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Psychology

Katherine Kocel

PSYC30 · PYSINTR · PSYCH1A · PSY111 · PSY40307 · PSY1A · PSYCH30 · PHIL1 · PSYCH6 · PSYCH4228 · PSYCHOLOGY101 · PSCH6 · PSYSOC · PSYH1 · PYSCH10 · PSYCH030 · PSYCH1 · PSYCH01A · PSYCH001 · PSYCH006 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Skip her if you want engaging lectures or an easy A; if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring PowerPoint LecturesTextbook-Based Hard ExamsMonotone DeliveryStrict GradingSelf-Study Required
  • Lectures are widely called boring, monotone, and largely textbook read-alouds.
  • , and make an A feel almost impossible in intro Psych.
  • while students still feel they must teach themselves from the book.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Many students say an A and book-based, and even strong students often land B or C.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro Psych is frequently called one of the hardest classes students took because of pace, dense reading, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and some students feel forced to sit through low-value lectures.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and many students call her boring, unhelpful, or the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students report and tests that feel designed to suppress high grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

and papers create steady work without pure busywork overload.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

She is knowledgeable for some students, but many describe monotone, outdated, and disengaging PowerPoint teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge and short in-class writings.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and PowerPoint-driven, with and uneven support.

Main concern

and boring delivery make grades and motivation suffer even when students put in work.

What students said

“So hard, outdated style of teaching. .”
PSYCH01A
“Be sure to read textbook because . Hardest class I've ever taken.”
PSYCH006
“This is pretty much a class you CAN'T get an A in.”
PSYCH1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are textbook-centered, often long and hard, with .

Assessment risk

Standard

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

detail, and sometimes poorly aligned with lectures.

Textbook-Based ExamsHard Multi-Question TestsNo Study Guides
“Lots of reading from the textbook, 3 75-question exams which are fairly hard.”
PSY40307
“ , so you need to read it and study from it.”
PSCH6

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is pretty much a class you CAN'T get an A in.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and grade difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Boring Lectures

45/100

“it was the most boring class i have ever sat through... She honestly just reads off the .”

📝

28/100

“Be sure to read textbook because . Hardest class I've ever taken.”

👎 Low Recommendation

30/100

“If you have other options for a professor go with them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • She honestly just reads off the .
  • Very boring. Very unhelpful. Very rude.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is pretty much a class you CAN'T get an A in.
  • it is almost impossible to get an A.
  • and the 3 exams... are super hard.

Theme 3

📚

  • You have to do all the .
  • She doesn't post her lectures online so .
  • I found to ace the class I had to study carefully and completely on my own.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of boring lectures and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
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3 out of 521
2 out of 511
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3