AI Rate Professor

Art

Margaret Griffith

ART120 · ART130 · ART135 · ART131 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
10%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you are a serious art student ready for harsh critiques and hard-earned grades.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHarsh CritiquesHigh Expectations for BeginnersLots of HomeworkInconsistent Help
  • A grades
  • Expects advanced skill from beginners and critiques can feel rude or condescending
  • Heavy homework and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students report and rare A's even when work is praised in beginner classes.

Both online and ; most evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Beginning courses still feel hard because she expects advanced skill and assigns demanding work.

; online comments also call it hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is repeatedly marked mandatory with skip-class-and-fail style warnings.

; online evidence is limited.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and few strong positives.

Negative recommendation tone is consistent online and in person, with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

and lowballed scores appear across many courses, including beginner painting.

Format shift

in-person studios.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and rework demands leave students short on free time.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strongest in person; online also notes lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

and care, but most describe unhelpful, critical, or rude teaching.

Format shift

One recent in-person ART131 review is positive; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and participation rather than exams.

Format shift

Project-and-critique assessment appears in both formats; .

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 Hardcore Learner

Most reviews describe a tough, critical studio teacher with , and grades that rarely reach A even when work is praised.

Main concern

and critiques that leave beginners feeling discouraged or embarrassed.

What students said

“I felt like my work was great and one of the , yet I never received an A”
ART135
“If you struggle in because she grades and critiques harshly.”
ART130
“she calls you out for something in front of the whole class to embarrass you.”
ART120

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Sparse online feedback , and low confidence for less skilled artists.

Main concern

Limited attention for intermediate students and .

What students said

“If you are not confident in your art .”
ART131
“it's like she immediately cut the roots if the results doesn't go as planned.”
ART130

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on projects and critiques rather than formal exams, so .

Studio ProjectsIn-Class CritiquesHomework-Heavy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and rework, not traditional exams.

Harsh CritiquesRedo WorkParticipation Matters
“If their evaulation isn't good enough, she gives it back by either redo-ing it, or fix certain parts”
ART130
“will ”
ART135

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Project Check-Ins
“ thing and she'll check up on us every now and then.”
ART131

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you struggle in because she grades and critiques harshly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews spanning online and and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Can be very condescending, rude and critical.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ .”

⚖️

18/100

“I felt like my work was great and one of the , yet I never received an A”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“She expects beginning artists to be super good. grades super hard”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • if you message her regarding an assignment.
  • and even critiques really hard on people that are amazing.
  • Shes forgiving in late assignments.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Her class was hardest class
  • I tried my hardest and she gave me a C on everything.
  • I guess you have to be somewhat talented for her to get decent grade.

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Climate

  • she calls you out for something in front of the whole class to embarrass you.
  • Can be very condescending, rude and critical.
  • Chill and nice professor overall.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen detailed reviews spanning many years show consistent tough-grader themes despite one recent positive outlier.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ART13010 reviews
ART1353 reviews
ART1202 reviews
ART1312 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2