AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Ross Seligman

PSYCH1 · PSYC01 · PSYC001 · PSYC1 · PSYCH021 · PSYCH23 · PSYCHOLOGY1 · PSYC021 · 80 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
68.85%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Academically easy GE option, but recent boundary-violation reports .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A with study guidesTextbook-driven quizzesBoundary red flagsNitpicky homeworkOptional attendance
  • Academically many students call PSYC an easy A , and textbook work.
  • Multiple recent reviews allege inappropriate, predatory, or boundary-crossing conduct toward young women.
  • Lectures often feel boring or textbook-regurgitated; .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many students report easy As by following study guides, weekly short writings, and .

Easy-A pattern is strong in both formats; online also stresses on-time module work.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Content is textbook-and-study-guide heavy intro psych with generally low intellectual intensity.

Both online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

Most reviews ; some only show up for .

Online is async; in-person reviews mostly report optional or .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Despite academic ease, multiple serious conduct allegations and mixed teaching quality drag recommendation down.

Safety concerns concentrate in recent in-person reviews; and clarity.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and dropped quizzes, but written work is often nitpicked for exact format or wording.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Light

72/100

Typical load is a handful of quizzes plus short written activities with study guides; .

Format shift

Online modules and .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

, but many call them boring textbook recitations; recent conduct reports severely harm trust.

Format shift

; online reviews focus more on organization and feedback.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

written textbook activities and occasional .

Format shift

Several terms have ; , and a paper.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person, most describe low-to-moderate difficulty GE psych with study guides and few graded items, but several serious reviews report inappropriate personal contact and boundary crossing.

Main concern

Multiple students warn young women about predatory or inappropriate off-class behavior and weak institutional response.

What students said

“Easy class, focused entirely on the textbook. There were a couple inappropriate and one frankly alarming incident involving him where the school had to get involved.”
PSYC001
“This professor was extremely predatory towards me during and after my class with him.”
PSYC001
“Easy A. 1 writing assignment per week which takes less than 20 mins.”
PSYC001

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are async-friendly with module work and ; experiences split between easy A and lazy or .

Main concern

and disability-access complaints appear in some online reviews.

What students said

“Asynch 6 week winter class; No complaints, just do the assignments and get an A. Not that much work.”
PSYC1
“Just the laziest professor I have ever met. .”
PSYC001
“I took PSYC 21 online with him. He so make sure to turn them in on time.”
PSYCH021

Exam style

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Exams are often short multiple-choice quizzes aligned to study guides; and finals entirely.

Study-guide quizzesIn-person quizzesNo midterm or final oftenMultiple choiceTextbook-based

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students often take short quizzes that match study guides; several report , while , and a paper.

Study-guide quizzesIn-person testsOften no midterm or finalDrops lowest quiz
“He's a lenient guy and if you put in some effort in studying then you'll do fine on the tests. The and only 25 questions”
PSYCH1
“Easy A if you just study the study guides hes gives you! No mid term or finals!”
PSYC001
“There are 6 quizzes and 6 written assignments, no midterm and .”
PSYC001

Online

Online comments emphasize module quizzes and ; late work is often refused.

Module quizzesNo late workStudy and put in work for A
“As long as you study and put in the work you will definitely get an A.”
PSYCH021
“Just the laziest professor I have ever met. .”
PSYC001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you are a young woman, this professor seeks out personal information and oversteps boundaries.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (5 online, 45 in person), weighting academic ease against repeated conduct warnings. Credibility rating: High.

🚨 Boundary Red Flags

15/100

“This professor was extremely predatory towards me during and after my class with him. Would contact me outside of class and make inappropriate comments.”

📗 Easy A Path

84/100

“Easy A. 1 writing assignment per week which takes less than 20 mins. Only requires 10 of them to be done, remaining 5 are .”

😴 Lecture Quality

40/100

“Spends class time to just regurgitate textbook.”

📝

45/100

“Hyper-meticulous about the student answering written assignments exactly the format .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you just study the study guides hes gives you!
  • Just do the and study for quizzes
  • Its way too easy to get an A.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Safety & Conduct

  • Ross Seligman touched me inappropriately.
  • if you are a young woman
  • as a young woman

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are pretty boring
  • Pretty lenient and chill guy
  • Honestly just a lazy professor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

80

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years give strong academic-pattern confidence; multiple independent recent misconduct reports are serious and consistent enough to weigh heavily.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 522
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

30

A+ 8 · A 19 · A- 3

B range

11

B+ 4 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2