AI Rate Professor

Humanities

Anna De Silva

HUM5 · ART · ART1A · HUMAN5 · ART5 · HUMANITIES5 · ART1C · ART2 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
19.23%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid for an easy GE art credit; if you are serious about art and can match her exact standards.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLecture HeavyUnclear ExpectationsPassionate but StrictHigh Stakes Few Assignments
  • Most students warn she is a
  • Lecture-heavy with quizzes, papers, and
  • A minority like her passion and resubmit options, but

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and high-stakes tests mean an A takes heavy effort and exact alignment with her rubrics.

; online allows some resubmits and but still no easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Many GE students find abstract art concepts, vague essays, and .

In-person comments emphasize harder tests and confusion; and weekly quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

38/100

Online attendance is often not required, but and door locks.

Online leans optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is about 19% and most comments urge students to pick anyone else for GE art.

Negative tone appears in both formats, with a few passionate defenders mainly in person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

; many report nitpicking, low averages, and refusal to round.

Format shift

Online offers resubmits and more often, but still grades heavily.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Often few graded items but each paper, quiz, or .

Format shift

Online has weekly quizzes and discussions; and essays.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some praise passion and organization, but .

Format shift

Online is mixed but still critical; .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of papers, quizzes, tests, and a or pure exams.

Format shift

Online finals can include camera-on artwork presentation; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and few grade recovery chances for non-art majors.

Main concern

and tests with .

What students said

“ it will receive a low grade. Horrible teacher all around.”
ART5
“Its a hard class and its actually difficult to understand the material. ”
ART2
“ if possible.”
ART5

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections still feel strict with weekly quizzes, papers, and a ; .

Main concern

Must follow .

What students said

“If you do not go EXACTLY by HER words in every one of .”
ART5
“It is not an easy A class.”
ART5
“DO NOT TAKE HER. Even if you have to. .”
ART5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix hard quizzes and tests with picky essays and a rather than open-book friendly.

Weekly quizzesMultiple-choice testsEssay papersFinal presentation/projectCamera-on Zoom final (online)

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

opinion-style traps, plus tough essays and a final artist project.

Hard testsTough essaysFinal artist projectStudy guides sometimes provided
“ if you know all the materiel a lot of the questions are opinion based.”
ART5
“The inspirational artist.”
ART5

Online

Online , and a camera-on Zoom final presentation of artwork.

Weekly quizzesCamera-on Zoom finalResubmit papersExtra credit
“Zoom with a camera on is mandatory for explaining artwork during the final.”
ART5
“Although Professor De Silva is a so you know exactly what she is expecting.”
ART5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DO NOT TAKE HER. Even if you have to. . She is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews (7 online, 30 in and . Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

22/100

“If you do not go EXACTLY by HER words in every one of .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“ if possible.”

📚 Course Difficulty

28/100

“ unless you aspire to become an art major. She grades tough for her essays and nitpicks at every little thing”

🎯 Teaching Clarity

34/100

“I cannot read minds! That's exactly what she expects. She refuses to tell the class what she wants so 99% of class the struggles.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is not an easy A class.
  • it will receive a low grade.
  • She grades tough for her essays and nitpicks at every little thing

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This course is a lecture heavy class.
  • She usually goes off topic a lot.
  • She is a passionate and inspiring teacher.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Taking the Class

  • .
  • Unless you are an art major, .
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews spanning many years with consistent tough-grader themes and .

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 56
3 out of 57
2 out of 55
1 out of 514

Course coverage

ART524 reviews
ART1C3 reviews
HUMAN53 reviews
ART2 reviews
ART22 reviews
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ART1A1 review
HUM51 review
HUMANITIES51 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

3

C 1 · C- 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1