AI Rate Professor

Photography

Silvia Flores

PHOTO5 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
36.36%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you need a relaxed beginner course, but consider her only if you can tolerate strict critique, heavy detail work, and participation rules.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery nitpicky gradingNot beginner friendlyHeavy project workloadParticipation requiredExtra credit available
  • Many students describe the beginner photography class as harder and more stressful than expected.
  • The main complaints are nitpicky grading, unclear help, strict participation, and .
  • A few students found her nice or helpful, and appears repeatedly, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

can help, but , and file or prompt details make an A require careful effort.

Online evidence includes both A+ outcomes and severe grading complaints, while , and harsh grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly say a beginner photography class feels difficult because expectations are detailed, critiques are strict, and help can be indirect.

and , while in-person reviews add that the class is not beginner-friendly.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Participation appears required, and as an absence.

In-person evidence directly supports strict participation attendance, while online evidence shows required discussions but not a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Recent because the class feels stressful, nitpicky, and poorly suited for beginners.

Online reviews are especially negative, while but still contain strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Grades may be helped by , but as nitpicky, harsh, and detail-focused.

Format shift

Online reviews most strongly mention nitpicking and file-format penalties, while and no late work.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Students describe weekly , and hours of work for a beginner course.

Format shift

Online reviews provide the clearest workload details, while , and participation.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Several students say she is unhelpful, indirect, rude, or overly critical, though a few older reviews describe her as nice and passionate.

Format shift

Online reviews are mostly negative with a few positive exceptions, while and nice to very unhelpful.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades appear driven mostly by , and assignment details rather than exams.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions weekly discussions, assignments, photo projects, written essays, and exams, while , and notes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but lean difficult, with complaints about harsh grading, participation-based attendance, unhelpful answers, and no late work.

Main concern

Students who need direct guidance or flexibility may be frustrated by strict expectations and limited help.

What students said

“For a beginner photography class, it's not beginner-friendly in the slightest.”
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“If you don't participate will mark you absent.”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly negative and focus on nitpicky grading, stressful assignments, file-format penalties, and .

Main concern

Students report harsh critiques and .

What students said

“I've never had a professor be so nitpicky about every single little thing”
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“BEWARE if you just need ”
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Exam style

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Only one online review clearly describes exams, and it says exams and the the proven exam policy student-friendly.

Open-note examsOpen-book finalOpen-note final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book rules, midterm format, or .

Online

One online review explicitly says the exams and final are open note or open book, while reviews do .

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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“For a beginner photography class, it's not beginner-friendly in the slightest.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

28/100

“I've never had a professor be so nitpicky about every single little thing”

📚 Workload Pressure

26/100

“Weekly discussions and as well as so.”

👍 Recommendation Level

30/100

“BEWARE if you just need ”

Theme 1

⚖️

  • VERY nitpicky with everything.
  • you can see all of the critiques she has for us under the photos.
  • !

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Difficulty

  • Professor Flores' class was more difficult than I had anticipated, but good.
  • just to get a complete F for the wrong file type.
  • for a beginning photography class.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Help and Teaching

  • doesn't give you direct answers when you need help.
  • Very unhelpful. was great at criticizing.
  • and helpful.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because 11 reviews give consistent recent warnings, but the sample is small and experiences vary by format and year.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

PHOTO511 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1