AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Brian Carlson

PSYC117 · PSYC110 · PSYCH110 · PHYSCOLOGY105 · PSY101 · PSYCHOLOGY109 · PHYSCOLOGY · PSYCH108 · PSYC101 · PSYCHOLOGY101 · PSYCH101 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

a strong grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEnergetic lecturesHilarious and caringEasy creditTherapy-style classHighly recommended
  • Nearly unanimous 5-star praise for energy, humor, and care that make long lectures engaging.
  • Course content is easy with and chapters.
  • Students repeatedly call him a and if available.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students call it easy credit with and chapters, and reported grades cluster at A and B.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Material is described as easy, self-explanatory, and beginner-friendly with and discussions.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

as mandatory and note that participation matters.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Almost every comment urges taking him and calls him among the .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and students report strong grades without harsh curves.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

76/100

Workload is light; exams come from slides and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

engaging discussions students want to attend.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

; little mention of heavy homework.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

he keeps interest high, respects students, and makes psychology fun and approachable.

Main concern

and participation is expected.

What students said

“Took him in the spring and he was full of energy and made a long lecture interesting never boring. Awesome teacher.”
PSYC110
“his classes are more like therapy sessions. I love his way of teaching I have learned more this semester from him than ever.”
49116
“Amazing teacher, awesome man, hilarious, loves trying to hold interest... I never lose interest during his lectures, he makes me laugh.”
PSYCHOLOGY109

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are straightforward and drawn from slides and chapters, with at least one mention of dropping the lowest test.

Easy chapter examsSlide-based testsDrops lowest test

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as pretty easy and based on chapters and slides.

Easy testsChapter examsDrops lowest test
“ and he is always open to elaborate more if .”
PSYC101
“the i fortunately made it thru just by using the slides”
PSYCH101
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PSYCHOLOGY109

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I think this is the ... his classes are more like therapy sessions. I love his way of teaching I have learned more this semester from him than ever.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews, highlighting energy, care, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Brian Carlson is not your average teacher. He is a joy to be around and very knowledgeable in his field.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

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😄 Class Energy

92/100

“Took him in the spring and he was full of energy and made a long lecture interesting never boring.”

📈 Easy Grades

84/100

“he's alright. easy class. easy credit”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is dynamic in his lectures, he is thorough and .
  • He makes every part of learning psychology fun because he tells really interesting stories
  • . He's brilliant and enthusiastic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy class. easy credit

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • open-minded, and straight-forward
  • Very open to students
  • Amazing teacher, awesome man, hilarious

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

19 detailed reviews spanning many years with highly consistent praise for teaching style and easiness.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B 2

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