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Psychology

Chris Tromborg

BIO310 · PYSC300 · PSY300 · PSYC310 · PSY316 · PSYCH300 · PSY314 · PSYCH316 · PSYC314 · PSY310 · PSYC316 · PSYCH310 · PSYC300 · 136 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you can attend lectures and study notes; easy A is realistic with show-up effort, but if you miss class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture-heavy examsHilarious and passionateNo homeworkTest question cuesAttendance for notes
  • Grades rest almost entirely on 4-5 exams with a dropped low score and often a notecard.
  • Success depends on attending or .
  • Many love his humor and passion; a minority find lectures fast, rambling, or hard online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students get A or A+ by attending, using notecards, and studying lecture cues, though .

lecture attendance; online reviews report harder exams and lower grades for some.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Material can be interesting and guided in lecture, but content volume and .

In-person intro and bio psych often feel easier; some upper or online sections feel harder and denser.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, yet skipping makes exams nearly impossible because .

Both formats emphasize lecture dependence; some online courses still required live presence during remote terms.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and clarity if they attend; a vocal minority would not retake due to rambling or .

In-person recommendation is strong; online recommendation is weaker and more polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

and notecards, but and occasional tough wording feel strict to some.

Format shift

In person often feels fair and transparent; and D or C grades appear more often.

Workload

Light

82/100

; and note study.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Passionate, hilarious, memorable lectures for many; others find speed, tangents, or online delivery frustrating.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise dominates; online delivery draws several harsh critiques.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Course grade is almost entirely 4-5 exams, often with one dropped and little or .

Format shift

Consistent across formats; a .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is widely recommended for funny, passionate lectures with if you show up and .

Main concern

Lecture pace, rambling, and pure exam weight frustrate students who need structure or .

What students said

“There is .”
PSY300
“Every time he is about to say something on the test question a bunch of times.”
BIO310
“Lectures so .”
PSY300

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise recorded passionate lectures, others say technology and .

Main concern

Online sections can feel lost with few assignments and .

What students said

“ . he does not know how to properly lose technology.”
PSY314
“his lectures, which he kindly records and posts, are 50 minutes of him passionately pouring out the contents of his mind”
PYSC300
“ !”
PSY300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams dominate the grade but many students get help , and a dropped score.

Exam-only gradeDrop lowest examNotecard allowedTest question cues in lectureSome take-home exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notecards, practice exams, dropped lows, and occasional take-home tests.

Lecture-based examsNotecardDrop lowestPractice exam similar to realSome take-home
“It consists of 5 exams, 2 of , and the lowest of the 5 is dropped.”
PSYC310
“You're allowed cheat sheets on all the .”
PSY300
“ was suspiciously similar to the .”
PSY310

Online

Online reviews describe long hard exams with little busywork; some call wording strange and technology handling weak, with .

Long examsTest heavyFew or no assignments
“no assignments, only 5 long exams with strange wording”
PSY314
“ !”
PSY300
“Gives a lot of ”
PSYCH310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“As long as you attend the lectures, you should be fine. The class was graded on 5 exams, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting lecture-exam structure, humor, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Tromborg is awesome and a super great prof!”

📝

92/100

“There is .”

😂 Lecture Energy

85/100

“He is hilariously opinionated and his lectures... are 50 minutes of him passionately pouring out the contents of his mind.”

⚠️ Polarizing Delivery

40/100

“Lectures so .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Tromborg has the most interesting lectures
  • Funny and interesting lectures
  • He is truly inspiring and I looked forward to his lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You can Ace with minimal effort
  • if you attend class and listen to his lectures, you will pass
  • The 50 questions/5 tests are very hard; nearly impossible to get a decent grade

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • no busy work and plenty of time to prepare

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

136

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with detailed, and lecture dependence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 586
4 out of 528
3 out of 511
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

29

A+ 6 · A 20 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3