AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Leslie McCall

PHOTO120 · PHOTO180125 · PHOTO123 · PHOTO1771 · PHOTO125 · PHOT123 · PHOTO180 · PHOTOA123 · PHOT125 · PHOTOMON · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Online Photoshop or photo classes can be a solid easy elective if ; in-person fit depends heavily on your tolerance for her style.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing teacherAssignment-based photo workSlow grading at timesClear instructions onlineBoring lectures (mixed)
  • Recent online photo classes are often easy and well supported if you follow instructions.
  • to condescending or boring.
  • Grades and critiques more than high-stakes exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Many students say following instructions and turning work in on time yields an easy A, though some report harsh redos.

Online reviews strongly support easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Course content is often basic Photoshop or intro photo work, with difficulty rising mainly from outside shoots and pace of critiques.

Online is described as straightforward; in-person sometimes feels slow or busy outside class.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections require attendance and lectures; many online and .

Online often optional; as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

, but strong love-or-hate reviews make fit highly personal.

Online recommendations are currently strong; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Often fair with redos or , but some students report harsh or .

Format shift

as clear but slow; and harsh accounts.

Workload

Moderate

54/100

Usually a handful of projects and quizzes; time cost rises with photo shoots and software work.

Format shift

Online workload is spaced and manageable; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students alternately call her patient and expert or boring and condescending, so teaching quality averages out.

Format shift

Recent online teaching feedback is strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

- and critique-driven, with few or .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignments; only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

boring lectures and harsh or condescending treatment.

Main concern

, and uneven teaching quality across years.

What students said

“She is a tough and . and she'll let you redo them for ”
PHOT125
“Leslie was by far the . She talks down to her students”
PHOT125
“do the work. turn it in on time. easy A.”
PHOTO120

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students , and easy spaced assignments, with as the main downside.

Main concern

term ends.

What students said

“Proff McCall is an absolute angel! She critiques in a nice and respectful manner”
PHOT123
“Didnt grade anything until after the class was over which can stress some people out.”
PHOT123
“As long as you stay on top of the work, it's really not that hard.”
PHOTO125

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most and critiques rather than strict proctored exams.

Assignment-based gradingFew quizzesExtra credit onlineRedo opportunitiesNo final in some sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment is mostly projects, lab work, and critiques; .

Project portfolioLab Photoshop workPossible single finalRedo for points
“ . .”
PHOTO125
“she'll let you redo them for if you get something wrong.”
PHOT125

Online

Online sections use spaced photo assignments and .

Few assignmentsQuizzesExtra creditCanvas feedback
“I believe we had 4 assignemnts with some quizzes. She also gave !”
PHOT123
“This class was fully online and there wasn't a lot of material to go through.”
PHOT123

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Proff McCall is an absolute angel! She critiques in a nice and respectful manner and makes sure you know what you did right and wrong!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing recent online praise with . Credibility rating: High.

🟢

72/100

“do the work. turn it in on time. easy A.”

🎭 Polarizing Style

40/100

“She is not only the , but has been the .”

🖥️ Online Clarity

85/100

“instructions and material is very easy to understand.”

🐢 Slow Grades

45/100

“Didnt grade anything until after the class was over which can stress some people out.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • patient and helpful, and just expects you to be a little self-sufficient
  • Thoughtful, well composed, deliberate, attentive, patience of a Saint.
  • Talks down to her students and treats everyone like children.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy course and everything is spaced out
  • she grades HARD & harder for students she dislikes
  • As long as you don't procrastinate on your work it's almost impossible not to get a decent grade.

Theme 3

📷 About Course Work

  • you will need the newest Photoshop book
  • just a lot of outside class work and weekend photoshoots
  • Editing photos takes a while to get what you want, but it is far from hard

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years show stable polarization and strong recent online consistency.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 55
3 out of 59
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1