AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Alan Ratner

PSYCH30 · PSYCH1 · PSYHUH · PSY92B · PSYCH910 · PSY092 · PSYC092 · PSY001 · PYSCH101 · PSY92 · PSYCH092 · PSYCH092N · PSYCH001 · PSY092A · PSYPSY · PSYCH92 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want an engaging psychology class and are willing to attend regularly and keep up with lecture-based work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny lecturesExtra creditAttendance mattersInteresting videosSometimes disorganized
  • Most students praise his humor, videos, passion, and ability to make psychology interesting.
  • Grades are usually fair or , and complete assignments.
  • The main drawbacks are mandatory attendance, occasional unclear expectations, missed classes, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

An A is realistic with , and , but it is not effortless in every course.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Psychology content is usually easy to understand because lectures use stories, videos, and real-life examples, though .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as important or mandatory, and missing class can lower grades or .

.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because he makes class interesting, understandable, and fair with extra-credit opportunities.

Recommendation .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students frequently mention , brownie points, easy grading, and .

Format shift

.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Workload varies by course, with some students reporting no homework and , and a final paper.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload, and the evidence differs by course.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Most reviews , and care for students, despite some complaints about organization and email response.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment includes lecture-based quizzes or exams, reading , and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly favor him for engaging lectures, humor, multimedia, and , while warning that attendance and organization matter.

Main concern

and occasional unclear communication can hurt students who need structure.

What students said

“ . Ratner. He makes you want to attend his class.”
PSYCH001
“ . Can lose a lot of points if :(”
PSYCH92
“He gives out way too much work for a 3unit class.”
PSYCH30

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe mostly lecture-based quizzes and tests with some tricky wording and at least one take-home final, but .

Lecture-Based TestsMultiple Choice TestsTricky QuestionsTake-Home FinalExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention lecture-based tests, multiple choice exams, tricky questions, online chat review for quizzes, and a .

Lecture-Based TestsMultiple Choice TestsTricky QuestionsTake-Home FinalOnline Chat Review
“Quizes and unit work is all based on his lectures.”
PSYCH001
“3 multiple choice exams(40-50 ?s)”
PSYCH30
“There's a and the ...”
PSY092

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Ratner. He makes you want to attend his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Love the humor, videos, and lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ .”

⚖️

78/100

“he also gives out brownie points that will actually help you grade a lot!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes psychology totally easy to understand.
  • His lectures are very easy to understand, and he applies everything to personal and real life situations.
  • Professor Ratner is an extremely great professor. He's fun to talk to and his lectures are interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the reading and for sure you'll do good on the test.
  • although miss one class may result on having your grade slightly lower.
  • His quizs are rather difficult, but you get credit for showing up and he gives a .

Theme 3

⚠️

  • He doesn't show up to class, always flakes.
  • He was ok but i agree he never responded to e-mails and .
  • . Can lose a lot of points if :(

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews provide rich and mostly consistent detail across several courses, even though they are older.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534
4 out of 517
3 out of 56
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PSYCH09212 reviews
PSY09211 reviews
PSYCH0016 reviews
PSYCH926 reviews
PSYCH303 reviews
Show 11 more courses
PSY922 reviews
PSY0011 review
PSY092A1 review
PSY92B1 review
PSYC0921 review
PSYCH092N1 review
PSYCH11 review
PSYCH9101 review
PSYHUH1 review
PSYPSY1 review
PYSCH1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values