AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Jeff Appell

PSYV01 · V01 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you must take psych with him and , and uneven support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyLots of homeworkMandatory attendancePolarizingDoes not respond
  • Many students call the class a waste of time with , and ignored emails.
  • A minority praise him as hilarious, personable, and and engaging.
  • Online sections draw the strongest complaints about pre-recorded content and relentless workload.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Frequent tests, hard finals, and when some students pass with B.

and heavy work; in-person notes are milder but sparse.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly call the class test-heavy, reading-heavy, and a painful amount of work.

Online difficulty complaints dominate; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping hurts, including early waiting-room check-ins.

strictest stories online.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

About 40 percent would take him again, and most detailed comments warn others away.

Online reviews are largely avoid; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough finals, borderline grades left unchanged after ignored emails, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Tags and comments cite lots of , and stacked weekly assignments.

Format shift

Workload complaints are concentrated in online V01 reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A few students enjoy humor and energy, but most describe disengagement, pre-recorded lectures, and ignored student needs.

Format shift

online majority.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and test-heavy tags more than project-based learning.

Format shift

Both formats mention frequent tests; online adds heavy papers and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The two in-person reviews are far more positive, calling him a .

Main concern

Sample is tiny compared with the online backlash.

What students said

“Good teacher! Knows what he is talking about and is passionate about what hes teaching. Very helpful and !”
PSYV01
“Overall a very good professor, though he over-simplified some vocabulary terms and subjects.”
PSYV01

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and , and low care for students, with a few positive notes on humor and energy.

Main concern

High test and experience.

What students said

“Does not care about his students, never answers emails, all his "lecutres" are pre-recorded from 2-3 years ago.”
V01
“In 4 weeks we had 8 exams and 8 homework assignments due a week, plus a final which was 85 questions.”
V01
“There's a and the .”
PSYV01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and often described as extremely difficult, with little evidence of open-book or lenient proctoring.

Test every two weeksDifficult finalOnline testsHeavy exam volume

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

can be online; friendliness of proctoring is not clearly proven.

Tests every other weekOnline tests
“ . and you'll be good.”
PSYV01

Online

Online students report tests , and a ; proctoring tools are not clearly named.

Test every two weeksDifficult final8 exams in 4 weeks
“There's a and the .”
PSYV01
“In 4 weeks we had 8 exams and 8 homework assignments due a week, plus a final which was 85 questions.”
V01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you are truly desperate.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (8 online, 2 in , and polarized care. Credibility rating: High.

👎 Overall Experience

28/100

“Overall, a waste of time. unless you are truly desperate.”

📚 Workload Overload

22/100

“In 4 weeks we had 8 exams and 8 homework assignments due a week, plus a final which was 85 questions.”

🎭 Polarizing Lectures

55/100

“I enjoyed his class and found myself laughing throughout the lectures.”

📧 Responsiveness Issues

20/100

“Does not care about his students, never answers emails”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he was a hilarious prof
  • all his "lecutres" are pre-recorded from 2-3 years ago
  • Very positive and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the
  • stupid amount of hw
  • Dumbest class I've ever received a B in.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Care

  • never answers emails
  • he doesn't even read them
  • he left my grade at a B

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews with polarized but repeated themes across 2020-2021 give a reliable overall picture despite format differences.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PSYV015 reviews
V015 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

3

B 3

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