AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Brian Thomas

PYSCH33 · PYSC14 · EDUC1300 · COS126 · PSYC1A · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take him if and tolerate off-topic lectures; skip if you need structure and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOff-topic personal storiesCaring but unevenGet ready to readExtra credit availablePolarizing lectures
  • and funny, others say he talks about his life instead of teaching.
  • and chapter papers; grades can feel harsh or .
  • Easy enough if you do the reading and work; helps.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Several students say it is an easy A if you do the reading and , though a few report harsh or .

Online reports easy quizzes and grades; in person is .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is mostly reading-heavy psych or college skills material rather than abstract theory, but volume of .

; online COS126 felt especially light.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, and skipping lectures is common only because some students feel they learn little there.

In ; online notes are sparse.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

, but strong negative reviews about off-topic lectures keep this from a .

Both online reviews are positive; in person drives most of the split.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Tags and if you complete the work.

Format shift

Harsher tone shows up more in older in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Lots of reading and chapter papers early; some say load lightens later or is manageable if consistent.

Format shift

Online also notes lots of .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Caring and funny for some; , and not teaching the subject.

Format shift

Online first-year student loved him; in person opinions are more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and occasional quizzes rather than heavy high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Online COS126 explicitly graded by few things with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise humor and care for college transition; , and harshly graded.

Main concern

and unclear grading criteria.

What students said

“Professor Thomas talks about his personal life 85% of the time.”
EDUC1300
“You are on your own in this class. I stopped going to lectures because I don't learn anything.”
PSYC1A
“Hands down the greatest professor at Mt Sac !!!!!”
PYSCH33

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students liked him as caring and funny; one noted self-taught lectures with .

Main concern

Little live teaching; .

What students said

“He really does care about teaching his students and he can keep students interested in his lectures.”
EDUC1300
“He doesn't teach, this class is self taught and he does a bare minimum summary of the assigned reading. , and .”
COS126

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are doable if you know the material; , while in person study guides are limited.

Take-home open-book quizzesReading-based testsNo clear study guides

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests are not too hard if you know the material, but he may not give real study guides.

Reading-based testsLimited study guides
“The if you know the material. He doesnt give actual study guides so you have to make sure your studying the correct stuff!”
PSYC1A

Online

Quizzes described as take-home and open book with easy assignments.

Take-home quizzesOpen book
“ , and .”
COS126

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I wanted to learn about psychology, but I learned about his life instead.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (2 online, 6 in person), highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ job and cares about his students.”

📖 Reading Load

45/100

“There is a lot of reading but as long as you read than you will understand the material.”

👍 Recommendation Split

65/100

“Please consider taking him. Hands down the greatest professor at Mt Sac !!!!!”

⚠️ Off-topic Lectures

40/100

“He gets off topic a lot. . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He really does care about teaching his students and he can keep students interested in his lectures.
  • He doesn't teach, this class is self taught and he does a bare minimum summary of the assigned reading.
  • I learned alot from this class and he was very funny and caring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • an easy A if you do all the work he requires
  • He grades too hard for the work that is assigned
  • He gives out generously.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • At the beginning he gives a lot of work, but then towards the end of the .
  • Get ready to read
  • he has you write a

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed reviews from 2018-2020 with but a small sample and mixed polarity.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

EDUC13003 reviews
PSYC1A2 reviews
COS1261 review
PYSC141 review
PYSCH331 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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