AI Rate Professor

Art

Tyrone Drake

ART50 · ART50B · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Skip unless you thrive on harsh critique and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPlays FavoritesUnclear ExpectationsBlunt CritiquesLate FeedbackNarcissistic Vibe
  • Studio graphic design work is hard and .
  • , and self-focused teaching.
  • A minority defend him as blunt but skilled if and show up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are rare; hard workers often report Bs or Cs unless they land as a favorite.

; no online sample.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Graphic design projects demand heavy effort with and blunt critiques.

Difficulty reports come only from in-person ART sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as essential; missing days is linked to weaker grades.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is 0% and many reviews say take someone else despite a few strong defenders.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

Late returned work, unclear rubrics, and .

Format shift

In-person only; students complain about .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Semester-long projects and daily show-up expectations make the studio demanding.

Format shift

In-person studio workload only; no online comparison.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Teaching quality is polarizing but , and ego-driven critique.

Format shift

All reviews are in person; recent 2025 note still flags unclear examples.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

and critiques rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

In-person design studio assessment only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ART50/50B studios split between students who value blunt industry critique and those who call him narcissistic, late, and unfair.

Main concern

, and perceived favorites make outcomes feel arbitrary.

What students said

“This professor is so with words on it”
ART50
“Completely full of himself! He shows up late to every class, doesn't teach”
ART50B
“If you want to . Learned the most from this class by far.”
ART50B

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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Reviews do not clearly prove formal exams; assessment is mainly studio projects and critiques with .

Project CritiquesLate Work ReturnNo Clear Exam Format

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Studio critiques and project grades dominate; .

Project-Based AssessmentClass CritiquesDelayed Grade Return
“I didn't find out til the that I was getting straight B's”
ART50B
“ , if you want a good grade then you must be one of his favorites”
ART50B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ instructor. He isn't interested in helping students learn.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting polarizing studio critique and favoritism themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Terrible teacher. Total Narcissist. Plays favorites.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“ instructor.”

🎯 For Serious Designers

55/100

“He is blunt, but knows what he is doing. If .”

⚖️

26/100

“Kiss his butt, get an A. Don't - get a C.”

Theme 1

🎨 About Teaching Style

  • he wants groupies, not students
  • Shows up late every day
  • although he may be blunt, he HELPS make your designs better

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Expect to work hard and earn a subpar grade
  • hard working students who showed up every day and put a lot of effort in got a c
  • Do the and show up to class everyday

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity

  • This professor is so unclear
  • There isn't a
  • the example does not look like examples at all

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

14 mostly decade-old reviews with one recent comment; themes repeat but sample is small and dated.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
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2 out of 51
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ART50B12 reviews
ART502 reviews

Reported outcomes

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