AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Coleen Sterritt

SCULPADV · ART61 · ART60 · ART6 · 3D · ARTMETL · ART30 · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
69.23%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you are serious about sculpture and ready to work hard for tough, growth-focused critiques.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderInspirational MentorStrict CritiquesHeavy Lab HoursPolarizing Personality
  • Pushes serious art students hard with valuable critiques and portfolio growth
  • Workload and materials cost are high;
  • devoted fans versus students who call her rude

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are common for hard workers, but , and heavy studio effort mean an A is never free.

Online and ; almost all grade evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Sculpture concepts, long critiques, and fabrication skills make the content intellectually and physically demanding.

Difficulty consensus is strong across both formats, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and skipping hurts both grade and learning.

Both online reviews and the majority of .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Serious art students strongly recommend her for growth; and tone.

Online reviews are uniformly positive; and avoiders.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

and strict critiques are common; effort can pay off but standards stay high.

Format shift

Tough-grader language is concentrated in in-person sculpture reviews.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and long critiques create a heavy load.

Format shift

Heavy outside-class lab and materials complaints .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many students call her an outstanding mentor and artist; a large minority report rude or discouraging interactions.

Format shift

Post-2017 and online comments trend .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and lab work rather than traditional written exams.

Format shift

Both formats center studio projects and critiques rather than exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Studio sculpture classes are demanding, critique-heavy, and polarizing: many call her the , while others report harsh attitude and .

Main concern

, and a blunt teaching style that some experience as rude.

What students said

“She pushed me beyond my skill as an artist. She helped me build my portfolio and helped guide me to get accepted to UCLA.”
ART61
“Spending 40+ hrs outside of class in the . So this class gets expensive and time consuming.”
ART60
“ .”
ART30

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students praised engaging projects, fair critiques, and strong support despite remote limits.

Main concern

Still demanding; success depends on initiating contact and putting in real effort.

What students said

“She will make you work for the grade you earn, and through it, you will find it very rewarding.”
ART60
“ and fair critiques, and still managing to have students create amazing, thoughtful work despite the online limitations.”
ART30

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is studio projects and critiques rather than proctored written exams, so but .

Project-Based AssessmentLong CritiquesLab Hours RequiredGroup Projects

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

- and critique-driven with required lab time and occasional group projects; no standard exam proctoring is described.

Sculpture ProjectsStrict CritiquesRequired Lab HoursGroup Projects
“Gives strict critiques to open your perspective.”
ART60
“ .”
ART61

Online

Online sections still emphasize projects and critiques with no mention of proctored exams.

Project CritiquesNo Proctored Exams Mentioned
“ and fair critiques, and still managing to have students create amazing, thoughtful work despite the online limitations.”
ART30

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Loved this class. Structured, direct, attentive, challenging, and passionate about her students. She's tough on you because she cares.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and polarizing personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Impact

70/100

“She pushed me beyond my skill as an artist. She helped me build my portfolio and helped guide me to get accepted to UCLA.”

🧱 Workload Reality

26/100

“Spending 40+ hrs outside of class in the . So this class gets expensive and time consuming.”

⚖️ Not An Easy A

34/100

“ .”

👍 For Serious Artists

68/100

“Incredible teacher. I still think about the classes I took with her. In my opinion are the negative reviews are from lazy people looking for an easy A in an art class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gives strict critiques to open your perspective
  • She is among the most helpful and thought provoking teachers I've had

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She will make you work for the grade you earn
  • Professor Sterritt is extremely challenging and often made me want to tear my own hair out
  • unless you're a sculpting or art major this class isn't for you

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality Split

  • she either puts you on her good or bad side
  • Her attitude stinks. You're better off not asking her for help
  • She's rude and embarrasses students to make them feel stupid

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

60

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years show a stable polarizing pattern with rich specifics on workload, critiques, and personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 513

Course coverage

ART6021 reviews
ART3017 reviews
ART618 reviews
3D1 review
ART61 review
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ARTMETL1 review
SCULPADV1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 11

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values