Is this an easy A?
HardWork
34/100Some students still earn A or B, but , and harsh critiques make high marks feel earned under stress.
Online and ; online adds late grades and vague prompts.
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Some students still earn A or B, but x x x x, and harsh critiques make high marks feel earned under stress.
Online and x x x x x; online adds late grades and vague prompts.
Is the course easy?
Content ranges from easy art history tests to demanding studio work with expensive media and perfectionist standards.
x x x x x; older art history sections were lighter with open-note tests.
Is attendance flexible?
Many reviews warn not to miss class; she singles out absences even when emails were sent.
x x x x x x; online still tracks presence for some sections.
Is this professor recommended?
Would-take-again sits near 26% with a wave of recent 1-star reviews urging students to pick anyone else.
Online and x x x x x x; a minority of older in-person fans still praise her.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
24/100
Tough grader tags dominate; critiques are condescending and x x x x x x.
Format shift
Harshness is strongest in recent in-person studio reviews; online also reports critical late grading.
Workload
Heavy
34/100
Lots of projects, gouache swatches, sketching, and materials cost pile up with constant revision pressure.
Format shift
Online and x x x x x x x and project load.
Teaching experience
Poor
30/100
Frequent claims she does not teach, rambles off topic, arrives late, or leaves students to YouTube.
Format shift
In-person complaints about mockery and lateness; online about absence and x x.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
32/100
Studio projects and critiques drive grades; art history sections use a few exams and a paper.
Format shift
Studio formats are project-based; ART100 history is test and paper light.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person studio and survey classes are often called harsh, rant-heavy, and x x x x.
Main concern
Public mockery in x x x while she is late, and x x x x.
What students said
“Don't be fooled by her good ratings, most of them are from 2004-2016. x x x x x x x if possible unless you want to be belittled in every class you have with her.”
“she is very harsh to students and will openly mock you if you miss a day of class”
Remote format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
a few call work straightforward, many cite x x x x x, and absentee teaching.
Main concern
x x x x x x x, and expensive medium requirements with little teaching.
What students said
“Professor gives assignments last minute. Instructions are vague & poorly explained, usually a few sentences long.”
“She has been absent for most of the semester, and I have not learned a lot.”
Exam style
Studio x x x x x x; some survey classes use open-note midterms and a paper.
Assessment risk
Varies
48/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person studio work is critique-driven; older ART100 comments mention midterm, final, and open notes.
“There was one midterm, a final, and a x x x x x x x.”
“Easy A. 1 midterm, 1 final, & 1 personal paper. She allows you to use notes & study guide on the tests.”
Online reviews focus on vague project instructions and late x x x x x.
“Instructions are vague & poorly explained, usually a few sentences long.”
“The x x x x and overall not too bad!”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Don't be fooled by her good ratings, most of them are from 2004-2016. x x x x x x x if possible unless you want to be belittled in every class you have with her.”
“she is very harsh to students and will openly mock you if you miss a day of class or if you couldn't understand what the x x.”
“I seriously feel like I missed out on so much to be learned. Especially with Motion design. I had to use google more than anything for help.”
“x x x x x x x.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
74
Lifetime ratings
84/100
Evidence confidence
Fifty reviews with a x x x x x x x, and both formats covered support high confidence despite polarization.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
46 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 15
B+ 2 · B 19
C 2 · C- 1
No reported values
No reported values
Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5