AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Allen Harrison

ART11A · ART · ARTART · ART11B · ART20 · 20A · 11A · ART20A · LIFEDRAWING · ART12A · ART12B · 12A · ART11 · A4104 · A8523 · 040A · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you already have solid art skills and can self-direct; beginners and students needing structure should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisappears during classUnhelpful critiquesCreepy vibeLots of freedomExpensive supplies
  • Studio art classes lean hands-off with long free work time and sparse instruction.
  • ; beginners and mid-skill students struggle most.
  • Multiple reviews flag an uncomfortable vibe toward female students and models.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Show up and try often lands a B or better, but weak skill or .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is not conceptually brutal, but instruction is thin so beginners may still struggle to improve.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews rarely spell out a formal policy, though showing up is assumed for studio work.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

some call him friendly and free, many say useless teaching and an uncomfortable vibe.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Improvement-based and sometimes generous for effort, but and beginner students.

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Workload

Light

64/100

Assignments can feel easy and free-form, though supply costs and long studio blocks still add burden.

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Friendly for some, but frequent reports of disappearing, demo-only teaching, and unhelpful critiques.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and in-class critiques rather than traditional exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and a chill room vibe, but many say he vanishes most of the period, gives thin critiques, and expects prior skill.

Main concern

Weak teaching presence plus reports of creepy behavior and costly supply lists.

What students said

“ about 80% of the 4hour class period.”
ART12A
“Horrible professor. Extremely creepy. Hits on all the females in the class, including models.”
ART12A
“As long as your show up to class and honestly try your should receive at least a B or better.”
A8523

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 describe project and .

Project-based assessmentStudio critiquesNo traditional exam detail

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Studio projects and critiques drive the grade; .

Project-based assessmentStudio critiques
“If you want to show up, be told to paint a landscape and have it critiqued without actually being taught anything, you will love this class.”
ART20A
“only gives comments if u ask for it. he doesn't criticize at all but doesn't mean he likes ur work.”
12A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want 2 learn,get constructive feedback on your work,and most importantly feel like his class is doing something for you,go somewhere else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person , and comfort concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Teaching Presence

42/100

“ about 80% of the 4hour class period.”

⚠️ Classroom Comfort

28/100

“Horrible professor. Extremely creepy. Hits on all the females in the class, including models.”

🖌️ Freedom vs Guidance

64/100

“there's lots of freedome in his class because he's not teaching much!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You're not going to learn much here.
  • He starts off the class by giving a 'demo' where he draws and you watch, then expects you to create a masterpiece.
  • only gives comments if u ask for it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely not a beginners class because if you suck he'll give you bad grades.
  • As long as your show up to class and honestly try your should receive at least a B or better.
  • u'll probably get a B or C even though he said the drawing looks good.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is a gentle,humorous and nice person.
  • He's friendly and chill; I had a few good conversations with him.
  • Extremely creepy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

28 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on freedom, thin teaching, and personal vibe.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 56
3 out of 58
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ART11A6 reviews
ART12A5 reviews
ART113 reviews
11A2 reviews
040A1 review
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LIFEDRAWING1 review

Reported outcomes

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