AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Joshua Susskind

PSY1 · PSYCH37 · PSYC1 · PSYCH1 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take Susskind for intro psych if you want a .

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesHeavy exam curves3-week late graceLecture-heavy intro psychExtra credit friendly
  • Extremely lenient late work (often 3-week full-credit grace) and As common.
  • Lectures are funny and content-rich but long; .
  • listed mandatory; notes and study guides are the path to A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Heavy curves, , late-work grace, and study-guide alignment make As very achievable with moderate effort.

Both formats report curves and EC; most .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Intro psych content is manageable if you attend or use notes, but lectures are dense and .

Online and reading load.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

78/100

Often listed mandatory but many say he does not enforce it; lectures still matter for exams.

Online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly 89% would take again; students , and fairness with only rare harsh outliers.

Strong recommendation across both formats; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students repeatedly report big curves, dropped lowest exams, late work accepted for full credit, and .

Format shift

Leniency is consistent online and in person.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Lots of and multiple exams, but tasks are usually described as manageable with long deadlines.

Format shift

Online Achieve work is short weekly; exams.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most call him funny, caring, and ; a minority find lectures long, rushed, or boring.

Format shift

Positive teaching praise dominates both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

grade, supported by weekly homework and discussions.

Format shift

In person often mentions online unit exams and ; online is test-heavy too.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students overwhelmingly call him hilarious, caring, and extremely lenient on late work with ; a .

Main concern

Lecture-heavy pace and ; occasional complaints that .

What students said

“ if you have the chance, 10/10 professor!!!! Live love laugh Joshua Susskind”
PSYC1
“there was one exam where I scored a 79%, and then he curved it to a 93%.”
PSYC1
“His late work policy is not even a policy tbh, it's super lenient.”
PSYC1

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections still get praise for , and clear study guides; exams can feel hard but curves and EC help.

Main concern

Content-heavy lectures and and study guide work.

What students said

“THIS PROFESSOR IS THE GOAT. Hands down one of the .”
PSY1
“Entertaining lectures, he's very amiable and affable. do it, not very difficult.”
PSYC1
“We had 5 exams which were pretty hard, and every week you have to do achieve assignments that .”
PSYC1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track lectures and , and are usually closed-notes with mixed online/in-person formats.

Lecture-based examsHeavy curvesStudy guidesOnline unit examsIn-person final sometimesNo open notes on many exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections ; not open notes; and clear study guides are common.

Online unit examsIn-person finalNo open notesHeavy curveStudy guides
“There's 3 exams that are online and 1 in-person final.”
PSYC1
“ , but no open notes or cheat sheets.”
PSYCH1
“there was one exam where I scored a 79%, and then he curved it to a 93%.”
PSYC1

Online

Online reviews mention several exams that can feel hard, study guides, and uploaded lectures; .

Multiple examsStudy guidesUploaded lectures
“We had 5 exams which were pretty hard, and every week you have to do achieve assignments that .”
PSYC1
“Use his study guides and .”
PSYC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you have the chance, 10/10 professor!!!! Live love laugh Joshua Susskind”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting kindness, curves, and lecture-heavy intro psych. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“one of so funny and you can tell he truly loves what he teaches.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“would 100% recommend”

⚖️

90/100

“it's pretty hard not to get an A because .”

📚 Workload Reality

58/100

“There are a lot of but they're very manageable and easy, plus he gives a lot of time to submit them late.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's funny and interesting in his lectures
  • he made class so silly, he would always make us laugh
  • clearly loves psychology

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A
  • The

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Susskind is amazing and kind
  • such a sweet person
  • He's so sweet and gives you so

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2017-2026 with , and lecture-heavy design.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 516
3 out of 56
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSYC133 reviews
PSY111 reviews
PSYCH15 reviews
PSYCH371 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 11 · A 17 · A- 3

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3