AI Rate Professor

Art

Jeff Soto

ART17 · ART25 · ART26 · ART35A · ART25A · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a chill studio vibe and can self-direct; skip if you need structured demos or cheap supplies.

Best fit · Self Taught ProChill and hilariousProject heavyGraffiti backgroundDisorganized gradingExpensive supplies
  • Many students love his chill vibe, humor, and and painting.
  • Critics say he is , and weak at teaching watercolor technique.
  • Grades are often high if you show up with materials and turn work in, but learning quality varies a lot.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple students earned As with timely projects; critics still report high grades even when learning felt weak.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Beginner drawing and watercolor are often called pretty easy if , though technique depth varies.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skip-class tags appear with warnings you will not pass.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and humor while others call the classes a waste of time.

All evidence is in person; reviews are sharply split by course.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many As appear, but and lost-work grade risk keep leniency only moderate.

Format shift

In-person only; some report slow or messy return of work.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Mostly studio projects with .

Format shift

In-person only; supply cost adds real burden.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Strong praise for and humor conflicts with claims of no lessons and weak demos.

Format shift

In-person only; watercolor and advanced sections draw harsher reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment is almost entirely projects and demos rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

respected and funny for and unhelpful for others, with high supply costs.

Main concern

Vague , and expensive materials.

What students said

“He was very chill too, gave good feeedback. Biggest downside was supply cost, this was a very expensive class.”
ART17
“I don't feel like I was taught anything, just completed a bunch of .”
ART35A
“His class is pretty easy, all you have to do is turn in .”
ART25A
“If you actually want to learn watercoloring just go watch a youtube video and you will learn more.”
ART25

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 projects and demos rather than formal proctored exams.

Project-based assessmentNo traditional exams mentionedStudio demos

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Grades hinge on completed studio projects and participation, not closed-book tests.

Project-based assessmentParticipation matters
“Doesn't give lessons, just 99% projects 1% not very helpful demos.”
ART35A
“all you have to do is turn in .”
ART25A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you're serious about art”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting chill studio praise versus disorganization critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“He will you help you at YOUR LEVEL. Be prepared with materials or you will miss out.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

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💸 Cost Concern

40/100

“Biggest downside was supply cost, this was a very expensive class.”

📉 Structure Issues

35/100

“He is very disorganized, so make sure to take photos of all your work because if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's laid back has no favorites and trys to help everybody
  • just completed a bunch of
  • He is also hilarious and has a great sense of humor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • His class is pretty easy, all you have to do is turn in
  • I have taken Mr. Soto several times now

Theme 3

🎨 About Studio Realities

  • Biggest downside was supply cost, this was a very expensive class
  • Be prepared with materials or you will miss out

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews from 2017-2025 with and split opinions provide usable but not high-confidence evidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART172 reviews
ART25A2 reviews
ART251 review
ART261 review
ART35A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values