AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Fredric Seldin

PSYC101 · PSY101 · PSYCH101 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you are fine learning psych entirely from the book with little real teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach heavyShows old videosTough graderWeekly quizzesSlow email replies
  • Students largely teach themselves from the textbook; lectures are films and off-topic monologues.
  • Weekly quizzes, journals, and .
  • Online students report disrespectful communication and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

, but tough grading, timed quizzes, and no makeups mean real effort is required.

and ; in person stresses textbook-detail tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is intro psych but , and .

; online adds timed 10-question quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and participation matters, with little flexibility.

Online and in as mandatory when stated.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is 0% and many call him boring or the .

Both online reviews say no; in-person opinions are mixed but lean negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and , unforgiving grading.

Format shift

Online ; in person stresses detail-heavy testing.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly quizzes, page-long journals, discussions, and reading create steady heavy work.

Format shift

Online cites weekly journals, discussions, and timed quizzes; in person weekly chapter quizzes and journals.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many say he does not teach, shows outdated videos, and rambles while .

Format shift

Online focuses on disrespect and policy; in person on empty lectures and self-teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Frequent quizzes, three exams, and a ; journals and discussions add secondary work.

Format shift

Online is quiz- and test-heavy; in person same pattern with chapter quizzes and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person, many say he shows old videos and rambles while read yourself.

Main concern

Boring, low-value lectures and .

What students said

“He's an awful teacher. The . He doesn't teach, just shows videos and rambles on and on.”
PSYC101
“Never teaches from book so it's up to you. He just plays educational videos from the 80s.”
PSYCH101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report disrespect, limited email windows, , and .

Main concern

Poor responsiveness and inflexible policies make online especially risky.

What students said

“Does not treat students with respect, even going the mile to state that he will only respond to emails on Sunday between a specific time.”
PSYC101
“I missed the me make up for it pretty much he told me it was my fault.”
PSY101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and ; reviews do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring tools.

Timed quizzesChapter quizzesDetail-from-textbook testsNo makeup final reported

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

weekly chapter quizzes, multi-question tests, and .

Weekly chapter quizzesTextbook-detail examsJournals every class
“Each class you have a 10 question quiz and 3 tests that are 50 questions long each week.”
PSYC101
“All of the so you have to thoroughly read.”
PSYCH101

Online

weekly 10-question quizzes timed at 10 minutes; .

Timed 10-minute quizzesWeekly quizzesNo makeup final
“10 question long quiz TIMED 10 minutes so u must read the material to do well.”
PSY101
“I missed the me make up for it pretty much he told me it was my fault.”
PSY101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's an awful teacher. The . He doesn't teach, just shows videos and rambles on and on.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (2 online, 15 in , and weak recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

28/100

“We have to teach ourselves before class. If it wasn't for our textbook I wouldn't learn anything.”

👎 Low Recommendation

22/100

“This is one of the because of the teacher... i highly recommned you find a !!”

⏱️ Online Inflexibility

30/100

“I missed the me make up for it pretty much he told me it was my fault.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • just shows videos and rambles on and on about unrelated topic
  • He just plays educational videos from the 80s
  • self indulgent monologue of semi-relevant information

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy A. Be prepared to learn on you own
  • you MUST read the tiny details in the book

Theme 3

✉️ About Communication

  • he will only respond to emails on Sunday between a specific time
  • This professor takes at least 1 week minimum to reply to emails
  • Does not care about students

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews spanning 2007-2026 with and boring-lecture themes, but sparse grades and older bulk of comments.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PSYC1019 reviews
1013 reviews
PSY1013 reviews
PSYCH1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1