Raymond Hoy

PSY104 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you will keep up weekly and use the curve; skip if and low workload.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStats Curve KingFunny but PolarizingHomework HeavyTest HeavyOrganized Resources Mixed

PSY-104 is tough and test-heavy, but .
Students split and hilarious or unclear and unwelcoming.
and not missing class is critical.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and and some A grades for dedicated students.

Both formats mention curving; while in .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Behavioral stats , and easy to fall behind in.

In-person and online agree the material is hard; hybrid setup adds extra challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and missing days hurts, while .

In-person hybrid complaints about missing days are strongest; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise for humor and care fights complaints about clarity and support.

Positive online hybrid review contrasts with a critical online organization review.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, but curves and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize heavy curves; in .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and test prep make the course load feel large.

Format shift

Both formats flag lots of homework and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Engaging humor and resources impress some students while others find him rude or disorganized.

Format shift

; in person is funny vs unwelcoming.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and real points.

Format shift

; online notes extreme curving.

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

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and funny to rude and grade-opaque, with and lots of homework.

Main concern

Some students never know their grade and feel unsupported.

What students said

“Overall amazing. Very tough class, but it's prepared me for far more difficult classes down the road.”
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“you won't know what your grade is until the end of the semester. You won't know ANYTHING!”
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“The but as needed.”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one student praises grace and resources, another calls the .

Main concern

Organization and teaching clarity feel inconsistent online.

What students said

“ and made the class fun and engaging... gave us a lot of grace with tests and deadlines.”
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“ and the class felt disorganized. The ”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are difficult but and resources used for prep.

Hard testsHeavy curveExtra creditWeekly homework points

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes curved as needed.

Hard testsCurves as neededTests match lectures

“the but as needed”
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Online

Online and extreme curving after very low raw scores.

Heavy curveGrace on deadlinesCanvas resources

“gave us a lot of grace with tests and deadlines”
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“The ! But it really says a lot about your teaching if the highest grade in an intro stats class is a 57/100, curved to a 120/100.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Overall amazing. Very tough class, but it's prepared me for far more difficult classes down the road.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 PSY-104 reviews (2 online, 7 in person), balancing humor, workload, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

58/100

“The lectures were engaging, often including humor, music, and fun styles.”

📉 Grade Opacity Risk

30/100

“you won't know what your grade is until the end of the semester. You won't know ANYTHING!”

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60/100

“The !”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“His humor and fun class meetings made up for the large heaps of work.”

Theme 1

😂 About Class Energy

made the class fun and engaging
kept his class fun/interesting with activities like jeopardy
hilarious, music, and fun styles

Theme 2

📊 About Difficulty & Grades

Very tough class
but as needed
don't trust unless you basically want to teach yourself

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support & Clarity

I've emailed him twice, but he never answered
and the
He provides TONS of

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent PSY-104 reviews give decent detail but opinions are polarized, so confidence is only medium.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 52

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSY-1049 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B- 1

C range

C+ 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Raymond Hoy

x x x if you will keep up weekly and use the curve; skip if x x x x and low workload.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Split

📉 Grade Opacity Risk

📈 x x

📚 Workload Pressure

😂 About Class Energy

📊 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Support & Clarity

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will keep up weekly and use the curve; skip if and low workload.

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