AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Nina Acosta

PSY129729 · PSYCH50 · PSY50 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
11.63%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid Acosta for PSY/PSYCH 50 unless you have no other option and while surviving harsh zeros.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderDisorganized ChaosLots of HomeworkUnhelpful FeedbackConfusing Rubrics
  • and zeros for imperfect work make As extremely rare
  • Heavy workload with and
  • Most students urge others to avoid her for PSY/PSYCH 50

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and perfectionist rubrics make an A rare even with heavy effort.

Both online and ; online also flags auto-zero upload bugs.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Students say the psychology content itself is not advanced, but pacing and .

In-person comments stress content is easy but standards impossible; online focuses more on confusion than concepts.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and sometimes not, with mixed online check-in expectations.

Online ; several in-person reviews report mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Nearly all voices say wait for another professor and treat this as a fail-or-struggle setup.

A few older online praise outliers exist, but the dominant online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

; students report zeros, partial-rubric group fails, and .

Format shift

Online auto-zero upload issues add extra .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of , and mid-semester assignment dumps leave little recovery time.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online adds external apps and .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students , and feeling taught nothing.

Format shift

Online complaints emphasize disorganization and silence; in-person stress unapproachable help.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and tests more than a single balanced mix.

Format shift

Online highlights group research finals and APA papers; and test heavy.

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

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and little care when students struggle.

Main concern

Unrealistic standards and not hard.

What students said

“Let me tell you this teacher does not care whether you pass or fail. and if the work is not up to her liking, she will give you a zero.”
PSY50
“The course material isn't hard at all, she just makes it impossible to pass and assigns a ridiculous amount of work”
PSY50

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PSY/PSYCH 50 is widely called disorganized with , and little usable teaching.

Main concern

Assignments auto-graded as zero, delayed grades, and .

What students said

“ ! Insanely confusing and when you ask for help, .”
PSYCH50
“ . Her course is disorganized, and I've been having issues with uploaded assignments being automatically graded as 0”
PSY50

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and graded harshly, with little recovery path.

Test heavyGroup research paper finalAPA paperHarsh essay scoringConfusing exam alignment

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and zeros when work is not perfect by her standard.

Test heavyHarsh zerosLecture heavy
“ ”
PSY50
“if the work is not up to her liking, she will give you a zero.”
PSY50

Online

, and exams that do not match what was taught.

Test heavyGroup research paperAPA paperLate grading
“ " in class.”
PSY50
“The and graded as a group.”
PSY50

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I would advise anyone planning on taking PSYCH 50 to avoid this professor at all costs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews spanning online and in-person PSY/PSYCH 50, highlighting grading harshness and avoidance. Credibility rating: High.

💥 Teaching Disaster

18/100

“I don't feel like I learned anything in her class.”

🚫 Recommendation Crash

12/100

“I would advise anyone planning on taking PSYCH 50 to avoid this professor at all costs.”

⚖️ Harsh Zero Culture

15/100

“if the work is not up to her liking, she will give you a zero.”

📚 Workload Overload

18/100

“assigns a ridiculous amount of work and a lot is unnecessary.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and when you ask for help,
  • Doesn't teach anything
  • , and her lectures were unreliable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class is designs for students to fail or have a very hard time

Theme 3

🧾

  • as 0
  • Will have you waiting months for things to get graded

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

43 detailed reviews over several years show consistent harsh-grading and .

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 533

Course coverage

PSY5027 reviews
PSYCH5015 reviews
PSY1297291 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 4

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 2 · D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 11 · Rather not say 2