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Psychology

Michel Arnold

PSYCHOLOGY · PSYCH205B · INTRO220 · PSYCH120 · PSYCH126 · PSYCH128 · PS120 · BIOPSYCH150 · PSYCH220 · HUMANSEXUALITY · PSYCH150 · 148 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
25.47%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Take Michel Arnold only if you can handle , and limited support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough APA GraderWriting HeavyLate FeedbackLimited HelpHigh Workload
  • Students repeatedly say grades depend heavily on strict APA formatting and small writing details.
  • Workload is consistently described as reading-heavy, paper-heavy, and repetitive.
  • A minority of students value the structure and preparation, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A grades are possible, but students say they require heavy writing, exact APA formatting, and constant attention to strict rubrics.

Both formats show high effort for grades, with online and in-person reviews emphasizing poor teaching support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

43/100

The psychology content is not always described as hard, but the course becomes difficult because of , and APA demands.

Online students report module and Canvas issues, while and unclear explanations.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews , though some mention participation and in-person class activity.

Online evidence is mostly asynchronous workload focused, while rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

Most students warn against taking her because , and help is often limited.

Both formats contain avoidance warnings, though a small online minority recommends her for serious students who want APA preparation.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly describe grading as nitpicky, inconsistent, APA-focused, and unforgiving even when work is submitted.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially strong on harsh grading, while and arbitrary standards.

Workload

Overwhelming

19/100

The workload is dominated by frequent reading, discussion posts, papers, essays, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize essays, DBQs, modules, and papers, while and major papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

31/100

A few students praise her rigor and caring, but , and teaching is weak.

Format shift

Online students often cite weak availability and , while teach the material well.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

24/100

Assessment appears centered on papers, , and occasional quizzes or finals.

Format shift

Online evidence heavily favors writing assignments, while and some quizzes or finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, with students describing poor teaching, too much writing, strict APA rules, and .

Main concern

In-person students report that class time often does not translate into useful teaching or support.

What students said

“Dr Arnold only cares about APA style, she does not go over any materials at all only videos that she puts up every week and quickly runs through the as well as papers 2 assignments add to 50 % of the students grade I would not recommend anyone to take her class there is no value at all.”
PSYCH120
“Expects students to read a ton and write a ton.”
PSYCH150
“Arnold .”
PSYCH126

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing strict , and weak support.

Main concern

Online students often struggle with and .

What students said

“Most of the assignments required as much writing as an English class would.”
PSYCH220
“She nitpicks at every little detail in your writing.”
PSYCH120
“Everything has to be perfect.”
BIOPSYCH150

Exam style

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Reviews mention quizzes, finals, study guides, and , but they do not .

Study Guides MentionedEasy Exam Questions MentionedQuizzes MentionedFinal Assignment Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and easy exam questions, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Study Guides MentionedTests MentionedEasy Exam Questions Mentioned
“ as she literally gives you a list of .”
PSYCH126
“For the beginning and if you fill them out as you are learning the material you should pass.”
HUMANSEXUALITY

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and , but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Quizzes MentionedFinal Assignment Mentioned
“reading and .”
HUMANSEXUALITY
“ !”
INTRO220

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is such a . She nitpicks at every little detail in your writing.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

31/100

“If you need help, you might as well save your breath because she is not going to help you.”

⚖️

18/100

“ . Everything has to be perfect.”

📚 Workload Pressure

19/100

“This class is extremely writing heavy, I did a total of 5 essays for the class in six weeks during summer excluding the final of which consisted of 7 paragraphs for answers.”

Theme 1

✍️ About Writing And APA

  • Felt more like an APA class.
  • If you don't use APA Formatting be ready to fail.
  • She is very strict with APA and will help get you prepared.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • There is a lot of homework and it is very writing heavy and if you can write well and keep up with !
  • Most of the assignments required as much writing as an English class would.
  • Every other week there was an 8-page essay. Sometimes, two in a week.

Theme 3

🚫 About Recommendation

  • Save yourself the headache.
  • !
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

148

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is highly credible because it uses 50 detailed reviews across multiple years, courses, grades, and both course formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 555
4 out of 59
3 out of 59
2 out of 522
1 out of 553

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 3 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1