AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Theresa Ballardo

PHYCH25 · PSYCH14 · PSCY41 · PSYCH41 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you attend, participate, and keep up, but if you need flexible deadlines or highly consistent support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing ReviewsClear LecturesStrict GradingParticipation MattersHeavy Workload
  • Online reviews are split but include strong praise for and .
  • and helpful to rude, unresponsive, and overwhelming.
  • Grades can be good, but , and workload create real risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students earned A's and call her an , but , and workload prevent this from being a low-effort A.

Online and , while in-person evidence ranges from very easy with participation to overwhelming workload.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Lectures can be clear and easy to follow, but workload and challenging.

Online reviews make the material sound clearer, while and not enough time to digest information.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

Students say showing up and participation matter, and comments .

Both formats mention participation or showing up, with in-person evidence adding more flexibility when communication works.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Students and serious complaints about strictness, rudeness, and unresponsiveness.

Both online and in-person reviews are polarized, so recommendation depends heavily on learning style and tolerance for strict rules.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

One review calls her an , but multiple comments , and grade problems.

Format shift

Online reviews include both easy grading and strict exam complaints, while and a grade-dispute complaint.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Workload is described as overwhelming in one detailed review and , and assignments.

Format shift

The strongest workload complaint is in-person, while online reviews , and assignment strictness.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, but several students report poor communication, rudeness, or lack of support.

Format shift

, while in-person teaching is more behaviorally mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention exams, assignments, lectures, participation, and .

Format shift

Online reviews provide more exam detail, while , and workload.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

positive review and several complaints about rude behavior, poor responsiveness, and overload.

Main concern

Support and workload appear inconsistent across students.

What students said

“Professor Ballardo is sweet and a very understand professor.”
PSYCH41
“Too much of a work load for any student to handle.”
PHYCH25

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews praise clear lectures and exam guidance but and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ and based on the lectures.”
PSYCH41
“ and only allows 1 attempt.”
PSYCH14

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam comments show clear lecture-based questions for some students but proctoring or open-book policy.

Tough ExamsClear Exam TopicsOne Attempt

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, or open-book policy.

Online

and lecture-based but also report tough exams with only one attempt.

Tough ExamsClear Exam TopicsOne Attempt
“ and based on the lectures.”
PSYCH41
“ and only allows 1 attempt.”
PSYCH14

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I absolutely hate this professor. She goes M.I.A lots of times. NO responses.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Dr. and informative.”

⚖️

38/100

“Shes very strict in .”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Her lectures are amazing, easy to follow.
  • This lady was very rude to me.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • and only allows 1 attempt.
  • I love her!! Shes an and she makes lectures very easy to follow.
  • Too much of a work load for any student to handle.

Theme 3

💬 About Support And Communication

  • NO responses.
  • Make sure to communicate with her if you seem to be having trouble or if you cant show up to class a certain day and she will help you out.
  • She may get annoyed when we ask her questions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews across both formats provide useful evidence, but opinions are highly polarized and several comments are older.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PSYCH415 reviews
PHYCH251 review
PSCY411 review
PSYCH141 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values