AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Alan Azhderian

FIGUREDRAWING · ART3 · ART12 · ART128072 · ART7A · ART14 · ARTFIG · ARTART3 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a and are willing to show up and work hard in class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational studio mentorProcess over perfectionMandatory participationCaring feedbackEccentric but wise
  • Highly inspiring figure-drawing teacher who emphasizes process, energy, and growth over polished outcomes.
  • Attendance and in-class effort drive the grade; portfolio and .
  • A few students find the drills monotonous or style-biased, but most call him life-changing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Strong grades are common if you attend, participate, and complete the end-of-semester portfolio, but he will not hand out free As.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Studio drawing focuses on practice and process rather than dense theory, though long drills can feel challenging for .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and essential; skip class and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

, and skill growth despite a minority who found class monotonous.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many report self-eval and ; a few call him a if style or effort is lacking.

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Workload

Light

70/100

; credit comes mainly from class participation and end portfolio.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and transformative as a drawing mentor.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment centers on in-class participation, portfolio, and self-evaluation rather than traditional exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, long silent sessions, and heavy participation; students praise inspiration and growth while some note monotony.

Main concern

and style expectations can frustrate students seeking free creativity or flexible schedules.

What students said

“He changed my outlook in art... I've repeated his class for the freedom”
ART12
“ and portfolio at the end of the semester, along with participation”
ART12
“We drew the same things for 3 hours every class... If you do not implicate the style of drawing he likes, you will not get an A”
ART12

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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No standard midterms or finals; grade hinges on studio participation and end-of-semester portfolio or self-eval.

Portfolio basedSelf evaluationParticipation basedNo traditional exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Studio participation plus portfolio and self-evaluation at semester end replace traditional exams.

Portfolio basedSelf evaluationParticipation based
“ and portfolio at the end of the semester, along with participation”
ART12
“You have to do all of the , but the homework is relatively fun and is only due at the end of the semester”
ART7A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He changed my outlook in art... I've repeated his class for the freedom”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 in-person , and monotony critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Alan is amazing! Such an inspiration. He is very wise, and he will talk in depth about exploring the art”

❤️ Care and Support

90/100

“He is really supportive when his students are having a bad day and understands everyone's lives outside of class”

📌

18/100

“DON'T MISS CLASS”

⚖️ Effort for Grade

68/100

“ , but he wont just hand you an A he expects you to earn it which is good”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He teaches you to enjoy the process and not get too attached to the outcome
  • and push you to improve
  • An enigma, yes, but a truly great artist and a very wise man

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You can only get an A if you turn in
  • Not an easy A but very passionate and serious about his work
  • , so most of the credit is earned by coming to class and participating

Theme 3

⚠️ Common Critiques

  • We drew the same thing nearly every class for three hours
  • There is absolutely no creativity and the tasks became monotonous
  • If you do not implicate the style of drawing he likes, you will not get an A

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

41 detailed reviews spanning many years with , and portfolio grading.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
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3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 3 · A 6

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

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