AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Arthur Olguin

PSY170 · PSY10055634 · PSYC100 · PSYCH100 · ABNORMALPSYCH · PSY100 · PSYCH100ONLINE · 168 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
18.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid if you can; only consider him if and zero flexibility.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerRude CommunicationHeavy ReadingProctored ExamsMandatory ZoomsSelf Teach From Text
  • , and low teaching effort.
  • Courses , and heavily proctored tests.
  • Online sections add graded Zoom meetings that weigh heavily and leave little room for emergencies.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Even students who , and little cushion beyond heavy weekly work.

Both formats report hard As; online adds proctoring and Zoom-grade pressure.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Intro psych content becomes hard through volume of , and self-teaching from typed notes.

Online and ; online adds Canvas and Zoom friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Live Zooms and and graded, with little tolerance for absences.

; in-person often lists attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

and the dominant student .

; rare positive notes come from students who wanted hard psych depth.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader tags are constant; students report , and little constructive feedback.

Format shift

Online and ; online also complains about proctoring score damage.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Weekly textbook chapters, written lectures, discussions, projects, and gen-ed.

Format shift

Online often claims 30+ hour weeks or constant reading; and tests.

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Most reviews say he posts typed lectures, is rude or sarcastic, and leaves students to self-teach.

Format shift

Online teaching complaints are loudest; in-person still criticizes dry lectures and credentials talk.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Proctored quizzes and grades.

Format shift

Online emphasizes Proctorio and Zoom grades; and reading-based work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and difficulty, though a minority say hard workers learn a lot if they want psychology seriously.

Main concern

, and tests that feel misaligned with lectures.

What students said

“ . Stay as far away from any of his classes as possible.”
PSY100
“Yes, there is a lot of reading. . But, I learned sooooo much from this teacher.”
PSY170
“I have never experienced disrespect by a teacher until this class.”
PSY100

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

long typed lectures, massive reading, graded Zooms or , and frequent reports of rude, unhelpful responses.

Main concern

Strict , and little real teaching beyond the textbook.

What students said

“No real lectures; everything is big blocks of text that deter your interest in learning.”
PSYC100
“ !!! He if you're sick you will simply be given a zero”
PSY100
“the and has very specific indepth questions that we never went over”
PSY170

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequently remotely proctored, hard, and unforgiving, with .

Proctored ExamsProctorioHard Low AveragesNo Easy MakeupsZoom Graded Work

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid-style comments mention proctored quizzes and ; closed-book software is less detailed than online.

Proctored QuizzesTest HeavyHard Exams
“ .”
PSY170
“Uses proctorio. ”
PSY100

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio, remote proctoring, glitches, and .

ProctorioRemote ProctoringBroken Proctoring SoftwareNo Makeup Exams
“ .”
PSY100
“the and glitches often, affecting test scores.”
PSY170
“the .”
ABNORMALPSYCH

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!! He if you're sick you will simply be given a zero, end of discussion.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

16/100

“ .”

😠 Student Treatment

20/100

“The rudest teacher I have had in my entire life.”

📖 Workload

18/100

“This a 3 unit class but with and homework requires more than 30 hours a week of study.”

🔒

18/100

“Uses proctorio and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He doesn't teach. Just posts typed lectures.
  • All lectures are written and there are .
  • You're basically on your own.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so great, they make no sense
  • Get ready to teach yourself if you're virtually learning.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • SO RUDE.
  • Honestly, this professor seems to care little about anyone.
  • as

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

168

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong volume, multi-year span, and highly consistent , and proctoring raise confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 522
3 out of 521
2 out of 529
1 out of 581

Course coverage

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PSYC1003 reviews
PSYCH100ONLINE3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

11

B+ 9 · B 2

C range

8

C+ 1 · C 6 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2