Reviews of professor Mimsi Janis

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mimsi is the best! It was a challenge to do acting class over Zoom, but Mimsi found great ways to make it work. Thanks to her, everyone from that class is really close. I feel like I learned a lot from her and she was great at providing a safe space for nonjudgmental creating.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Best professor I have ever had shes such sweet person, and very easy class

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I would say Mimsi is a nice person, but I didn't really learn anything from her class. She never gave clear feedback after a scene and sometimes would come off a bit condescending. It's an easy class and can be fun at times, but I didn't feel any improvement in acting and wish I had taken it with a different professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The professor  did not put much effort into instructing us. There is a lot of pressure to have a good performance because if you arent her favorite she will be very harsh on you!  Also there would be no group activities so you barely get to interact with the class. GMU must have other professors for this class and NOT make her the ONLY option.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I love taking class with Mimsi. She is a great mentor and always ready to give advice. She is also super funny and can take a joke. I find my time in her class to be well spent and enjoyable. There are a few group projects but she lets you turn in an evaluation of your group after to ensure fairness. I will be taking future classes with her!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
You don't really have that much creative freedom when it comes to assignments, but she does give you some guidance on instruction. Especially with the whole corona, things were not taught at all, but it also meant that you could just record a video at home and send it to her instead of performing it in class where you could've messed up.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It's difficult to facilitate a course based on movement, like Acting, and translate it into an online format. Mimsi did just that and created a safe space where each student is still able to learn and improve online. Most classes did contain us watching the performances of others which at times seemed like wasted time rather than instructional time