AI Rate Professor

Art

Kimberly Snyder

ART255 · ART245 · PHOTOGRAPHY · ART253 · ART249 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want an energetic, hands-on art class and can keep up with regular projects.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate art teacherBeginner friendlyProject-heavyCreative criticismOccasionally disorganized
  • Most students praise Snyder as passionate, helpful, and effective for photography or digital art beginners.
  • The class rewards steady participation and keeping up with frequent projects.
  • A minority of reviews warn about mood swings, disorganization, and rapid assignments.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most reported grades are A-level and projects are described as easy if students keep up and participate.

All grade and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The content is beginner-friendly, but and creative work require consistent effort.

, and they describe a manageable but active class.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

because class work uses lab equipment, participation, critiques, and in-class guidance.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

, and practical skill-building despite some personality and organization concerns.

and mostly positive with a few strong negatives.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grades trend high and students say projects are easy if completed on time, though participation and effort matter.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

The workload is manageable but includes frequent projects, daily photos, tutorials, sketchbook work, and participation.

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Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students praise her passion, clarity, and support, but a few report rude behavior, mood swings, and disorganization.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Reviews emphasize projects, tutorials, sketchbooks, photography practice, and participation rather than exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and useful assignments, while a few mention mood swings and disorganization.

Main concern

Some .

What students said

“Great class for beginners.”
ART249
“ up and do them on time!”
ART249
“ and plenty of mood swings.”
ART249

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove the .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and assignments, not exam policies.

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ up and do them on time!”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, , and recurring concerns; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Kim is a great teacher and resource.”

📈 Grade Effort

78/100

“ up and do them on time!”

⚠️ Main Concern

45/100

“ and plenty of mood swings.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a super awesome teacher
  • Kim is an AMAZING teacher!
  • , and clear.

Theme 2

🎨

  • Her assignments helped me master my camera and .
  • .
  • Do keep up with the tutorial assignments and you'll do great :)

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • and plenty of mood swings.
  • she displayed extreme mood swings and was EXTREMELY rude to me
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

, but opinions include repeated duplicates and a few strong contradictions.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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