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Art

Shirin Rastin

ART24 · ART40 · ART68705 · ART103 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80.7%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want university-level intro design and will accept honest critiques; skip if you want a chill no-effort art elective.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate art mentorBlunt project feedbackNearly everyone gets an AMandatory critiquesPicky about neatness
  • Project-based ART40 with about 3 weeks per piece and weekly critiques
  • Most students earn A if they show up, stay clean, and revise to her standard

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most of the class gets A if and revise when she withholds grades until quality is high.

Online and stay on track; pickiness is consistent across formats.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and fun, but neatness, critiques, and revision standards add real craft pressure.

Both formats describe beginner design with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

? You won't pass tags and heavy in-class demos and critiques.

Online requires Zoom presence with camera/sound notes; in-person is strictly show-up-or-struggle.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

About four in and learning despite a vocal minority on tone and organization.

Online praise centers on demos and schedule fit; and harsher on professionalism.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Picky about clean work and following instructions, yet she extends deadlines and pushes revisions so nearly everyone can earn A.

Format shift

Online notes more deadline flexibility; in-person notes public critique intensity.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Several multi-week projects, weekly critiques, and .

Format shift

Online often says not a lot of ; in-person sometimes feels like two classes in one.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

, and high passion dominate; a minority cite disorganization or condescension.

Format shift

; online is solid when demos are strong and weaker when critiques dominate.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and participation rather than sit-down exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Hands-on lectures, demos, and portfolio-level standards with ; beloved by art majors, polarizing for others who find her tone harsh.

Main concern

and blunt public critiques; a few report unprofessional tone.

What students said

“You are not experiencing IVC if . Loved every second of her class.”
ART40
“you can't miss too many classes. She does so much during a class tim: Lectures, Videos, demos”
ART40
“Every single thing she says is so condescending though.”
ART40

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Weekly Zoom demos and critiques work well for many, with flexible deadlines and high A rates, though a .

Main concern

Moving due dates and heavy critique time can feel chaotic if you fall behind.

What students said

“Great class, once a week on zoom for 3 hours. Not a lot of homework. We get about 3 weeks on each project.”
ART40
“I learned more in this class than any other Art class I have taken in the past.”
ART40
“The organization was not great in this class. and often moved around”
ART40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and revisions, not closed-book exams.

Project-based assessmentWeekly critiquesNo traditional final exam notedRevision until quality met

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation; formal exam format is not clearly proven.

In-class demosGroup critiquePortfolio-style projects
“She constantly checked our work and made sure we were doing it right.”
ART40
“there was like 10 projects and Homework. omg I learned so much.”
ART40

Online

; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Zoom critiquesMulti-week projectsFlexible deadlines
“She shows us live demos and .”
ART40
“She simply doesn't grade your work unless if it is up to her standard.”
ART40

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You are not experiencing IVC if . Loved every second of her class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person ART , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

86/100

“Shirin is a very small badass superhero. With the world Sass written all over her face.”

🅰️ A Is Achievable With Work

78/100

“Almost 90% of the students in our class got an A, based on what Shirin told us at the end of the semester.”

📣 Blunt Critiques

70/100

“She is very blunt with , and always push .”

📅

18/100

“You need to show up to her class, otherwise you definitely going to have hard time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She shows us live demos and .
  • This class was my happy place, Shirin is funny, and of course she could be very firm as well.
  • She is passionate about art, and you will learn a lot!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • We had no choice but to get an A lol
  • You need to give her an A work in order to get an A.
  • A is easy if u work hard and actually like art, or this will be a painful class for u.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Tone & Organization

  • The organization was not great in this class.
  • Every single thing she says is so condescending though.
  • She can be a because she wants everyone to get an A.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across years, both formats, and , and A outcomes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ART4044 reviews
ART243 reviews
ART1032 reviews
ART687051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

40

A+ 2 · A 38

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1