AI Rate Professor

Art

Amanda Best

ARTG100 · ART100 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
2/100
RMP rating
1.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

unless you have no alternative and , and poor support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderHeavy workloadPoor communicationStrict testingLow creative freedom
  • Students overwhelmingly describe the class as harsh, stressful, and damaging to their interest in art.
  • Online reviews repeatedly mention locked browser tests, webcam use, poor communication, and heavy slides.
  • In-person , and limited creative freedom.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

Students repeatedly , and heavy effort even for non-A grades.

Online evidence is dominated by test-heavy grading and withdrawals, while unlikely.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Students say an intro art class becomes , and unclear expectations.

Online reviews emphasize excessive slides and tests, while and restrictive studio rules.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

The and participation matters in some sections.

In-person reviews explicitly mention inflexible attendance, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

3/100

Students overwhelmingly because it is stressful, harshly graded, and poorly supported.

Both formats are strongly negative, with online reviews adding stricter testing and communication complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

5/100

Students repeatedly call her a and , and penalties for minor mistakes.

Format shift

Both formats report harsh grading, with online reviews tying it to tests and and assignments.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Reviews , and high stress for an intro art course.

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly cite lots of homework and 100+ slides, while and assignments.

Teaching experience

Awful

7/100

Students describe unclear instruction, poor communication, rude behavior, and a loss of interest in art.

Format shift

Online students emphasize no responses and , while in-person students emphasize rude comments and lack of patience.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews repeatedly , and many assignments.

Format shift

Online evidence strongly emphasizes tests, while , and studio rules.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students describe harsh grading, unclear instruction, rude comments, heavy lecture notes, and .

Main concern

, and emotionally discouraging.

What students said

“ruined the joy of ceramics with unnecessary rules.”
ART100
“Not flexible with attendance.”
ART100
“If you want an easy A, I dont think itd be it for her.”
ART100

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report severe workload, strict grading, poor communication, locked browser testing, and webcam requirements.

Main concern

Online students say tests and communication make the class much harder than expected.

What students said

“Forces you to use a locked browser with a webcam on like why does she need to see my entire room?”
ART100
“Communication is the most important thing for an online class and this teacher failed at that.”
ART100
“ . I studied my life away weekly.”
ARTG100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Online exams are described as locked-browser and webcam-required, while test-heavy complaints.

Locked BrowserWebcam RequiredTest HeavyMemorization Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

5/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture-heavy work, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book policy.

Test HeavyLecture Heavy
“Theres just way too many lecture notes to go through and its ridiculous.”
ART100
“If you want an easy A, I dont think itd be it for her.”
ART100

Online

Online reviews explicitly report locked browser tests with webcam use and heavy memorization demands.

Locked BrowserWebcam RequiredTest HeavyHeavy Slide Memorization
“the locked website browser and you need a webcam.”
ART100
“you could memorize all the information she gave you and only half of it .”
ART100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you like art and if you needed a last minute credit.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

7/100

“She is a genuinely mean person. She lacks patience and care, and comes off very condescending.”

⚖️

5/100

“She's the yet.”

🧪

5/100

“the locked website browser and you need a webcam.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • When and not helpful.
  • She never responded to my emails and never gave good instructions for any of .
  • Communication is the most important thing for an online class and this teacher failed at that.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Take this class if you want your GPA to lower.
  • . I studied my life away weekly.
  • If you want an easy A, I dont think itd be it for her.

Theme 3

🚫 About Student Experience

  • I almost completely abandoned my love for art because of how terrible of a teacher Amanda was.
  • Take this class if you want more misery in your life.
  • There was absolutely nothing I enjoyed about this class, unfortunately.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across several years are highly consistent, detailed, and strongly negative.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 517

Course coverage

ART10013 reviews
ARTG1005 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 2