AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Alison Tsai

PSY15701 · PSY101 · PSY001 · PSYCH001 · PSYCH101 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you want a and heavy weekly testing with limited support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderCondescending ToneTest HeavySlow GradingStay Away
  • Most reviews are 1/5 with warnings to stay away from intro psych with Tsai.
  • Students cite stingy grading, and tests.
  • A few praise funny lectures and , but they are the minority.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

; students report 4/20 scores and demoralizing cuts even when trying hard.

Harsh A-cost appears in both online and in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Average difficulty about 4.1 with , and complex assignments.

Both and test load.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory, others not; .

Online often mandatory; in-person reports both yes and no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only about 22% would take again and most comments say stay away.

and in person; minority positive voices exist in both.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and demoralizing low scores on assignments.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of multi-chapter tests, and weekly discussions.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Majority cite little teaching, condescension, and bad organization; a few like funny lectures.

Format shift

In-person has one strong positive; online is mostly negative with .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and repeated exams plus discussions.

Format shift

Online explicitly lists multiple 40-question tests; .

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 Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews include one glowing 5/5 but mostly bad organization, boring or unhelpful lectures, and .

Main concern

Condescending vibe and little preparation for hard finals.

What students said

“HELL NO! Stay away. Boring lectures, a weird atmosphere... talks is condescending to students.”
PSY101
“amazing teacher! makes sure every student is following along”
PSYCH101
“She did little to actually teach... Took weeks to grade work.”
PSY001

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

rough grading, random point cuts, test every few chapters, and .

Main concern

Demoralizing partial credit and .

What students said

“it's demoralizing when you try and she gives you 4 out of 20 points.”
PSY101
“STAY AWAY.”
PSYCH001
“I withdrew from the class last night... A total of 5 test (40 questions each), no study guide offered.”
PSY15701

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent timed multi-chapter tests with limited prep materials make exams high-risk for many students.

Test heavyTimed quizzesNo study guideMulti-chapter testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

psychological tests in class, hard final with little prep, tough ratings; .

Test heavyHard finalIn-class psych testsLittle exam prep
“She did nothing to prepare you for the .”
PSY001
“ , and comments on how each student performs.”
PSY101

Online

discussion weekly, multiple timed quizzes or five 40-question tests without study guides; proctoring tools not clearly stated.

Timed quizzes5 tests 40 questionsNo study guideWeekly discussion
“she gives you a . A total of 5 test (40 questions each), no study guide offered”
PSY15701
“4 ... Lots of ”
PSY101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I don't think I've ever had a more incredibly stingy, stuck up, and condescending professor... STAY AWAY.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

18/100

“it's demoralizing when you try and she gives you 4 out of 20 points.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“HELL NO! Stay away.”

📚 Workload

28/100

“Heres 3 chapters read, answer a question reply to 2 . Rinse and repeat weekly.”

🎯 Rare Positive

75/100

“amazing teacher! makes sure every student is following along, respects the students and great lecturer!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Boring lectures, a weird atmosphere
  • did little to actually teach
  • lectures were funny and down-to-earth

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Took weeks to grade work

Theme 3

⚠️ About Warnings

  • STAY AWAY
  • I withdrew from the class last night
  • unclear and

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews from 2019-2023 with consistent tough-grader theme and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

PSY1014 reviews
PSYCH0012 reviews
PSY0011 review
PSY157011 review
PSYCH1011 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2