Matthew Bell

1 review
Average rating: 3.00

This professor has taught: ARCH428F, ARCH435, ARCH635, ARCH654, ARCH655, ARCH678W, ARCH700

Grades

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.38 between 407 students*

Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.9%
A: 30.71%
A+: 4.91%
B-: 7.62%
B: 11.55%
B+: 16.71%
C-: 0.49%
C: 1.23%
C+: 1.23%
F: 0.98%
W: 2.95%
other: 1.72%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.
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Matthew Bell
ARCH428F

Expecting a B+
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05/14/2025		I have mixed feelings regarding the class. Matt. Bell is a great professor; he is funny, maybe a bit snarky, but he will always answer any question you have. However, the workload for this class is astronomical. It included 3 projects, 3 essays (2-5 pages), and 4 exams. In the words of my non-architecture major friends, "that one class is quite literally my entire semester's workload." I will admit the exams were fair in terms of topics, but they often felt poorly paced, which caused many students not to finish on time. It wasn't until the last 2 exams that he realized how bad we our grades were that he made the exams shorter. For undergraduates, be careful who your TA is because they may be a stricter grader than the professor himself. I personally can not imagine taking this class with studio. Overall it was an enjoyable class to learn in, but the workload was just wayyy too much.