AI Rate Professor

Architecture

Holly Van

ARCH122 · ARCH112 · ARCH113 · ARCH110 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Take her if you want a , especially in person.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious and caringVery easy AOpen-note examsGenerous gradingAttendance matters
  • Most students describe Holly Van as funny, caring, and supportive.
  • Grades are very forgiving, with and frequent A outcomes.
  • The main drawback is weaker online organization and occasional accent-related clarity issues.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Getting an A is very easy because reviews mention open-note exams, grade , and rounded grades.

outcomes, while the single online review also says an A takes little effort.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

The course content is generally described as , and professionally useful rather than intellectually hard.

and manageable work, while the online review mainly criticizes organization rather than content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because multiple reviews say showing up or .

, while the online review says showing up helps guarantee a strong grade.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend her because , and makes grades highly attainable.

, while the only online review would not take her again due to poor organization.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

95/100

Grading is highly generous, with grade bumps, rounded grades, , and many A or A+ outcomes.

Format shift

, and the online review also reports an easy A.

Workload

Featherlight

90/100

Workload appears very light, with , and manageable drafting assignments.

Format shift

In-person reviews repeatedly describe low workload, while the online review gives little .

Teaching experience

Excellent

89/100

Most students praise her caring style, humor, examples, and architecture guidance, despite one online organization complaint.

Format shift

, while the single online review separates her kindness from weaker online teaching.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades , and open-note exams rather than one dominant format.

Format shift

, and attendance, while online assessment details are limited.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews are strongly positive, , and generous grades.

Main concern

.

What students said

“ and book so it's an easy A.”
ARCH112
“ .”
ARCH110
“She rounded most of our grades to As and Bs, I don't think anyone has received lower than a C.”
ARCH110

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

The only online review says the class became disorganized but still remained an easy A with little effort.

Main concern

Online organization was weak after the course moved online.

What students said

“When we switched over to online because of the virus the .”
ARCH110
“A little effort effort and an easy A.”
ARCH110

Exam style

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Exams are very student-friendly because several in-person reviews mention open-book or open-note tests and one .

Open NotesOpen BookSkippable FinalMultiple Choice Study Sessions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

94/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and one skippable final option.

Open NotesOpen BookSkippable Final
“The and the and theyre open book, open notes.”
ARCH113
“There were 3 midterm exams but luckily they were open notes and pretty impossible to fail.”
ARCH112
“students have the .”
ARCH110

Online

The online review does not clearly prove the open-book policy.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and book so it's an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

89/100

“Professor Van is the .”

📈 Easy A Signal

96/100

“ and book so it's an easy A.”

⚖️

95/100

“She rounded most of our grades to As and Bs, I don't think anyone has received lower than a C.”

Theme 1

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She gives good examples on how to do the projects, as well as giving good lectures.
  • She's funny and actually takes interest in her students
  • Professor van was really good, only complaint is her heavy accent, makes it a little hard to understand some things

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • A little effort effort and an easy A.
  • .
  • You get credit for showing up and a credit for turning in a couple of questions we worked on in class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 11 reviews span many years and show consistent patterns in , and teaching style.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ARCH1105 reviews
ARCH1123 reviews
1111 review
ARCH1131 review
ARCH1221 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 4 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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