William Hickman

THRT002B · THRT2B · THRT002A · THRT2A · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

Strong pick for serious acting students who will participate fully; mixed recent notes mean fit and investment matter.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerGives good feedbackCaringParticipation mattersInspirationalPassionate about acting

Most students call him an .
Participation, memorization, journals, and .
A minority of recent reviews call the experience fake, strange, or a waste of time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many A/A+ grades with , but you must show up and do scene work.

Grade ease evidence is mostly in person; online also reported A+.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and fun for many, though memorization and scenes require effort.

Both formats describe moderate difficulty focused on performance, not heavy theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory; missing class hurts grade and .

In person mostly mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong historical must-take praise tempered by about 80% take-again and a few harsh recent reviews.

Online is strongly positive; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

; still participation heavy.

Format shift

In-person details dominate; online calls him fair.

Workload

Light

68/100

Scene work, journals, and memorization .

Format shift

Workload comments are mainly in person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Passionate, helpful coach for most; a minority report fake encouragement or poor fit.

Format shift

Online excellent; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Performance, participation, journals, and .

Format shift

Consistent across formats; online also participation-focused.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and growth; a cluster of recent low ratings call him fake or a waste of time.

Main concern

Attendance and participation required; recent polarized trust in sincerity.

What students said

“Will seriously wants the and will push you to reach your full potential.”
THRT002B

“save yourself the trouble he'll be all encouraging but its super fake.”
THRT2B

“Memorization is KEY!”
THRT002A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online Acting 2 student praised fair coaching, accessibility, and .

Main concern

Single online sample.

What students said

“Will Hickman is an excellent acting coach. He is fair, open with his time, and .”
THRT002B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

No traditional closed-book exams described; assessment is acting scenes, journals, and participation.

Performance and scenesParticipation gradeJournalsMemorization

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and attendance rather than written exams.

Scene workMemorizationJournalsParticipation

“Memorization is KEY!”
THRT002A

“Don't forget to do your journals because they add up.”
THRT002A

Online

Online review does not describe formal exams; feedback and participation are central.

ParticipationFeedback-based coaching

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THRT002B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Will is the ! He has inspired me to go after my dreams and strive to be a better actor.”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (1 online, 15 in person), balancing long-term coaching praise with recent polarized outliers. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Professor Will is one of those few professor that you found that makes you go out the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“I recommend him 100%”

⚠️ Minority Dissent

20/100

“save yourself the trouble he'll be all encouraging but its super fake.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

gives great feedbacks that would help you to improve
Very passionate about acting, especially Shakespeare

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

participation is a lot of your grade
He will grade on the level you are as you can act
Failing to attend class will hurt your grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

kind and
always smiling and glad to greet you
Waste of time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews over many years with rich detail; mostly consistent positives with a .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

THRT002A6 reviews

THRT002B6 reviews

THRT2A2 reviews

THRT2B2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 7

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values