AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Carolyn Brandenburg

PSYCB33 · PSYCHB40 · SOCB1 · PSYCHB1A · B16JHCRN7353 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want a caring professor and manageable grades, but if you need highly dynamic lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringClear gradingEasy workloadOpen-note quizzesReading required
  • Most students , and helpful.
  • The class is usually easy, but some students , and self-teaching.
  • Online students report more reading and occasional tech or engagement issues than in-person students.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

The course is often an easy A because work , and appears in several reviews.

Both formats support easy grading, while and projects.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The content is generally easy to follow, though , and projects.

In-person reviews more often call the class easy, while and longer discussions.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, even though some online sections appear more flexible or unclear.

In-person attendance is consistently marked mandatory, while .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend her because , and fair, despite some criticism of lecture style.

, while online reviews are positive but note tech and pacing concerns.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and few graded items make grades relatively forgiving.

Format shift

Both formats show lenient grading, with online reviews giving stronger evidence.

Workload

Light

76/100

Students often describe little homework and manageable weekly tasks, though reading, discussions, projects, and quizzes still matter.

Format shift

Online workload is more reading-heavy, while as light.

Teaching experience

Good

86/100

She is widely praised as caring and helpful, but some students find her lectures boring or overly dependent on textbook reading.

Format shift

Online teaching is supportive but sometimes mundane, while and sharper criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades come from , and some tests rather than only exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly tests, discussions, papers, and projects; , and projects.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and easy quizzes, but a minority describe lectures as boring or too textbook-based.

Main concern

Some in-person students say the class can .

What students said

“There and the because most of the time they are open note/book.”
PSYCHB1A
“lectures are boring and her style of teaching consists of her holding a textbook in her hand and popcorn reading.”
psychb40

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive and describe , and , with some concerns about tech and mundane pacing.

Main concern

.

What students said

“ and but easy.”
PSYCHB1A
“she wasn't the most tech savvy and the class felt much more mundane than I imagine her face to face classes are like.”
SOCB1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews support open-note or open-book quizzes and tests in several sections, but do .

Open Note QuizzesOpen Book TestsWeekly TestsNo Final Mentioned In One Online Review

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention open-note or open-book tests and easy pop quizzes, but do not clearly prove closed-book or .

Open Note QuizzesOpen Book TestsEasy Pop Quizzes
“the because most of the time they are open note/book.”
PSYCHB1A
“ but it's really easy, you're able to use notes.”
PSYCHB1A

Online

Online reviews mention open-note quizzes, possible book use for tests, weekly tests, and one section with , but .

Open Note QuizzesBook Allowed For TestsWeekly TestsNo Final In One Review
“ and but easy.”
PSYCHB1A
“We may use our book for the test.”
B16JHCRN7353
“I didnt have a final & we did 1 project”
PSYCB33

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for an easy class to take with little workload I would recommend her. However, if you're actually looking to .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“She is a very sweet and understanding professor.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“Great professor 10/10 would recommend.”

⚖️

82/100

“She will if you do really well on the assignments.”

Theme 1

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and will help you in whatever you need.
  • Her style of teaching helped me learn a lot.
  • lectures are boring and her style of teaching consists of her holding a textbook in her hand and popcorn reading.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • There and the because most of the time they are open note/book.
  • and but easy.
  • 2 weekly , and/or discussion.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She truly cares about each and every one of her students.
  • She was super friendly, explained everything perfectly and very caring of her student.
  • Super flexible if you have any issues and really wants to make sure you understand what you are studying.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because 16 reviews cover multiple years and both formats, though opinions on teaching style are mixed.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSYCHB1A8 reviews
PSYCB333 reviews
psychb402 reviews
SOCB12 reviews
B16JHCRN73531 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 5 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1