AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Harold Seymour

PSY16 · PSYCH16 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.5

The decision

unless you can handle poor communication and learn the material independently.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude CommunicationCondescendingHigh Emotional StressUnforgiving Test IssueAvoid
  • Students repeatedly describe the professor as rude, condescending, and emotionally stressful.
  • The course material itself is not described as especially hard, but the instructor experience is strongly negative.
  • One student reports a grade penalty.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students earned good grades and say the material is easy, but harsh instructor interactions and an .

Online reviews show easy material but severe instructor stress, while the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Students say the course material is not bad or easy to handle, so the content seems manageable apart from the instructor experience.

Online reviews provide the clearest content evidence, while the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do .

Neither online nor in-person-counted reviews provide clear attendance policy evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Students strongly discourage taking him because they describe him as rude, condescending, and unwilling to help.

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative, and the in-person-counted .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

The reported refusal to reset a glitched test and resulting .

Format shift

The strongest grading evidence comes from the in-person-counted review, while online reviews focus more on treatment.

Workload

Moderate

56/100

Students say the material is easy to handle, but stress and .

Format shift

Online reviews describe manageable material, while the .

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Multiple reviews describe him as rude, condescending, and emotionally harmful to students.

Format shift

Online reviews contain most of the negative teaching evidence, supported by one in-person-counted complaint about inflexibility.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

84/100

The only concrete assessment evidence centers on online tests, including one test that could not be retaken after a glitch.

Format shift

Online and , but details are limited.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single in-person-counted review describes an severe grade hit.

Main concern

The main concern is inflexible handling of .

What students said

“He would not reset the and I received a 0 on it”
PSYCH16

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are extremely negative, focusing on rude treatment, poor communication, and emotional stress despite manageable material.

Main concern

Students warn that contacting him can make the class worse.

What students said

“ if he is teaching it.”
PSY16
“ .”
PSY16
“He is condescending and rude.”
87651

Exam style

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The technical problem was not reset, making exam risk high.

Online TestNo Reset After GlitchExam Policy Not Clearly Proved

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The was not reset, resulting in a zero.

Online TestNo Reset After Glitch
“ and .”
PSYCH16

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book status, or .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proved

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“By far the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“By far the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

8/100

“ if he is teaching it.”

⚖️

18/100

“He would not reset the and I received a 0 on it”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is rude and makes everyone feel dumb.
  • He is the most condescending, spiteful, and rude educator Ive ever come across.
  • He is condescending and rude.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class material may be easy to handle, but the emotional stress he will cause almost makes the .
  • He would not reset the and I received a 0 on it

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Four older reviews are consistent and detailed about negative treatment, though the sample is small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PSY162 reviews
876511 review
PSYCH161 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

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