Payson McNett

ART7A · ART17A · 7A · 95A · ART34A · 95B · ART95B · ART5 · ART95A · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 17/100
RMP rating: 1.6/5
Take again: 16.28%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

Avoid unless you mainly want an easy grade and can teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedMinimal TeachingEasy AOften AbsentSelf Teaching Required

Most reviews describe the class as , and poorly taught.
Grades are often easy, but many students say they learned very little.
A and hands-off studio freedom.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Many students report A grades with minimal work, but the easy grade often comes with weak learning value.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Students repeatedly describe the content as low-level, less complex than high school, and not college-level.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because projects are mainly done in class, but many students .

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and little learning.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Grades appear very lenient because many low-satisfaction reviews still report A grades.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Featherlight

88/100

Workload seems light because students often mention minimal work, low-level tasks, and easy A outcomes.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Most comments describe disorganized lectures, weak demos, poor communication, and frequent absence.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and in-class making rather than exams.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews overwhelmingly describe scattered teaching, weak structure, frequent absence, and .

Main concern

because lectures and .

What students said

“The net gain from this class could have been learned on youtube.”
ART95A

“Yes, you'll get an A grade with minimal work, but if you really want to learn then you'll have to be super aggressive as what's offered .”
ART95A

“Payson was absent from the and the assistants were always .”
95A

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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Reviews do not clearly prove the exam policy.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy or .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The net gain from this class could have been learned on youtube. and often absent from the lab.”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and structure; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

16/100

“Payson has good intentions, but and under-prepared for his courses.”

📈 Grade Ease

93/100

“Yes, you'll get an A grade with minimal work, but if you really want to learn then you'll have to be super aggressive as what's offered .”

👍 Recommendation Level

18/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

The class was all over the place curriculum wise.
His lectures are constantly yet he gets offended if anyone says that his way of teaching isn't landing well.
Payson gives students freedom, and doesn't do a lot of direct teaching, so it can feel like he's just running an .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

I exited with an A grade and very few additional skills.
Yes, you'll get an A grade with minimal work, but if you really want to learn then you'll have to be super aggressive as what's offered .
Sure, you can skate through the class, but is that really the ?

Theme 3

🛠️ About Class Structure

The equipment is basic and often broken.
There was no structure and the curriculum was very low-level for a college class.
Course structure and organization are non-existent.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 43 reviews across several years are detailed and strongly consistent, despite a small positive minority.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 536

Course coverage

95A14 reviews

ART95A12 reviews

ART58 reviews

ART17A4 reviews

7A1 review

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95B1 review

ART34A1 review

ART7A1 review

ART95B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 20

B range

B+ 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5