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Graphic Arts

Jackie Gross

GD140 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you already know the software and can tolerate harsh, subjective critiques.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedHarsh CriticUnclear AssignmentsImposes Own VisionLecture Heavy
  • Students consistently call her unprepared, disorganized, and .
  • and subjective; she often forces redesigns to match her taste rather than student vision.
  • Recent online summer sections feel more doable if you already know Illustrator, but .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students still earn As or Bs, but harsh subjective critiques and forced redesigns make an A require heavy effort and compliance with her taste.

Online reviews stress tough grading and redesign loops; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Intro graphic design content is not conceptually brutal, but fast software pace and should.

Recent online summer comments call HW doable; older in-person comments focus more on confusion than raw content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory with long lectures and .

Both online and in-person comments describe required long sessions; evidence is consistent across formats.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn others to avoid her due , and wasted time despite a few neutral summer takes.

Online is split between recent mild positives and older scathing reviews; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and stories of forced redesigns and .

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

as doable, but long lectures, redesign cycles, and .

Format shift

Online summer sections call HW doable; volume.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students widely describe her as , and weak at teaching Illustrator.

Format shift

In-person reviews are harsher; a few recent online comments rate quality as average rather than awful.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and Canvas critiques rather than formal exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize project work and critique, not exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are almost entirely negative: personal taste, and limited software instruction.

Main concern

, and opinion-based grading make the class frustrating even when students earn As.

What students said

“She is the most incapable and ”
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“Avoid if you can. Sweet woman, but unprepared and disorganized”
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“Doesn't show you how to use illustrator but makes you use it for the ”
GD140

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

recent but lectures are long and pace is fast; older online reviews slam harsh grading and forced redesigns.

Main concern

She moves fast in software demos and grades subjectively, often overriding student design choices.

What students said

“if you don't know much about the software I highly advise familiarizing yourself with it before taking her bc she does move fast”
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“She made me redesign MY logo at least 8 times then gave me a B on it”
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“She demands her vision on our art, which really held me back”
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Exam style

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Reviews rarely describe formal exams; assessment is driven by design projects and subjective critique.

Project BasedSubjective CritiqueNo Clear Exam Format

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and logo work with almost no mention of traditional exams.

Project BasedOpinion Based Grading
“She made us design our logos AFTER we designed our packages”
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“I have a feeling that she grades depending on opinion rather than design”
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Online

Online comments focus on homework, redesigns, and .

Project RedesignsCanvas Criticism
“She ”
GD140
“Hw is doable”
GD140

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Avoid if you can. Sweet woman, but unprepared and disorganized. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews spanning online and in-person GD140 sections, highlighting disorganization and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

18/100

“She is the most incapable and ”

⚖️

22/100

“She made me redesign MY logo at least 8 times then gave me a B on it”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“Waste of time and ”

🎨 Creative Control

30/100

“She demands her vision on our art, which really held me back”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • unprepared and disorganized
  • talks in circles
  • I learned more from Google than I did in this class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • grades on post hoc criteria
  • Pay attention to the themes of the assignments if you want A's

Theme 3

💻 About Software & Pace

  • she does move fast
  • hardly teaches illustrator, just the basic functions
  • Doesn't show you how to use illustrator but makes you use it

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews span 2012-2026 with consistent negative themes, though three near-identical 2026 online posts slightly reduce independence of evidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 54

Course coverage

GD14013 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3