AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Michael Kersten

Courses not reported · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
92.59%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

Take Kersten for Psych 101 or 104 if you want an entertaining, low-stress easy A with .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AAmazing lecturesHilariousExtra creditGraded by few things
  • and A grades are common with minimal busywork.
  • Attendance is often optional and .
  • In person is highly praised for humor and clarity; online is still easy but some find lectures dry.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Students repeatedly call it an easy A with multiple-choice exams, study guides that , and .

Both formats report easy As; while in person emphasizes cheat sheets and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

Content is intro psych or similar with , and very low difficulty ratings overall.

Online and in person both describe straightforward beginner-level material.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

because study guides and slides cover exams, though a minority mark it mandatory.

In ; online is typically asynchronous with no required live presence.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly all , and effortless grades, with rare online boredom complaints.

In-person recommendation is near-unanimous; but with caveats about dry lectures.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

94/100

Lenient assignment , and mostly A or A+ reported grades.

Format shift

Both formats describe few graded items and .

Workload

Light

90/100

, and almost no busywork across sections.

Format shift

Online still has weekly quizzes and short discussions but remains light overall.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

and strong study guides that mirror exams.

Format shift

In person is called S-tier entertainment; online .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

exams plus a few easy assignments.

Format shift

Online adds weekly quizzes and discussion posts but .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students rave about funny, clear lectures, study guides that , and optional finals with almost no busywork.

Main concern

A few report attendance marked mandatory even when .

What students said

“100% without a doubt easiest class on campus.”
101
“Easiest Psych Class ever. There is and only 3 exams over the whole semester.”
104
“Very easy A if you show up and do the work!”
101

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections stay easy with multiple-choice quizzes and exams, few assignments, and , though and some call recorded lectures dense or boring.

Main concern

and dry lecture videos for some online students.

What students said

“Easy A, easy class, easy work.”
101
“This was the perfect online class.”
104
“If . It's easy, but a snooze-fest.”
104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

match the test and often allow a notecard or .

Multiple choiceStudy guides match examsCheat sheet notecardOptional final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notecard, and often include an optional final.

Study guides same as examsCheat sheet notecardMultiple choiceOptional final
“his study guides are the same as the exams and he lets you use a cheat sheet notecard on the exams.”
101
“The and can be used .”
101

Online

Online exams and quizzes are multiple choice based on lectures and study guides with .

Multiple choice quizzesMultiple choice examsStudy guideOptional final
“The weekly quizzes and the .”
101
“The off the lectures and he gives a study guide.”
104

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“TAKE HIS CLASS! his study guides are the same as the exams and he lets you use a cheat sheet notecard on the exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting easy grading, light workload, and lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Psych major or not, do yourself a favor and . Kersten's classes! His lectures are entertaining and engaging.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

96/100

“Very easy A if you show up and do the work!”

👍

94/100

“100% without a doubt easiest class on campus.”

😄 Fun Lectures

92/100

“Really funny guy, makes lectures enjoyable through jokes! Would 100% recommend!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing Psych teacher. Lectures were always interesting and he was a funny guy
  • S tier, class was educational and the material was covered with extreme clarity
  • He keeps the class engaged.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest Psych Class ever
  • Easy A, easy class, easy work
  • and an .

Theme 3

📝

  • study guides are the same as the exams
  • There is and only 3 exams
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

27 recent detailed reviews with strong grade and rating consistency and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

10114 reviews
10413 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 7 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values