Jaime Perez

ART115 · ARTH155HF · ART112HF · ART114 · ART196 · AHIST113 · ARTHISTORY · ART119 · ART110 · HON196HF · ARTHISTORY113 · ART196HF · ART113HF · 10655ART · ART196H · 113ARTHIS · ART117 · ART113 · 116 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 70/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 52.5%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you want energetic art history lectures and can handle memorization and a blunt classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing LecturesMemorization HeavyPolarizing PersonalityAttendance MattersTest Focused

Many students love his passionate, funny lectures and say he makes art history engaging.
Negative reviews repeatedly cite pretentious behavior, public callouts, and .
Grades can be good, but success depends on attending lectures, taking notes, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic with , and memorization, but it is not a free grade for most students.

Online reviews make the A path sound easier, while and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The material is understandable when lectures are engaging, but heavy memorization and art-history detail make it moderately challenging.

Online sections sound more manageable, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Reviews repeatedly say missing class hurts because and he calls out distracted students.

, while online reviews mention participation and camera or mic expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Students recommend him for engaging lectures, but many , and classroom pressure.

Online recommendations are cautiously positive, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some students earn As with preparation, but , and .

Format shift

Online grading seems manageable, while as test-heavy or harsh.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

There is , but , and presentations can make the class feel demanding.

Format shift

Online workload is described as manageable, while honors and , and public speaking.

Teaching experience

Good

75/100

His lectures are often praised as passionate and memorable, but his communication style alienates a significant minority of students.

Format shift

Online teaching has limited evidence and one transition complaint, while and strongly criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and occasional presentations, with exams carrying the strongest concern.

Format shift

Online sections mention assignments, projects, tests, and a final, while and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly polarized, praising his lectures while and a harsh personality.

Main concern

Students who dislike being called out or memorizing details may struggle.

What students said

“Lectures are engaging as they're filled with tidbits and personal anecdotes.”
Arth155HF

“ no matter how much you study.”
ART113

“Skipping class counts against you even though .”
ART113

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly manageable and positive, but one Zoom-era review says he transitioned poorly and expected camera or mic participation.

Main concern

Online participation expectations may feel uncomfortable if the class uses Zoom.

What students said

“Very easy, Just a few assignments and one project, and few tests.”
ART110

“ .”
Arth155HF

“Be sure to have a face cam/mic if his class is through zoom because he will ignore you in the chat.”
ART113

Exam style

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Exams are mostly traditional memorization-based tests, often lecture-dependent and sometimes difficult.

Memorization TestsScantron TestsMidterm And FinalFew TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe scantron or and , and heavy memorization from lectures.

Scantron TestsMultiple-Choice ExamsMidterm And FinalHeavy Memorization

“the and the questions are straight from his lectures.”
Arth155HF

“His tests (3 including a midterm and ”
AHIST113

“There are 3 tests and a Museum Paper”
ART113

Online

Online reviews mention tests and a final, and one Zoom review mentions face cam or mic expectations, but reviews .

Few TestsFinal ExamZoom Face Cam Or Mic ParticipationNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“Just a few assignments and one project, and few tests. With a final.”
ART110

“Be sure to have a face cam/mic if his class is through zoom because he will ignore you in the chat.”
ART113

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Loved 155! A doable oral presentation is the . He tells you what's gonna be on the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

75/100

“Lectures are engaging as they're filled with tidbits and personal anecdotes.”

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45/100

“ no matter how much you study.”

👍 Recommendation Level

64/100

“Do yourself a favor and !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

AMAZING professor! He cares about each student and his class is very engaging with great lectures!
He made class very interesting and made the class laugh every time.
His lectures are , he goes off on tangents for most of the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You have to take notes in his lectures and .
The grade you get is determined off how well you do on the exams and they are difficult.
There is if you put effort into you should get an easy A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Fit

try not to be openly distracted/distracting because you'll be called out for it.
He will call you out on anything, even just saying a word to someone next to you.
He's not a BAD professor, but he's very pretentious.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide rich, consistent evidence of both strong lectures and polarizing classroom management.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 571

4 out of 520

3 out of 57

2 out of 513

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Arth155HF7 reviews

ART1173 reviews

ART196HF3 reviews

AHIST1132 reviews

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Reported outcomes

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32 reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Jaime Perez

x x if you want energetic art history lectures and can handle memorization and a blunt classroom style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 x x

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Fit

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want energetic art history lectures and can handle memorization and a blunt classroom style.

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