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Psychology

Abigail Bolter

PSYCH141 · PSYCH101 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other option; expect , and weak communication.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderLecture heavyHard to reachTests mismatch lecturesExpensive textbook
  • Most students call her a .
  • Lectures and quizzes, and .
  • One older summer review was positive, but the majority urge avoiding her.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some students still earn As, but , and lecture-test mismatch make an A costly.

Both online and ; most evidence is online.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and critical discussion posts make the content feel hard.

Online and in-person comments both describe heavy lectures and tough material.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

as mandatory in some sections and not required in others, with .

Mixed reports appear in both online and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Nearly all recent students say ; only one older summer review is strongly positive.

Negative tone is consistent across online and in-person; only one positive online summer review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students say and grades feel severe.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lengthy lectures, , and lots of reading.

Format shift

Workload complaints are mainly from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students describe monotone, unorganized, uninspired lectures with little engagement or clarity.

Format shift

One positive online summer review contrasts with mostly poor ratings.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of quizzes, tests, discussion posts, and homework; several tags say test heavy and lecture heavy.

Format shift

Assessment mix is clearer in online tags and comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews call the class uninspired and dreadful, with and long boring lectures.

Main concern

and off-putting, uninspired teaching style.

What students said

“Ultimately, just a really uninspired class with an unfeeling and off-putting professor. She grades harshly and is very bad at getting back to emails.”
PSYCH101
“ . and lecture is so long and boring.”
PSYCH141

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and tests that do not match lectures.

Main concern

, and mismatch between lectures and assessments.

What students said

“The lectures dont match the tests and quizzes. She is hard to communicate with. .”
PSYCH141
“She makes it very difficult! .”
PSYCH101
“Lectures are so long! She covers everything in the chapter but textbook is still required that costed almost $300.”
PSYCH141

Exam style

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Assessments include quizzes and tests, but students often say lectures do not match what is tested.

Quizzes and testsLecture-test mismatchTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews .

Harsh grading
“She grades harshly and is very bad at getting back to emails.”
PSYCH101

Online

Online students report quizzes and ; one summer review said quizzes were easy with notes.

QuizzesTestsLecture-test mismatch
“The lectures dont match the tests and quizzes.”
PSYCH141
“The as long as you took notes.”
PSYCH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . and lecture is so long and boring. I’ve always loved psychology but she made this class so dreadful.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (6 online, 2 in , and communication themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ and monotone.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“She makes it very difficult! .”

⚖️

22/100

“ and a bit hard to get in touch with.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“ 5 points but requires so much critical thinking like an English class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and monotone.
  • Ultimately, just a really uninspired class with an unfeeling and off-putting professor.
  • Teaching style is not fit for my learning style.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She makes it very difficult! .
  • and a bit hard to get in touch with.
  • The lectures dont match the tests and quizzes.

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • She is hard to communicate with.
  • Takes awhile with grading and .
  • very bad at getting back to emails.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews from 2021-2024 with consistent negative themes, but small sample and one strong outlier.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

PSYCH1014 reviews
PSYCH1414 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1