AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Vince Favilla

PSYCH200 · PSYC100 · PSYC200 · PSCY1 · PSYCH · PSYC171 · PYSCH171 · PSYCH100 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
79.31%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take him for an easy, low-stress psych GE—show up or stay on track online and the A is very realistic.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaring and ApproachableEasy A with Extra CreditFun Relatable LecturesOpen-Note FriendlyStats/Coding Heavy PSYC171
  • Most students call him kind, flexible, and easy to get an A with and open notes.
  • Intro psych (PSYC100/200) is low-maintenance; PSYC171 is more stats and coding via Khan Academy/Python.
  • Attendance is often optional; tests can feel oddly worded but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, open notes, retakes, and few graded items make an A realistic if you complete core work.

Online reviews stress flexible deadlines and retakes; and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro psych content is approachable, but PSYC171 stats/Python can feel like a coding course for non-math students.

Both formats agree intro psych is easier; difficulty spikes mainly on stats-focused sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

Often not mandatory, but lectures and participation is encouraged.

Online is largely async/optional; in-person .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Strong majority would take again for caring teaching and .

Online and in-person both lean positive; strongest raves are for caring tone and easy A potential.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

Frequent , retakes, and graded-by-few-things design keep grades high for engaged students.

Format shift

and flexible deadlines; in-person students highlight open notes and EC.

Workload

Light

72/100

Mostly readings, light essays, and .

Format shift

; in-person is often very light weekly work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently praise passion, clarity, approachability, and friend-like engaging lectures.

Format shift

Both formats call him caring; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and finals, with limited homework weight in many sections.

Format shift

Online often unit-test centered; but .

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

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Engaging, funny lectures with ; many easy-A reports via open notes, cheat sheets, and .

Main concern

A minority say tests are oddly worded or grade-heavy if .

What students said

“The tests were online, open-note, and short. The only homework we had was readings and one essay. .”
PSYC200
“If you show up to lecture and pay attention, you will pass.”
PSYC200
“Easy A and a chill vibe”
PSYCH100

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Async-friendly with flexible deadlines, unit tests and ; students praise caring support and .

Main concern

You must self-pace stats/coding units and keep up with .

What students said

“Entire class is asynchronous so make sure you can pace yourself to meet deadlines.”
PYSCH171
“He gives you chances to retake unit tests to get better scores, to use tutoring service”
PSYC171
“The class was very interesting while at the same time being pretty low-maintenance; he gives plenty of ”
PSYC200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many sections use open-note, untimed, or and available.

Open NoteUntimed TestsCheat Sheet AllowedRetake OptionsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

cheat sheet; some find wording odd but study guides help.

Open NoteCheat SheetUntimed Midterm/FinalStudy Guides
“The , and short.”
PSYC200
“Cheat sheet can be used for exams.”
PSYCH200
“The midterm and but thankfully they were untimed”
PSYCH100

Online

Online reports emphasize unit tests with , and flexible deadline pacing.

Unit TestsRetakesOptional QuizzesFlexible Deadlines
“ so it's up to you if .”
PYSCH171
“He gives you ”
PSYC171

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, , and occasional test wording issues. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

88/100

“The world needs more professors like him that uplift his students to succeed.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“ .”

🎤 Engaging Lectures

90/100

“EASILY the .”

📝 Test Quirks

55/100

“ and the majority of your grade is from the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are fun, interesting and feel like talking to a friend
  • Really entertaining and nerdy
  • makes lectures fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A and a chill vibe
  • tons of opportunities
  • If you took AP Stats you'll breeze though this course

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super flexible with deadlines
  • genuinely want everyone to understand
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

40 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of caring teaching and .

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 59
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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PSYCH10011 reviews
PSYC1717 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 2 · A 19 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1