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Art

Carol Arutian

ART31A · ART32A · JEWEL200 · JLRYA3550 · ART32 · 32A · ART36A · ART31 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want serious traditional metals/jewelry training and can handle tough critiques and a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing personalityProject-heavy artCraftsmanship focusFavoritism concernsTough critiques
  • Reviews split sharply between students who love her metalsmithing skill and those who call her rude or unfair.
  • Expect , and critique-driven grading.
  • Attendance and participation are often strict, and grades can feel .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting a high grade requires strong craftsmanship and lots of project work; many report tough or .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and craftsmanship standards make the work intellectually and physically demanding.

Difficulty comments are in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

26/100

Several reviews stress strict participation, no early leaving, and that skipping class hurts you.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half the modern sentiment is positive for skill-building, half warns against her personality and grading.

Split .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and complaints of picky critiques or favoritism outweigh the .

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly mention many projects, late nights, and heavy craftsmanship work especially in summer.

Format shift

Workload evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Strong traditional technique teaching for some, rude or unhelpful for others, averaging to mixed quality.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and critiques rather than written exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person studio art and jewelry , and critiques with a demanding craftsmanship bar.

Main concern

Many students report rude comments, favoritism, and .

What students said

“She has two sets of standards, one for the students she likes and one for those she doesn't like”
ART31
“Carol teaches traditional metalsmithing techniques and . She is the best”
JEWEL200
“She is tough, sometimes she can be mean, and unkind.”
ART32A

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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; and critiques, which can feel strict.

Project critiquesStudio craftsmanshipIn-class demos

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, evaluation is through projects and critiques rather than traditional exams.

Project-based gradingCritiquesCraftsmanship standards
“I dont like how she crit our works when things due”
ART32A
“She saw all the flaws and didn't even acknowledge my hard work”
ART32A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She has two sets of standards, one for the students she likes and one for those she doesn't like.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 in-person reviews across many years, capturing polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Carol teaches traditional metalsmithing techniques and . She is the best”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ because if you are looking for an easy A,she is not the teacher you looking for”

⚖️

32/100

“ , not the student's piece.”

📦 Workload

28/100

“There is a lot of work involved specially if you are trying to get an A or B... summer was just hell!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • teaches many tips. A very good class!
  • She talks too much and doesnt give ample time for a break.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the work she will love anything you do as long as you fulfill the criteria
  • I worked so hard on a sculpture project... She gave me a c
  • Easy class but there is a lot of work involved

Theme 3

😤 About Personality

  • very rude and puts you down easily
  • she's kinda mean
  • shes a

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews spanning 2006-2018 give a long, detailed, and consistently polarized picture of studio teaching and grading.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ART32A10 reviews
ART313 reviews
ART36A3 reviews
32A2 reviews
ART31A1 review
Show 3 more courses
ART321 review
JEWEL2001 review
JLRYA35501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

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

1

Not sure yet 1