AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Larry Silva

READ80 · READ090 · PYSCH33 · READ100 · PSYCH33 · PSYC33 · READ4147 · READ90 · PSY14 · PSYC26 · PSYC14 · 124 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
21.21%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid if you want real psychology learning; only consider for an easy grade if you can ignore politics and strict zero policies.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolitical tangentsUnorganizedEasy A vs harsh zerosSlow gradingAvoid for learning
  • many call psychology easy A with huge , many call teaching awful.
  • Frequent complaints of , and zero-for-one-miss policies.
  • ; if you want GPA padding and can tolerate lecture style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many report easy As and heavy , but others face tough zeros and .

Online and in-person both report easy-A paths in psych courses, while and zero-policies pull scores down.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content difficulty is often low intellectually, but , and .

; some online and reading sections feel heavy and punitive.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

to mandatory depending on section and term.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and repeated avoid/stay-away warnings outweigh a minority of positive fans.

Strong negative consensus in and sexuality courses.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

can pad grades, but and zeros for missing one part of an assignment.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize zero policies; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent weekly quizzes, discussions, papers, and reading; some terms described as 20-30 hours per week.

Format shift

Online and COVID-era sections especially heavy on modules and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Core complaints are , and weak subject teaching.

Format shift

; online pain is absentee teaching and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Discussions, quizzes, response papers, and weekly modules .

Format shift

Online heavily assignment/module based; psych sections.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and political talk; many still get easy As but feel uncomfortable and untaught.

Main concern

Uncomfortable political tangents and weak coverage of course material.

What students said

“He spent more time rambling on about his political agenda then talking about course material in the text.”
PSYC26
“Although this professor was an easy A, the majority of the class was spent discussing politics”
PSYC14
“ on personal and political tangents that can often be uncomfortable.”
PSYC14

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections often feel self-taught with , and harsh whole-assignment zeros for small misses.

Main concern

and slow feedback.

What students said

“Class was an easy A, but I don't feel like I learned anything. So much it was kinda a joke.”
PSYC14
“Accidentally miss 1 out of 5 questions on a simple assignment? ZERO.”
PSYC33
“Haven't heard any responses from him since the class started.”
PSYC14

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes often recycle study-quiz material, but .

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalDiscussion boardsChapter study quizzesExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams if you attend, but give little detail on proctoring or .

Weekly quizzesEasy exams if you attendExtra credit
“Weekly quizzes and if you go to class and stay on top of lectures.”
PSY14

Online

Online psych uses weekly quizzes, discussions, response papers, midterms/finals, and lots of ; proctoring not clearly described.

Weekly quizzesDiscussion boardsResponse papersExtra creditStudy quizzes on exams
“There are discussion boards and .”
PSYC14
“Save the because they will be on the midterm and .”
PSYC14
“Accidentally miss 1 out of 5 questions on a simple assignment? ZERO.”
PSYC33

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do not take this prof! assignments in a reasonable time. He also makes every topic about politics.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (29 online, 21 in person), highlighting easy-grade vs poor-teaching conflict. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Disaster Risk

28/100

“If you genuinely want to know .”

🎯 Easy Grade Trap

62/100

“Class was an easy A, but I don't feel like I learned anything.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“Stay away!”

📉 Zero Policy Pain

25/100

“Get one question wrong? 0points. Which is completely unfair.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • talked mostly about himself and his family
  • makes every topic about politics
  • lectures didn't teach much about the course
  • nothing to learn in his class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A
  • lots of
  • Miss one question means zero on the assignment
  • This class is a TON of work

Theme 3

💬 About Class Climate

  • uncomfortable
  • Students that shared personal examples were mocked
  • favoritism
  • one of the . SAC.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

124

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and courses show a consistent pattern of easy grades mixed with poor teaching and low recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 517
3 out of 58
2 out of 516
1 out of 548

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 5 · A 15 · A- 3

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

6

C+ 1 · C- 5

D range

3

D 1 · D- 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values