AI Rate Professor

Photography

Lauren Greenwald

ART253 · ART251 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want strong photography mentorship and will invest effort in shooting and participation.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeable photographerClear grading criteriaHands-on darkroom and filmEffort-based ALecture and participation heavy
  • , and ability to grow their photography skills.
  • As long as you put real effort into photos and participate, grades trend A or A+.
  • One review warns of , and heavy talking for shy or time-poor students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

and genuine photo effort lead to A or A+, though it is not no-work.

All grade and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Classes are described as fun and not difficult overall, but lectures can be dense and shooting takes time.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as both optional and mandatory across reviews, with participation clearly valued.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Five of and praise skill growth, with one caution for shy or overloaded students.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

and graded-by-few-things tags plus near-all A or A+ outcomes for students who complete photo work.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Not conceptual-hard for most, but shooting, editing, lectures, and .

Format shift

In-person only; one review flags lots of homework and pop quizzes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Praised as knowledgeable, approachable, inspirational, and strong at building professional photo skills.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across the six in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and effort rather than a pure exam model.

Format shift

In-person only; one mention of pop quizzes exists.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person photo courses feel fun and skill-building with , and .

Main concern

Lecture-heavy talk and participation can overwhelm shy students or those short on shooting time.

What students said

“As long as you actually put in effort for your photos, you will get an A.”
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“Expect to talk (and hear the professor talk) a LOT. If youre shy and if you dont have much time to take pictures I wouldnt suggest this class.”
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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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Assessment is mostly projects and participation, with at least one report of pop quizzes and no proven proctoring setup.

Pop quizzesProject-based gradingParticipationClear criteria

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and participation, with one warning about pop quizzes.

Pop quizzesPhoto projectsParticipation
“This class , and editing”
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“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As long as you actually put in effort for your photos, you will get an A. She outlines her class and and makes it easy to follow.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person photography reviews with medium sample confidence. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Greenwald is a really really awesome professor and artist.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“Lauren is an amazing professor and 10/10 would take again.”

📷 Skill Growth

85/100

“I took both her beginner and advanced courses and improved my photography immensely.”

⚠️ Fit Warning

40/100

“If youre shy and if you dont have much time to take pictures I wouldnt suggest this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She
  • Learning film was fun and the entire darkroom experience was amazing.
  • Lectures are heavy, loads of information.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Classes are fun and not difficult.
  • As long as you actually put in effort for your photos, you will get an A.
  • Graded by few things

Theme 3

🎨 About Studio Fit

  • will absolutely challenge you to create meaningful and amazing art
  • Expect to talk (and hear the professor talk) a LOT.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only six in-person reviews from 2018-2024 with solid detail but limited sample and no online evidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART2513 reviews
ART2533 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 4 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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