AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Alana Perlin

ARTD42A · 45A · ARTD40A · ART40A · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
93.75%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want a supportive, hard-to-fail creative class.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaringEasy to passExtra creditAccessible outside classCreative freedom
  • Near-universal praise as the sweetest, most caring digital art professor; 15 of 16 reviews are 5-star quality.
  • , and frequent .
  • Weekly projects and quizzes exist but stay easy when you show effort; one older GE-focused outlier found pace and writing heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Students say it is harder to fail than pass; effort-based grading, , and flexible makeups produce many As with modest work.

Evidence is almost entirely in person; the one online review still calls work not too difficult.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Projects and quizzes are straightforward; non-tech students may feel pace, but .

In-person majority report easy content; and pace hard for GE.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Mixed mandatory flags, but late work is accepted until the final and participation matters more than rigid daily tracking.

In-person notes participation and optional/mandatory mix; limited online data.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

About 94% would take again with overwhelming enthusiasm for her care and ease.

; the online review also recommends.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

92/100

Effort-based, lots of , flexible deadlines, and .

Format shift

; online also stresses care and manageable difficulty.

Workload

Light

68/100

Weekly quizzes and 2-3 assignments exist but are short; project-heavy yet easy with .

Format shift

Online single review finds .

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Consistently described as the sweetest, most caring, skilled Photoshop teacher who helps one-on-one.

Format shift

Near-perfect praise in person; online matches the caring theme.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Projects, weekly quizzes, participation, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignments and projects.

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

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students rave about , and flexible late policy; nearly everyone would take her again.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“honestly it is super hard to even fail her class.”
ART40A
“It's honestly harder to fail than it is to pass.”
ARTD40A
“Very, very relaxed about due dates (as long as you turn in )”
ART40A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Single online review calls her the but not hard, and strongly recommends for credits.

Main concern

.

What students said

“sweetest person I have ever met. genuinely cares about her students and wants you to learn. if you need the credits. the number of but they aren't too difficult”
ART40A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is project- and quiz-based with makeups and late flexibility rather than strict closed exams.

Weekly quizzesProject heavyMakeup tests allowedFlexible due datesExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes with makeups and relaxed finals deadlines; no strict proctoring mentioned.

Project heavyWeekly quizMake up basically any testTurn in by final
“willing to let you ”
ART40A
“There's like 2-3 assignments and 1 quiz every week to do, but they are easy”
ARTD40A

Online

Online review .

Many assignmentsNot too difficult
“the number of but they aren't too difficult”
ART40A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It's honestly harder to fail than it is to pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (1 online, 15 in , and creative support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“The sweetest most amazing most caring professor I've ever taken by a LONG shot.”

📈 Easy Grade Path

92/100

“It's honestly harder to fail than it is to pass.”

❤️ About Character

95/100

“She cares a LOT about each individual student”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • One of the !!! Very kind and helpful
  • She actually walks the talk in creative freedom
  • Really great teacher to get.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • super hard to even fail her class
  • This class was by far the most easiest class I've taken.
  • grades nicely if she sees you make an effort

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Miss P is the sweetest person ever!
  • She went above and beyond to help me look for an internship
  • genuinely cares about her students and wants you to learn.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

16 reviews with extreme consistency on care and ease, recent dates, and detailed grade/effort comments support high confidence.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ARTD40A10 reviews
ART40A3 reviews
ARTD42A2 reviews
45A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Audit/No Grade 1