AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Laurie Makenzie

APSY245 · PSY137 · PSY257 · ABPSY109 · PSYC137 · HUMANSEXUALBE · PSYCH130 · ABNORMALPSYCH · HUMANSEXU · PSYCH · ABNORPSYC · PSYC276 · PSYC245 · ABNPSYCH · PSYCHSERVICES · HUMANSEXUALITY · PSY245 · ABNORMALPSY · HUMANSEXBEHAV · PSY250 · PSYCH276 · PSYCH137 · ABNORMPSYC · ABNORPSYCH · OTHER · PSYCH245 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want an engaging psych professor who helps you succeed with , and real career support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen-note testsCaring mentorCurves gradesOptional finalEngaging lectures
  • Students , and .
  • , and optional finals make grades more accessible.
  • You still need to read and study; it is not zero-effort for every course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and optional finals make an A realistic with consistent reading and attendance.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Many call the content enjoyable and approachable, though a without reading.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

, and success is repeatedly tied to showing up rather than strict penalties.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students repeatedly call her a , and praise both teaching and personal support.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

Curves, , dropped scores, and open-note help make grading student-friendly without pure free rides.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

and projects more than overwhelming busywork.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students praise prepared lectures, engagement, care for the whole student, and real-world career help.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and occasional papers rather than one pure exam focus.

Format shift

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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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students describe her as prepared, entertaining, and deeply student-focused, with , and optional finals making success realistic for engaged learners.

Main concern

and solid study habits.

What students said

“If you're willing to put the hours in & show up to class- easy A & very helpful for careers in psych”
PSYCH276
“ because they're open note with a study guide”
PSYC245
“you , and one big project, and ”
ABPSY109

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequently open-note or , and sometimes optional finals.

Open NoteStudy GuideTake-Home TestsOptional FinalCurveExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams often allow notes, use study guides, include take-home components, and .

Open NoteStudy GuideTake-Home TestsOptional FinalCurve
“ because they're open note with a study guide”
PSYC245
“you , and one big project, and ”
ABPSY109
“she gives very easy take home tests, all you have to do is open the book to get an A”
PSY245

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Mackenzie has been my favorite Psych teacher by far! If you're willing to put the hours in & show up to class- easy A & very helpful for careers in psych”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching quality, caring support, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Her lectures are always interesting, she's entertaining and engaging.”

👍

92/100

“ heartbeat!”

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

86/100

“you , and one big project, and ”

❤️ Cares About Students

90/100

“ and cares about you, the whole person”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are always interesting
  • came in to class fully prepared every single time
  • keeps topics relevant to today

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A & very helpful for careers in psych
  • open note with a study guide
  • she does grade on a curve
  • Pretty easy A...but actually learned some stuff, too

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • cares about you, the whole person
  • Such a sweet teacher
  • wants everyone to succeed
  • Wonderful lady!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

46 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show strong consistency on teaching quality, care, and student-friendly testing.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 510
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

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B range

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C range

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