AI Rate Professor

Art History

Cynthia Reiss

ARTS001BH · ARTS014 · ARTS001B · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
18.18%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already love art history and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough unfair graderUnclear instructionsHeavy reading loadSlow gradingDisorganized online
  • Most reviews warn against her for and .
  • Workload and and .
  • One strong positive outlier exists, but it does not reverse the overall pattern.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Students , and test weights that tank otherwise strong averages.

Both online and in-person reviews describe hard grades; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

, and strict detail demands make the content and pacing hard for GE expectations.

Difficulty is high in both formats; short-term online felt like a full-term rush.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many online sections list attendance as no, while .

Online is mostly optional; in-person is mixed and sometimes mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and most students explicitly warn others away.

; in-person is mostly negative with one glowing exception.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

, and reported low grades define the experience.

Format shift

Harsh grading appears in both formats; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of reading, papers, modules, and .

Format shift

and few graded categories show up strongly online and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Knowledgeable for some, but , and disorganization.

Format shift

Online is especially disorganized; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Tests and categories look strong.

Format shift

; and exact answers.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are knowledge-heavy but often described as , and .

Main concern

, and weak feedback when students ask for help.

What students said

“ .”
ARTS-014
“it's definitely hard with a for credit.”
ARTS-001BH
“Dr. Reiss is an absolutely fantastic professor who's abundantly knowledgeable in her field.”
ARTS-001BH

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online , and harshly graded with and unclear materials.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Confusing and unfair. Must get off on giving poor grades.”
ARTS-001B
“This prof is a very unfair grader, not only that she hardly grades the work, instructions given for .”
ARTS-014
“ and .”
ARTS-014

Exam style

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Assessments feel strict and high-stakes, with quizzes and tests that students call unfair or poorly timed.

Tough graderPop quizzesTest heavyExact wording requiredClosed quizzes after attempt

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as exact-wording strict with pop quizzes and little recovery room.

Exact wording for creditPop quizzesTough graderLittle extra credit for recovery
“asking for the exact statement/wording for credit, and allowing only 1-2 points off it”
ARTS-001BH
“They put three questions in a week after.”
ARTS-014

Online

Online tests and , with reports of broken links and unexpected content.

Test heavyClosed quizzesBroken links reported75-minute timed tests
“Prof takes and closed quizzes so I couldn't check my mistakes.”
ARTS-001B
“The tests though, consists of a lot of the material, and also includes some stuff I have never learned before.”
ARTS-014

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 art-history reviews across online and and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ . .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“Please save yourself the time and stress from this class.”

⚖️

15/100

“Confusing and unfair. Must get off on giving poor grades.”

📚 Workload Load

22/100

“not only did the class have a very heavy work load, but she was very uncooperative.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and .
  • Lectures are captivating & informational.
  • She , and if you asked for .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Must get off on giving poor grades.
  • You could have 100% in all other categories but get around of 80% on the tests and .
  • She did not give an assignment for students so they could get a passing grade.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • She also selectively answers emails like huh?
  • instructions given for .
  • One time I asked a and she just copy pasted her entire syllabus as a response.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven mostly recent and detailed reviews , though sample size is modest.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ARTS-0147 reviews
ARTS-001B2 reviews
ARTS-001BH2 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1