AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Michael Durrigan

MATH251 · PSY101 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

Solid easy PSY101 pick if you want low effort and , but expect sometimes dull lectures and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaring and understandingLecture heavyFew assignmentsHarsh on detailsOpen-note tests
  • Easy workload with few assignments and
  • Grades can be nitpicky despite high A rates and
  • Lectures often drag, go off-topic, or feel boring for some students

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Almost everyone reports A or A+ with few assignments and open-note tests, though written work can be graded strictly.

Both online and in-person students report easy As with effort; evidence is mostly in-person.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is intro psych with , and repeatedly described as very easy.

Online and ; almost all reviews are in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many students and slides are posted, though a .

In-person reviews split between optional and mandatory; online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

75/100

Most students would take him again for ease and kindness, tempered by boring lectures and .

Recommendation is strong in-person with mixed online sample of one positive review.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and late work is often allowed, but many call him a tough or .

Format shift

As.

Workload

Light

82/100

Typically a handful of , and sometimes a .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students praise caring personality and , but many find lectures boring, repetitive, or off-topic.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate and show the caring-but-boring split; one online review also calls lectures boring.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of few written assignments, quizzes or tests, and sometimes a .

Format shift

, tests, and a paper.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Mostly easy PSY101 with few assignments, open-note tests, and a , though lectures can wander and .

Main concern

and lectures that go off topic or get boring.

What students said

“Very easy class and .”
PSY101
“He grades quite hard. I and he would still deduct a .”
PSY101
“Professor Michael Durrigan is one of the most caring and engaging instructors I've ever had.”
PSY101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One online student found him easy overall with boring lectures and few but an A if you put in effort.

Main concern

Lectures are boring and .

What students said

“Easy professor, all my classes were online lectures and they were boring but he doesn't expect too much anyway.”
PSY101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

multi-day windows, making them student-friendly despite wordy questions.

Open noteOpen book online testsWeekend take-home style windowFinal paper option

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly describe open-note exams, online open-book tests, and sometimes a .

Open note examsOpen-book online testsFinal paperWordy test questions
“ exams on the weekend giving you 3 days to complete.)”
PSY101
“only a and open-book.”
PSY101
“ but the questions can be extremely difficult to understand.”
PSY101

Online

Single online review does not detail proctoring; overall class is described as easy with .

Few graded items
“He grades hard but if you put effort in you'll get an A.”
PSY101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and overall a sweet man. He was very knowledgeable and made it easy to understand hard concepts with his analogies.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting ease, caring tone, lecture boredom, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Caring Personality

80/100

“from the experience that I and caring.”

📚 Light Workload

82/100

“we got only got like 5-6 assignments and were pretty doable.”

📝

45/100

“ . Answers must be EXACTLY right for full credit.”

😴 Boring Lectures

40/100

“This professor was incredibly boring and it was almost impossible to pay attention to his lectures”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • made it easy to understand hard concepts with his analogies
  • lectures sometimes dragged on or he talked about irrelevant things
  • he would go so far off topic and would basically talked in circles

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy class and
  • He grades quite hard
  • only a and open-book

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • one of the most caring and engaging instructors I've ever had
  • He's a very nice and understanding man
  • Very sweet man and was very nice to class

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve recent and older PSY101-heavy reviews with consistent ease themes, but mixed quality scores and one outlier MATH251 review.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSY10111 reviews
MATH2511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 3 · A 7

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