AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Candice Hershman

PSY1 · PSYCH7 · PSYCH1A · PSYCH1B · PSYCH5 · PSYCH1A6546 · 1A · PSYCH4 · INTROTOPSY · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
54.05%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will do the style, and stay on top of weekly work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing LecturerFilm And Story HeavyExtra Credit AvailableUnclear ExpectationsCaring When Engaged
  • Students split hard between loving her real-life stories and calling lectures off-topic or unprepared.
  • Grades can be strong with , but many report tough or and heavy writing.
  • Online sections draw , and harsh late policies.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn As with and completed work, but and heavy writing mean an A is not automatic.

Online reviews stress harsh or slow grading more, while As and film write-ups.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is approachable with films and , and quizzes keep the course from feeling light.

Both formats report moderate intellectual load; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation affects the grade, especially in person.

; online attendance rules vary and are often not stated.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

fans love her care and storytelling, critics call the .

Recent in-person praise is warmer; online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and clear rubrics help some students, but and opinion-based scoring appear often.

Format shift

Online reviews more often call grading harsh or delayed; .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Weekly readings, reflections, quizzes, papers, and film write-ups add up for many students.

Format shift

; in-person also flags many papers and group work.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

When engaged, students call her caring and inspirational; when not, they report off-topic lectures and little instruction.

Format shift

In-person experiences are more mixed-positive; online experiences skew more negative on support.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and weekly work more than traditional high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Online finals sometimes mix documentary short answers, multiple choice, and a research paper.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews praise real-life stories, film analysis, and when students keep up, but critics say she rambles, gives vague instructions, and .

Main concern

Off-topic lectures and when they earn solid grades.

What students said

“Dr. Hershman makes Child & Adolescent Psych engaging with real-life stories that always circle back to class.”
PSYCH4
“Rarely focused on psychology-related topics. During lectures she often went off track, despite this, she assigned an overwhelming amount of .”
PSYCH4
“Hershman was very unclear about and papers, yet she still had unspoken guidelines she wanted you to follow.”
PSYCH1B

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often , and weaker support, though a few still praise her caring tone.

Main concern

Slow or missing responses and .

What students said

“This class is essentially self-taught, when I asked the professor for help on an my online classmates.”
PSYCH1B
“She has very high expectations of her students while putting minimal effort into the class.”
PSYCH1B
“Dr. Candice Hershman is a and helped me greatly throughout her course, 10/10 would recommend!”
PSYCH1A6546

Exam style

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Assessment mixes quizzes, papers, and film-linked work; reviews do not clearly prove strict webcam proctoring.

Online QuizzesFilm-Based AssignmentsMidterm And Final ExamsWriting Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize weekly quizzes, reflections, film discussions, and .

Weekly QuizzesFilm DiscussionsWriting Assignments
“Weekly reflections and do them.”
PSYCH7
“Online mid terms and easily available.”
PSYCH5

Online

, and at least one final with documentary short answers, multiple choice, and a research paper.

QuizzesDocumentary Final ComponentsResearch Paper
“The final for this class included watching a 4 hour documentary with a , and a research paper.”
PSYCH1B
“There and one for finals.”
PSYCH1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You can do very well in this class if you stay on top of assignments and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Teaching Style

55/100

“Mostly talked about her personal life and always off topic, not sure what I learned.”

📝 Writing And Film Workload

38/100

“She assigned an overwhelming amount of weekly homework without providing much instruction during class time.”

❤️ Care And

70/100

“There are also a lot of points that can be earned if you are thoughtful with .”

👍 Split Recommendation

52/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures tied key theories to stories from her life & career.
  • Rarely focused on psychology-related topics.
  • and is flexible with assignments.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Not difficult if you put in the work.
  • She is an .
  • Lots of opportunities.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Support

  • .
  • She takes weeks to grade things, too, beware.
  • Professor unhelpful, unkind, harsh grading, not active in class at all.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years show a consistent love-or-hate pattern across formats and courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 516

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 5 · A 20 · A- 2

B range

5

B 5

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1