AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Carol Farrar

PSYCH2 · PSY2 · PSY1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will attend every lecture and study hard; if you need consistent instructor presence.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture-heavy testsExtra credit and dropsStudy hard for quizzesKind but strict on makeupsOnline inconsistency
  • In-person students who study lectures can do well and and clear.
  • and averages can tank if you coast.
  • Online and pandemic-era sections drew strong complaints about silence, dumped work, and self-teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

, but and unforgiving if you procrastinate.

In-person path is study-heavy but doable; online grades can still be high while the process feels chaotic.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content is lecture-dense and cruise.

; online difficulty centers on self-teaching plus timed exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and stress that tests come straight from lectures.

; the few online reviews are mixed and sparse.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Take-again is only about 43%, with strong fans of lectures and strong critics of quiz hardness and inconsistency.

In-person is mixed-positive for dedicated students; online reviews are clearly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

or extra credit, but makeups can be refused and quizzes stay hard.

Format shift

In-person has more safety valves; one .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but study time for .

Format shift

; online: sudden discussion and quiz piles.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Many call lectures amazing and caring in person, while .

Format shift

In-person teaching reviews are stronger; online teaching presence is the weak spot.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grade is driven by long quizzes, exams, and a .

Format shift

; online adds discussion posts in bursts.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between love for animated lectures with drops and versus and no makeups.

Main concern

and little forgiveness if you miss weeks.

What students said

“It's important to attend classes because all of .”
PSY1
“She and .”
PSY1
“She sees her whole class failing and proceeds to not help whatsoever.”
PSY1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Both online PSY2 reviews say she was inconsistent, slow to post, and .

Main concern

Neglectful posting and .

What students said

“She did not announce anything for 3 weeks then came back the following week and and a .”
PSY2
“Prepare to teach yourself if ! Although she is nice, she was very neglectful/ inconsistent.”
PSY2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is test-heavy with , and , but quizzes can feel like full exams.

Lecture-based quizzesLong multi-question quizzesDrop lowest quizOne retakeExtra creditTimed exams onlineCheat sheet on some finals

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests come from lectures; students report long , and .

Lecture-based testsLong quizzesDrop lowestRetake one quizExtra creditCheat sheet options
“ ”
PSY1
“She drops the lowest test, and grades on. a , can retake a quiz, and can have a cheat sheet.”
PSY2

Online

, and little after long instructor silence.

Timed examsDiscussion postsLittle extra credit
“When she did post, .”
PSY2
“ .”
PSY2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She is so kind. If you're struggling in the class, you can go to her and ask for help. It's important to attend classes because all of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, weighting recent in-person detail and sparse but consistent online complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“love her lectures she's amazing”

📝 Test Pressure

38/100

“Her quizzes are insane with 60 questions.”

👍 In-Person Upside

70/100

“I had such a great experience taking this class with Dr. Farrar... Shes an amazing professor and great at lecturing.”

💻 Online Risk

25/100

“Prepare to teach yourself if !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is so kind.
  • her lectures are pretty easy to keep engaged in.
  • She is vey animated, I loved her!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you don't study, you'll fail.
  • and
  • The class average went down from 57 to 44

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • She did not announce anything for 3 weeks
  • Prepare to teach yourself if !
  • she was very neglectful/ inconsistent.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews with and a clear online vs in-person split; opinions differ but patterns are stable.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PSY111 reviews
PSY28 reviews
PSYCH22 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1