or A+, and students say participate, memorize, and .

All grade evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is beginner acting games, scenes, and memorization that stay manageable if you stay on top of lines.

In-person only; one note that memorization is the main non-easy part.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and missing important performance days is hard to make up.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Almost every student enthusiastically recommends her as caring, fun, and growth-oriented, with only one lukewarm dissent.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students call her an and effort rather than harsh critique.

Format shift

; all comments are in person.

Workload

Light

80/100

Games, group exercises, and memorization define the .

Format shift

In-person acting workload only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Consistently praised as caring, approachable, fun, and helpful with acting direction and feedback.

Format shift

One older TA214 note says she went through the motions, but it is a .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Participation, scenes, monologues, and .

Format shift

Performance and participation based in all in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person beginning acting is repeatedly praised as welcoming, game-filled, and .

Main concern

to make up.

What students said

“ ! Maggie made us all feel so welcomed and loved!”
BEGINNINGACTIN
“Maggie is an .”
TA111
“She's the and rekindled my love for theatre.”
BEGINNINGACTIN

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 centers on participation and scene work, with flexible .

Participation basedMemorized scenesFlexible final schedulingFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and can be rescheduled when needed; and participation.

Participation heavyMemorization of monologuesReschedulable final performance
“All you have to do is memorize and , and Maggie is an .”
TA111
“I was really sick during the final and she let us schedule it the following week which she showed up in a sunhat and brought her dog along for the show.”
BEGINNINGACTIN

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Maggie made us all feel so welcomed and loved!”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews with zero online comments, highlighting care, fun, and easy participation grades. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Care & Community

92/100

“She really seems to care deeply for each student and so open to help anyone out.”

🅰️ Easy Participation Grade

88/100

“Maggie is an .”

🎭 Fun Learning

90/100

“Maggie's class was amazing! You really learn some good basic acting skills as well as having a really fun class.”

👍

92/100

“TAKE HER CLASS! :)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very fun and plays lots of games!
  • She gives great acting direction and !
  • Great approach for beginning acting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is pretty easy if you make the effort.
  • Class is fairly easy until you have to memorize stuff but just stay on top of it and you're good.
  • Maggie is an .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Maggie is the sweetest teacher I've ever had.
  • Even after it's over she still gives me a hug every time she sees me!
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven consistently positive in-person reviews with recent detail support a high confidence narrative, though sample size remains moderate.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

TA1116 reviews
BEGINNINGACTIN3 reviews
TA1141 review
TA2141 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 4 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

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