AI Rate Professor

Art

Nicole Lewis

ART30A · ART30 · ARTS30B · CERAM1111 · ARTS30A · ARTS33 · CERAMICS · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
73.33%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

Take Nikki for ceramics if you can commit weekly studio hours; skip if .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilariousCaringInspirationalParticipation mattersGives good feedback
  • Most students call Nikki a , and great at teaching ceramics.
  • Class is easy content-wise but , and .
  • A recent minority report passive-aggressive or rude one-on-one interactions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

High A rates and lenient grading if , and ; skill gaps may still land a B.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is beginner-friendly ceramics with low intellectual stress, but wheel work needs practice hours.

All reviews are in person; no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Class, office hours, and as mandatory to pass.

In-person only; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Long-run enthusiasm is extremely high despite a few recent personality complaints.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students say she grades reasonably and rewards effort and creativity over perfection.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Projects are fun and graded lightly, but and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Dominantly praised as funny, helpful, and inspirational with patient demos for beginners.

Format shift

A few recent one-on-one rudeness complaints slightly temper the excellent majority.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grade centers on hand-building and .

Format shift

and lab based only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Studio ceramics with passionate ; grades stay high if you show up and try.

Main concern

Mandatory multi-hour studio and .

What students said

“Definitely, without a . .”
ARTS30A
“Easy class, but it's mandatory you do about 4 lab hours a week.”
CERAMICS
“She is passive aggressive, judgmental, & rude when students ask for clarification or aid.”
CERAMICS
“She's super funny and truly loves what she does!”
ARTS30A

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 almost all studio projects and participation rather than formal high-stakes exams.

Project basedFew graded itemsMinimal quizzesNo heavy exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews describe few graded items, projects, and at most one small paper or .

Project basedGraded by few thingsMinimal quizzes
“she isn't a every week or papers (only ONE small paper and )”
ARTS30A
“A and a lot of wheel assignments”
ARTS30A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's a true GEM!!! Very positive, inspirational and motivating. She helps with anything you need. !!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching passion, studio time cost, and grade leniency. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Nikki is an amazing professor who is truly passionate about her craft.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“Definitely, without a . .”

⏰ Studio Time Cost

18/100

“Easy class, but it's mandatory you do about 4 lab hours a week.”

❤️ Personality Split

70/100

“She is passive aggressive, judgmental, & rude when students ask for clarification or aid.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Nikki is an absolute star! She's super funny and truly loves what she does!
  • She's always willing to help out students improve their performance on the wheel.
  • I LOVE NIKKI SO AWSEOME AND DOWN TO EARTH, A REAL GEM.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very fun class! Not hard at all if you like doing ceramics
  • she grades very resonably, you do your work and try really hard and you should be fine
  • if you have no experience in Ceramics it will be somewhat difficul as it was to me

Theme 3

⏰

  • You must show up to class!!!
  • Plus she makes you come 3 hours per week to come in the studio and practice
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-one in-person reviews spanning 2005-2026 with consistent praise and enough recent detail to trust the pattern.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ARTS30A11 reviews
ART30A5 reviews
ART304 reviews
CERAMICS4 reviews
CERAM11113 reviews
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ARTS30B2 reviews
ARTS332 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2