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Psychology

Jaye Van Kirk

PSYCH260 · PSY260 · PYSC255 · PSYCH137 · PSY255 · PYSCH258 · PSY101 · PSYC201 · PSYC137 · PSYC260 · PSYC255 · CRN96242 · PSY201 · 131 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
38.71%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you need the specific course and ; otherwise switch sections.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderDisorganized LecturesExtra Credit LifelineGroup-Project HeavyCourse-Level Polarized
  • PSY101 can feel manageable with and timely work, but upper-level courses are widely called chaotic and unfair.
  • Lectures often wander or miss test material, so and .
  • Heavy homework, group projects with weak guidance, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

helps, but , and heavy group work make a true A costly for most students.

Recent in-person PSY101 reports easier As; online and upper-level in-person reviews describe near-impossible full credit.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content ranges from light intro work to graduate-level expectations, with lectures that often fail to prepare students for tests.

In-person PSY101 is often described as lighter; 255/260 and online sections feel much harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation-driven, with little evidence that skipping is safe.

; a minority of older in-person reviews say no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and many students warn to switch professors except for a subset who thrive in PSY101.

Newer in-person PSY101 reviews are warmer; online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; students report picky deductions and rare full credit even when work is done.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize harsh partial credit; some in-person PSY101 students adapt after learning her style.

Workload

Heavy

27/100

Lots of , and speaker responses stack up, sometimes for only one credit.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strong in both formats, especially 201/255/260.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students call her knowledgeable and caring, yet repeatedly unorganized with lectures that miss tested material.

Format shift

In-person PSY101 feedback is better; online and upper-level reviews call lectures useless or therapy-like.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and multiple midterms rather than one single mode.

Format shift

In-person 260 often mentions midterms and reading-based tests; online stress assignment nitpicking.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

intro PSY101 often praises caring lectures and easy As, while 255/260 , and tests that ignore class content.

Main concern

Upper-division organization and and exams.

What students said

“if you do your work her class is an easy A with interactive lectures.”
PSY101
“ . This was by far the .”
PSY255
“Her lectures, no matter how many notes you take, do not pertain to the test questions.”
PSYC255

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing tough grading, disorganization, tangents, and a .

Main concern

and weak lecture structure make online work feel high-risk.

What students said

“This professor is TERRIBLE. Literally makes it impossible for you to just receive a passing grade on an assignment yet pass the class.”
260
“she’s such a tough grader the assignment would be worth 2 points but will still give 1.5 points”
PSY201
“More of a therapy session than a college course. Self taught class.”
PSY260

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

lectures, with study guides arriving late and mixed difficulty.

Text-Based ExamsStudy Guides LateMultiple MidtermsEssay ItemsLecture-Test Mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

style and can feel mismatched with lecture talk.

Text-Based ExamsStudy GuidesMultiple Midterms
“She gives you a study guide with questions that aren't going to be on the quiz.”
PSY260
“ as long as you study from TEXT & look over notes.”
PSY260
“4 mid terms 60 points each Little wiggle room for ”
CRN96242

Online

Online reviews barely detail proctoring or open-book policy and .

Assignment-Heavy Risk
“Literally makes it impossible for you to just receive a passing grade on an assignment yet pass the class.”
260

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . This was by far the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning intro and upper psych and organization themes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Organization Chaos

30/100

“She is the .”

📝

28/100

“Its like she cant give out an A to people when its deserved.”

🎁 Lifeline

70/100

“She does give multiple options.”

🔀 Course-Level Split

55/100

“if you do your work her class is an easy A with interactive lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are not useful for
  • Every lecture period was left incomplete due to her entertaining conversation
  • Shes very knowledgeable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of
  • but you can figure out how she grades and adapt
  • Prides herself in not ever giving any A's in her class.

Theme 3

📦

  • So much of your
  • i did more work for this class in comparison to my other courses
  • Do ALL as well.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

131

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span many years and courses with and organization themes, giving strong signal despite course-level split.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 535
3 out of 522
2 out of 522
1 out of 521

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 4 · A 8

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

4

C 2 · C- 2

D range

3

D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1