AI Rate Professor

Cabrillo College · Fine Arts

Susan Hoisington

PHOTOCOL · PHOTO1 · ARTP9A · BEGPHOTO · AP9B · APAP · PHOTO · PHOTO9A · 9BAP43AP42 · 9A · PHOTOAP9B · PHOT9 · AP43 · AP46A · AP9A · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want blunt art criticism and can handle a demanding, emotionally difficult class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh CritiquesUnpredictable MoodUnclear AssignmentsHeavy WorkloadDeep Art Feedback
  • Most reviews describe a harsh, moody, and discouraged.
  • A smaller group of students says she is knowledgeable and can push serious photography students to improve.
  • Grades and success appear to depend heavily , and sustained effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A appears possible, but , and high expectations rather than an easy path.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The course content may be manageable for experienced photography students, but and expectations high.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Tags and comments suggest attendance mattered, with students saying skipping class could hurt performance and missed demos were hard to recover from.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students warn against taking the class because the , and emotionally draining.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

20/100

Students , and subjective critiques, though a few earned A grades with major effort.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews mention lots of , and pressure that felt excessive for a beginning photo class.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

She is often described as knowledgeable, but most comments criticize her as , and discouraging.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Reviews focus mainly on projects, critiques, prints, demos, deadlines, homework, and .

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are strongly negative overall, with , and unpredictable treatment.

Main concern

Students often , and strict grading.

What students said

“Frustrating, boring, and confusing. .”
9A
“She is the . because I could not stand her.”
PHOTO9A
“If you're looking for a deep, honest critique of your work, Susan will give it to you straight & really push you to grow with your art.”
9BAP43AP42

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 exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, .

Exam Policy Not Clearly ProvenTest Heavy Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

beyond one test-heavy tag in the data.

Exam Policy Not Clearly ProvenTest Heavy Mentioned

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Frustrating, boring, and confusing. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Does a bad job explaining things and gets angry when you ask questions.”

⚖️

20/100

“She grades your artwork harshly and systematically and .”

👍 Recommendation Level

24/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She does not teach anything, and expects you to know what to do.
  • She knows what she's doing, but can't teach it.
  • Susan is passionate about photography. She is knowledgable and provides a lot of ; you're sure to come out of the class a better photographer.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This IS NOT and is required to get an A.
  • Deadlines are horrible (too much pressure and not enough time).
  • if you mess ANYTHING up--it's a beg. photo class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Experience

  • She gave me a lot of anxiety.
  • I love photography but I dread going to this class.
  • You have to warm up to her. My first semester I disliked her, but I have since taken 3 more photo classes with her.

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 48 in-person reviews span many years and show a consistent pattern, despite a minority of strong positive opinions.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 510
1 out of 525

Course coverage

AP9A16 reviews
9A7 reviews
PHOTO9A6 reviews
AP433 reviews
AP9B3 reviews
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PHOTO3 reviews
APAP2 reviews
9BAP43AP421 review
AP46A1 review
ARTP9A1 review
BEGPHOTO1 review
PHOT91 review
PHOTO11 review
PHOTOAP9B1 review
PHOTOCOL1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values