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Art

Cynde Balent

ART16 · ART1407087 · ART14 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
17/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you need an easy introductory art credit, but skilled art .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh art gradingAdvanced expectationsHeavy project workloadCaring but nitpickyConfusing organization
  • Students repeatedly say introductory art courses are graded like advanced classes.
  • Getting an A depends more on meeting strict personal standards than simply completing work.
  • A few students praise her care and feedback, but recent reviews are strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but comments say it requires art skill, persistence, and .

Both formats warn against expecting an easy A, with online reviews adding confusion and in-person reviews stressing perfectionism.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Intro art content feels advanced because and detailed subjective standards.

, while in-person students focus more on the advanced expectations for beginners.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance rules are not clearly described, though and online late work appears flexible.

Online evidence mentions late submissions and resubmissions, while rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most recent students recommend avoiding the class because feedback.

Online and , though older in-person reviews include stronger praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and feeling graded below their effort or requirements.

Format shift

especially emphasizing subjective perfectionism.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Projects are described as chores, overlapping, time-consuming, and difficult to manage.

Format shift

Online reviews mention multiple simultaneous projects and many peer reviews, while .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

She is often described as caring, but students frequently call the , and poorly matched to beginners.

Format shift

Online reviews criticize organization more, while praise and harsh criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

10/100

Grades appear driven , and assignment quality rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats focus on assignments and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are split, but most , and stress in beginner art classes.

Main concern

Students without prior art skill often feel .

What students said

“ course if you're already skilled and familiar with art.”
ART14
“This professor wants perfection.”
ART14
“Awesome teacher! .”
ART16

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews describe , and harsh grading despite some flexibility on late work.

Main concern

Strict grading and .

What students said

“She's teaching "Intro to Drawing" like it's an AP art class made for people who are almost as good as Van Gogh.”
ART14
“The course work gets really jumbled together and .”
ART16
“ and you can resubmit multiple times, which in turn means she grades harshly.”
ART16

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly describe exams, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, quizzes, midterms, finals, or proctoring policies.

Reviews do not clearly prove in-person exam policy

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, quiz, midterm, or .

Reviews do not clearly prove online exam policy

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ course if you're already skilled and familiar with art.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“I wanted to like this professor - she seemed to care for her students.”

⚖️

15/100

“She grades very harshly regardless of meeting the requirements.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“At times and not really know it because the titles are so similar.”

Theme 1

🎨 About Skill Expectations

  • If you aren't skilled in .
  • She's teaching "Intro to Drawing" like it's an AP art class made for people who are almost as good as Van Gogh.
  • I took the beginners class but she graded the class as an intermediate.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • This professor wants perfection.
  • She grades very harshly regardless of meeting the requirements.
  • and you can resubmit multiple times, which in turn means she grades harshly.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • THE MOST CARING AND !!
  • Awesome teacher! .
  • She's nice, but I am a good artist and I had a hard time keeping up with her.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across 2017-2025 give , and beginner fit.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ART147 reviews
ART165 reviews
ART14070872 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

4

B 2 · B- 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2