J Bourdages

PHY103 · PSYCHOLOGY · PSYC166 · PSY101 · PSYCH255 · PSYC166HONORS · SOCPSY · SOCIALPSYCH · PSYC101 · PSYCHOLOGY101 · PSYCH101 · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 64.29%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you want a warm, engaging psych professor and and steady studying.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and passionatePop quizzes and attendanceStudy guides for testsLecture heavyInspirational

Extremely caring, passionate psychology lecturer who makes material relatable for most students.
Attendance and pop quizzes matter; study guides and .
Honors or heavier sections demand real study while intro Psych can feel easy if you show up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students who attend, use study guides, and keep up with reading and grind.

Online honors felt harder; A with attendance.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro psych content is approachable and lecture-based, though honors and .

Online honors review called it one of the hardest Mesa classes; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and skipping risks failing pop quizzes.

Evidence is almost entirely from in-person reviews; the one .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Strong praise for care and passion outweighs a minority who disliked tangents, politics, or .

Recommendation ; online sample is too small to compare.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

Fair grading with study guides, dropped scores, and ; tough only if .

Format shift

In-person comments dominate; online honors still reported an A with heavy work.

Workload

Moderate

56/100

, and one or two papers; manageable if you stay on schedule.

Format shift

Online honors added big papers and heavy textbook tests; in-person load is lighter but steady.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly , and inspiring despite occasional tangents.

Format shift

Nearly all .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of chapter quizzes, midterms, finals, papers, and participation rather than one dominant format.

Format shift

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

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students overwhelmingly call her caring, passionate, and , and .

Main concern

, and occasional off-topic or political tangents.

What students said

“Easy A if you pay attention to lectures, attend class because participation matter and pop quizzes.”
PSYC166

“She reviews content and the .”
PSYC101

“I've never met a more empathetic & loving professor in my entire life.”
PSYC166

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online honors review praises her as sweet and rigorous, with , and textbook-based tests.

Main concern

Honors-level workload with substantial reading and writing for a true A.

What students said

“Psych 166 is an Honors class and it really felt like it! It was one of the most difficult classes I have taken at Mesa.”
PSYC166

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard closed-style assessments supported by study guides and .

Study guidesPop quizzesTextbook-based testsCumulative final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often recycle quiz material; pop quizzes and cumulative finals are common.

Study guidesPop quizzesCumulative finalLecture and notes based

“She reviews content and the .”
PSYC101

“The final was worth 300 points, and the study guide was a list of terms from the whole textbook.”
PSYC166

Online

, so reading was essential.

Textbook-based testsHeavy reading

“A lot of the , so read!!!”
PSYC166

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“I've never met a more empathetic & loving professor in my entire life. She's hilarious & extremely knowledgeable.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting care, attendance, and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Presence

86/100

“Professor Bourdages is a real sweetheart. She cares about her students and emphasizes the importance of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation.”

📚 Attendance and Pop Quizzes

28/100

“Easy A if you pay attention to lectures, attend class because participation matter and pop quizzes.”

📝

78/100

“She reviews content and the .”

👍 Overall Recommendation

74/100

“ .. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is very passionate about what she teaches which makes it so easiy to pay attention!
Lectures are pretty much a copy and paste of the textbook w/ videos relevant to the topics learned.
She's hilarious & extremely knowledgeable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A if you pay attention to lectures, attend class because participation matter and pop quizzes.
If .
an A is fairly easy to obtain.

Theme 3

⚠️ and Quizzes

I'd rather read the book than attend her lecture, which is annoying because .
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent themes of , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539

4 out of 59

3 out of 56

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSYCH10117 reviews

PSY10111 reviews

PSYC1667 reviews

PSYC1015 reviews

1012 reviews

Show 7 more courses

PSYCHOLOGY1012 reviews

PHY1031 review

Psyc166Honors1 review

PSYCH2551 review

PSYCHOLOGY1 review

SOCIALPSYCH1 review

SOCPSY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

J Bourdages

x x if you want a warm, engaging psych professor and x x x x and steady studying.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

❤️ Caring Presence

📚 Attendance and Pop Quizzes

📝 x x x x

👍 Overall Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ x x and Quizzes

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 warm, engaging psych professor and and steady studying.

📝

⚠️ and Quizzes