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Theater

Dee Marie Nieto

BEG1002 · THEA0000 · THEATRE · THEAT5860 · TH814AB · THEA14A · THEAT8 · THEATER8 · THEATRE8 · THEA113 · THEA85860 · THEA20AB · THEAT · TH14A · 14A · THEA1135902 · TH14AB · THTRE113 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
30.77%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you are serious about acting and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough acting standardsStrict gradingPolarizing feedbackParticipation heavySerious theater focus
  • Students consistently say this is not an easy A and requires serious commitment.
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who found her transformative and students who felt discouraged or humiliated.
  • , and emotional openness appear central to surviving the class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

Getting an A appears hard because students and needing to impress her through preparation and participation.

The easy-A evidence is almost entirely in person, while the single and required participation.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The acting content is introductory in name but emotionally demanding, performance-heavy, and treated like serious professional training.

, while the online review says the course felt too demanding for non-theater majors.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly presented as essential to passing and doing well.

Both the single online review and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Recommendation is low because praise from serious acting students is outweighed by many strong warnings about harshness and grading.

The online review is strongly negative, while and severe warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students often call her a and say strong effort does not guarantee a high grade.

Format shift

, and the online review also reports unclear expectations.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload is not described as endless, but , and emotional investment make it heavy.

Format shift

In-person comments emphasize preparation and rehearsals, while the online comment emphasizes stressful expectations.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Teaching impact is mixed, with some students calling her life-changing and many others describing her as discouraging, rude, or unclear.

Format shift

In-person reviews are polarized, while the single online review is clearly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment appears centered on scenes, participation, preparation, readings, and performance work rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

, while online evidence does not clearly describe exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a highly polarizing class where committed acting students may grow, but many others report harsh treatment and .

Main concern

Students often , and a stressful classroom environment.

What students said

“This class is not an easy A, but it is very fun.”
THEA113
“If you just want college credit, find something else.”
THEA113
“She is mean spirited, she puts people down A LOT.”
THEA113

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review describes poor communication, weak technology use, and high stress.

Main concern

The and support.

What students said

“ .”
THEA113
“ , and .”
THEA113

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on performances, preparation, and participation, but do not clearly prove a .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam formatPerformance-based assessmentParticipation-based grading

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and participation, but do not clearly prove a formal exam policy.

Performance-based assessmentParticipation-based grading
“Graded by few things”
THEA113
“you need to really WOW her in order to get an A”
THEATER8

Online

The online review does not clearly prove .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam policy

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you just want college credit, find something else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom experience. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Teaching Quality

42/100

“She really wants to see you succeed and so she challenges you to be the .”

⚖️

18/100

“definitely not an easy A.”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

34/100

“If you're looking for .”

Theme 1

🎭 About Acting Growth

  • I grew so much as a person in this class, Love it!
  • She enlightened us about the true art/craft of acting.
  • She is strict but you will learn so much about theater.

Theme 2

⚖️ About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is not an easy A.
  • No one got an A.
  • very strict and very precise with what she wants.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • I often left class feeling discouraged.
  • She is mean spirited, she puts people down A LOT.
  • You have to be extremely emotionally stable to handle her rampages.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 38 reviews span many years and show a consistent pattern of polarized but detailed experiences.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · 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 1 · Rather not say 2