AI Rate Professor

Psychology & Statistics

Maria O. Perser

STATS01 · PSYC1 · PSY001 · PSY16 · PSYCH001 · STATS101 · STAT1 · SATS01 · STATISTICS1 · 109 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid STATS with Perser if you need a transfer grade; only consider if and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLate Grading NightmareTest-Lecture MismatchTough GraderUngrading ChaosSlow Emails
  • Grades and the semester so students never know where they stand.
  • Exams and ; open-note still yields low class averages.
  • Psych courses are sometimes manageable; STATS101 is widely described as a GPA and mental-health risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A is possible with heavy revision of labs and perfect complete/incomplete work, but and grades can be changed late.

Online STATS labs and ; and delayed test entry make tracking an A even harder.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

STATS content is fast-paced with frequent quizzes and ; psych is milder but still lecture-heavy.

Online students stress long MindTap labs; and pop quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Many sections list attendance mandatory and skip-class warnings, while others treat it as .

In-person STATS often requires showing up; but work volume replaces it.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

, and recent STATS comments strongly urge dropping or switching professors.

A few older or psych reviews are positive, but most online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

; ungrading and complete/incomplete rules often feel like zero until perfection.

Format shift

Online students report grade changes after high averages; and nitpicky projects.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and revisions create a heavy sustained workload.

Format shift

Online labs and MindTap are especially long; - and quiz-heavy with fewer graded items.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some students find her caring in psych, but STATS lectures often feel mismatched, fast, or unhelpful for exams.

Format shift

In-person psych has more positive teaching notes; online and ignored help requests.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and quizzes carry most weight; labs and but .

Format shift

Online comments say tests and finals act like nearly all of the grade; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

often mismatch lectures; psych is more mixed but still slow to grade.

Main concern

, and students report rude responses to questions.

What students said

“Most of the time the material she teaches during lecture is nowhere near the material shown on the exam.”
STATS101
“ F and she prides herself on making her open note tests extremely difficult.”
STATS101
“If you're going to Prof. Perser for a psych course, it's one of the .”
PSYCH001

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online STATS , and ; many report ignored emails and AI-paranoia accusations.

Main concern

, and little email support make online STATS high-stress.

What students said

“Lots of let you do it all at once. Exams are worth almost everything.”
STATS101
“She thinks everything is AI, everyone is cheating, and she doesn't even know the content that she is teaching.”
STATS101
“Perser assigns 200+ question labs, deducting points for every tiny error, and expects students to finish a 900+ page textbook in 5 weeks.”
STATS101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many quizzes are open-note yet extremely hard and poorly aligned with lecture, so friendliness stays low.

Open Note QuizzesLecture-Test MismatchTest HeavyLate Grade Entry

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are often open-note but still fail large parts of the class and may not match lecture content.

Open Note But HardPop QuizzesLate Grade Posting
“The , but none of the questions are from the textbook or her lecture.”
STATS101
“she prides herself on .”
STATS101

Online

Online STATS emphasizes high-stakes exams and and .

Exam HeavyFinal DominantLong Labs
“ . The software is hard to use.”
STATS101
“Got a 91% in the class and ended up with a B because I didn't do perfectly in the final.”
STATS101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Not only will it destroy your mental health, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and exam misalignment. Credibility rating: High.

⏳

20/100

“She never grades any of the in the semester and not a single test or quizzes have been put in so you dont know your grade.”

📉

25/100

“Hardly anything in the lectures were in the tests.”

📧 Support Black Hole

22/100

“I sent multiple emails and she ignored all of them. Took months to grade.”

🧠 Occasional Psych Win

70/100

“If you're going to Prof. Perser for a psych course, it's one of the .”

Theme 1

📝

  • Took and legit never responded to most emails
  • your grade is based on whatever she feels like giving you
  • She used an ungrading policy, so no percentages

Theme 2

📊

  • but be prepared for none of the material to be on the quiz
  • F
  • Perser assigns 200+ question labs, deducting points for every tiny error

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Answers questions in riddles
  • She answers questions in class as if you're wrong for asking them
  • Professor Perser is really nice and willing to help you as much as you need

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

109

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and in-person formats from 2020-2026 show consistent themes of and hard STATS assessments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 516
3 out of 511
2 out of 517
1 out of 530

Course coverage

STATS10135 reviews
PSY0014 reviews
PSYCH0014 reviews
PSY162 reviews
PSYC11 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 13 · A- 1

B range

14

B+ 1 · B 12 · B- 1

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1