Lois Zsarnay

104A · ADS101 · ADSR115 · R103 · ADSR103 · ADSR113 · ADS103 · ADS104 · ADS113 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 51.52%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Take her if you want rigorous addiction-counseling training and ; skip if you need a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHigh StandardsTough GraderPolarizing MentorCareer FocusedNo-Nonsense

Students either call her the she is harsh and unempathetic.
Courses are demanding with papers, rubrics, participation, and professional standards.
high training, not an easy pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

High standards, tough grading, and effort and precise work.

; online critics more often report C grades and drops.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Pharmacology and counseling skills courses are intellectually and professionally demanding with and writing.

Online and ; trauma courses feel more seminar-like.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and participation matter heavily; lateness and absences are punished even in difficult circumstances.

In-person and live Zoom both emphasize showing up; pure asynchronous is rare.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

serious majors love the rigor, others feel attacked or unsupported.

; several online and earlier reviews urge avoidance.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and comments about full points only if you exceed the standard show strict evaluation.

Format shift

Online and ; fans call it fair with rubrics.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of writing, papers, participation, and but structured load.

Format shift

Online written midterms and finals are especially heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

64/100

Excellent lectures and mentorship for many; others experience cold, inflexible, or demeaning interactions.

Format shift

In-person mentorship praise is strongest; online has more interrogation complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of participation, written midterms and finals, papers, and skills practice rather than pure multiple choice.

Format shift

Online emphasizes in-depth written exams; in-person adds group leadership and live skills.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between inspirational mentor with excellent lectures and rigid, ego-driven toughness.

Main concern

and low flexibility when students struggle.

What students said

“She made every lecture extremely engaging and informative.”
ADS101

“This professor wants you to be a robot. She is not fair”
ADS104

“I consider her a pillar of knowledge and love watching her in action. A true mentor.”
ADSR113

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

strong rubrics and written work for fans, cold call-outs and .

Main concern

Feeling put on the spot in Zoom and .

What students said

“If you want to be an addiction counselor she can teach you how to do the job.”
ADS103

“LOVES to make students extremely uncomfortable during Zoom classes by putting them on the spot”
ADSR103

“The literal G.O.A.T.”
ADS104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and major assessments are often deep written works with ; skills courses may require camera on.

Written MidtermWritten FinalRubricsCamera On Skills Classes

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and skills courses; camera-on noted for group leadership.

PapersSkills Course Camera OnWritten ExamsClear Criteria

“That means you need your camera on. Lois knows her stuff and she produces some of the .”
ADS104

“This course was more like a weekly book club with a and final.”
ADS113

Online

Online reviews describe in-depth written midterms and finals and live Zoom cold-calling more than Lockdown Browser.

Written Midterm and FinalZoom Cold CallsClear Rubrics

“There is a lot of writing for the midterm and final: they are in depth written works.”
ADS104

“putting them on the spot in front of the entire class”
ADSR103

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you want to be an addiction counselor she can teach you how to do the job. She wants to build effective counselors, not run a 12 step meeting.”
Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews (16 online, 19 in person), highlighting the . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Mentor vs Gatekeeper

64/100

“Lois is one of those professors that I will remember forever. She's held me up when I was feeling down and cares deeply for her students.”

⚠️ Strict High Standards

30/100

“Type of person that doesnt give an A unless your better than her/him.”

🔀 Split Recommendation

52/100

“ . She totally lacks empathy.”

📚 Hard but Fair for Fans

36/100

“Lois is such a . Lois provides instructions and rubrics for each assignment.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She made every lecture extremely engaging and informative
She really teaches at a master's level
Very opinionated to say the least

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Pharmacology is the hardest class in the ADS program
if you exceed the standard
You need to pay close attention during the lectures and go the extra mile for a good grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

The literal G.O.A.T.
So rude and stuck up
A true mentor. I feel honored to have studied under her.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews with a sharp bimodal pattern and detailed professional-training commentary yield high confidence in the polarizing profile.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 56

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 12

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C 4 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Lois Zsarnay

Take her if you want rigorous addiction-counseling training and x x x x; skip if you need a x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

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.

🎯 Mentor vs Gatekeeper

⚠️ Strict High Standards

🔀 Split Recommendation

📚 Hard but Fair for Fans

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

Take her if you want rigorous addiction-counseling training and ; skip if you need a .