AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Chelsea McElwee

PSYCH2 · PSYCH1 · PSY411412 · PSY411 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

expect , and weak lecture clarity.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedHeavy group workTough graderUnclear assignmentsLow take-again
  • Most reviews describe confusion, weak communication, and tough or .
  • and frustrate many students.
  • A few recent reviews are positive, but .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

50/100

Several students still report As, but and .

Most grade evidence is in person; the one online review did not report a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Material and research-methods group work feel hard, and lectures often fail to clarify concepts.

; one online pairs course was also called a disaster.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and counted toward the grade.

Evidence is almost entirely in person; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is about 20%, and many students explicitly warn others not to enroll.

Two recent in-person reviews are positive outliers; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Tough grader tags and arbitrary grading .

Format shift

Harsh-grader comments appear in both formats, with .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Group projects, papers, reading, and exams stack up and feel overwhelming to many students.

Format shift

Group-project load is strongest in in-person PSYCH2 and pairs courses.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Common themes , and confusion about her own materials.

Format shift

A older majority.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and exams rather than one pure format.

Format shift

In person leans group-project heavy; online also stresses projects and lectures.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person is mostly negative for research methods and advanced psych, with a couple of .

Main concern

, and tough or .

What students said

“ and genuinely wanted to see you succeed.”
PSYCH1
“This professor did not seem to know what she was doing despite being very confident and self-assured.”
PSYCH2
“DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS FOR PAIRS AT CSUDH or any .”
PSY411

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review calls the class a disaster with and .

Main concern

and a sense that little was actually taught.

What students said

“This class was a huge disaster. Mcelwee seemed so unorganized and .”
PSY411412

Exam style

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Exams appear standard but poorly aligned to lectures and study guides, with .

Study guides unhelpfulQuizlet-sourced quizzes notedTough gradingLecture-exam mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are criticized for weird wording, weak study guides, and mismatch with book or lecture content.

Study guides not helpfulWeirdly worded examsQuizlet quizzes notedTough grader
“She . Her study guides don't really help for exams.”
PSYCH1
“Her , and the material on the lectures did not always correlate with the book.”
PSYCH2
“she doesn't go by the book's definitions in and they're always weirdly worded”
PSYCH2

Online

The one online review focuses on unorganized teaching and .

Unclear assignmentsGroup projectsLecture heavy
“Mcelwee seemed so unorganized and .”
PSY411412

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Honestly, I would not recommend her class to future students. , and would periodically run late.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, weighting the while noting recent positive outliers. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS FOR PAIRS AT CSUDH or any .”

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“This professor did not seem to know what she was doing despite being very confident and self-assured.”

👥 Group Work Overload

30/100

“A bunch of group work. I did not enjoy the group work whatsoever.”

⭐ Recent Positive Outlier

80/100

“ and genuinely wanted to see you succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She just reads off the slides and doesn't do in-depth which is annoying.
  • .
  • This teachers made the and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she is an !
  • because its counted as a if you don't show.

Theme 3

🧩 About Organization

  • This class was a huge disaster. Mcelwee seemed so unorganized
  • NEVER ON TIME WITH GRADES.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 10 reviews with one online, but themes of disorganization and group-work pain are consistent enough for medium confidence.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PSYCH25 reviews
PSYCH13 reviews
PSY4111 review
PSY4114121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1