AI Rate Professor

Art History

Mary McGilvray

ART · ART31A · ART031A · 2DDESIGN · TWOD31A · ART4116 · ART1 · ART31 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want real 2D design skills and can budget materials; avoid if you need a free easy A or full creative freedom.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational but polarizingExpensive materialsHer-way design rulesTough on styleCaring when you try
  • Strong craft knowledge and life stories excite serious art students who follow her standards.
  • Many complain about costly supplies used once and .
  • Attendance and participation often matter; skippers and free-A seekers clash with her expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some call it an easy A if you keep trying, but many say it is not an easy A and .

Online A/A+ anecdotes are sparse; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is foundational design and painting, but her pace, critiques, and material demands raise the real challenge.

Online difficulty ratings swing wide; in-person studio comments dominate the moderate-challenge picture.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple , and lost lecture plus visual demos if absent.

Online attendance notes mix optional and mandatory; as required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About seven in ; fans praise inspiration while critics warn about cost and rigidity.

; in-person opinions are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

; some say try hard and score decently, others say she downgrades for dumb style mismatches.

Format shift

Online grades reported were high; .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

and critiques rather than endless papers, but supply work adds burden.

Format shift

and projects more than online.

Teaching experience

Good

64/100

Many call lectures clear, honest, and inspiring; a sizable minority find .

Format shift

Online reviews are uniformly positive; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and participation rather than formal sit-down exams.

Format shift

Neither format emphasizes traditional exams in student comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many call her the ; others cite favorites, rigid style, and wasteful supply lists.

Main concern

Expensive unused materials and way.

What students said

“Mary was the first art prof I ever had at PCC and she literally the BEST!”
ART031A
“She makes you buy a lot of things you wouldnt use anymore, she doesnt let you do it your style she wants it to be her own way”
ART031A
“A SOLID CHOICE FOR THE if you don't care.”
ART031A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

kind, inspirational, and worth taking again despite some perceived campus-wide underrating.

Main concern

Very small online sample; hard to generalize from two enthusiastic reviews.

What students said

“Professor Mary was so kind and understanding. She was explained certain things to me until I was able to understand it.”
ART
“MARY WAS/IS still thee most inspirarional professor I have ever had. I will NEVER forget her and what she did for me.”
2DDESIGN

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly studio projects and critiques, not proctored exams, so .

Project basedCritiquesParticipation

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and matching her design expectations rather than classic exams.

Studio projectsCritiquesParticipation matters
“As long as you keep TRYING you will score decently. ”
ART031A
“if its not the way SHE .”
ART031A

Online

Online comments emphasize projects and .

Project based
“She was explained certain things to me until I was able to understand it. She never got frustrated with her students”
ART

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you don't care. That being said, I liked her but I can see why people don't.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews (2 online, 27 in person), highlighting inspiration versus cost and control themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Teaching Passion

64/100

“She knows her stuff, has great life experience, and will be dead honest with you.”

💸 Material Cost Pain

40/100

“makes you buy 200$ worth of art supplies you will only use ONCE.”

📐 Her Way Only

42/100

“she doesnt let you do it your style she wants it to be her own way”

❤️ When Students Connect

75/100

“ONE OF THE .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she literally the BEST!
  • gives you good visuals
  • Has a lot of incredible stories and knows whats shes talking about

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • As long as you keep TRYING you will score decently
  • Is an easy A in my opinion

Theme 3

💰 About Materials and Cost

  • YOU DO NEED TO BUY MATERIAL WHICH CAN BE A BIT EXPENSIVE
  • She makes you buy so much stuff that you dont need
  • Buy as needed to save $$

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

29 reviews spanning many years with detailed supply, style, and personality themes show consistent polarization and solid sample size.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 54
3 out of 56
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ART31A11 reviews
ART031A6 reviews
2DDESIGN5 reviews
ART2 reviews
ART312 reviews
Show 3 more courses
ART11 review
ART41161 review
TWOD31A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1