Julia Kandus

PYSC107 · PSYC107 · PSYCH107 · PSY107 · PSYC4459 · PSYCH25 · PSYC124 · PSYC101 · PSYCH101 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 63.64%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you want a passionate psych mentor and will keep up with long lectures and busywork; skip if and light load.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing PassionAmazing LecturesSlow GraderHeavy BusyworkExtra Credit Available

many call her life-changing and passionate; others call her inactive with prerecorded lectures.
Grades lean A when students finish lecture notes, quizzes, and discussions, but workload and .
Online sections draw and busywork; in-person fans stress care and inspiration.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Most reported grades are A, with and lecture-based tests, but notes, discussions, and .

Online students more often cite open-resource quizzes and busywork; and discussion-based tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is interesting and doable with notes, but many call it reading-heavy, test-heavy, or personally challenging.

Online reviews stress long videos and reading notes; and discussion pace.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags warn skip class and you will not pass, though some online sections allow more flexibility.

In-person evidence is stricter; and optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

, but a large angry minority says avoid due to workload and .

; online reviews are more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many get As and mention , yet others call her a and grades late.

Format shift

and late-grade complaints; in-person more often says lenient or easygoing.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and lecture-heavy prep make the load feel like busywork for many.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online notes and discussions are the loudest complaint.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

When engaged she is passionate, clear, and caring; critics say prerecorded lectures and .

Format shift

In-person praise is more consistent; online quality swings from fantastic to inactive.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grades , and participation rather than one pure channel.

Format shift

Online leans quizzes plus discussion boards; , and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

students stress passion, clear lectures, and personal care, with and .

Main concern

Attendance and lecture-heavy structure; and lots of papers.

What students said

“Julia Kandus was by far the .”
PSYCH107

“Textbook was technically required but I don't think I read any of it especially over the last few weeks of class and still passed with an A since most of the quizzes and and lectures.”
PSYCH25

“She is also a so much busy work.”
PSYC107

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many praise fun video lectures and care, while others , and heavy note or discussion busywork.

Main concern

and time-intensive notes or .

What students said

“ and use those on the tests!”
PSYC107

“Julia Kandus has to be one of the most inactive professors Ive ever had she does not teach she has prerecorded lectures yet fails the grade any of the ”
PSYC107

“This is the this online format.”
PSYC107

Exam style

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Exams usually track lectures and notes more than the textbook, with some open-resource quizzes and occasional note sheets.

Lecture-Based ExamsOpen-Resource QuizzesHandwritten Notes AllowedStudy GuidesPop Quizzes Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals track class discussions and lectures; one student notes a full-page notes sheet for exams.

Lecture-Based TestsClass Discussion BasedOne Page Notes Sheet

“most of the quizzes and and lectures.”
PSYCH25

“She allows one full page front and back handwritten notes for .”
PSYCH101

Online

Online exams and ; some short open-resource textbook quizzes and note-heavy prep appear.

Open-Resource QuizzesLecture Notes on TestsTest Heavy

“ 10 question quizzes based on the online open-resource textbook.”
PSYC107

“professor Kandus is straight forward about what she wants you to learn and what will be on the exams. She gives study guides and .”
PSY107

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Kandus-- Easily the of taking! She is very compassionate and so knowledgeable!”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews spanning online and in-person psych courses, highlighting polarized teaching care versus workload and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Her lectures are in depth and entertaining to watch, but make sure to watch them!”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“ cannot teach”

❤️ Student Care

80/100

“She cares about you as a student and as a human.”

📚 Workload Reality

34/100

“Julia is a great and passionate professor, but I think she gives a lot of unnecessary work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her lectures are very fun and informative, but very long.
Shes super down to earth in her lectures and you can tell shes passionate about what she does.
She reuses prerecorded lectures from her other classes from previous semesters.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She's an and easy to follow along.
She is also a so much busy work.
Lots of work but not hard.

Theme 3

⏱️

She takes forever to grade, but then she says sorry and .
she grades everything the last week of class and later

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

33 detailed reviews across online and in-person from 2019-2022 show a .

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Julia Kandus

x x if you want a passionate psych mentor and will keep up with long lectures and busywork; skip if x x x x and light load.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Split

❤️ Student Care

📚 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏱️ x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a passionate psych mentor and will keep up with long lectures and busywork; skip if and light load.

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