John Nezlek - College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Professor: John Nezlek

Department: Psychology

College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Nezlek is an accomplished statistician, but he has difficulty dumbing down his knowledge to teach an intro stats class. He prefers to teach concepts of stats instead of practical, useful equations. If you have him, go to class and write as much as you can on the exams and you might get an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you're willing to go through the book (which he sent to us for free), Professor Nezlek is great. It's important to know the material before coming to class, because, while he clearly knows the material very well, you have to do the same to be able to follow him. He's completely hilarious, and tells it like it is. Doesn't mince words.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nezlek is very nice, however he's extremely unclear as to what he expects the class to know. He doesn't teach the material in the book (you're on your own for that), as his lectures are more about topics he finds interesting. His lectures are funny, but not too informative on the book topics. Tests aren't too hard, just unpredictable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

There is no structure to his class. you will have to teach yourself everything

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Nezlek is funny and clearly very smart, but spends more time talking about gambling than teaching the material. I learned everything from the book, and going to class seemed like a waste of time. Definitely not the class to take if you genuinely want to learn about statistics. Let out of lecture early every day, but no grading criteria.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Does not use power points and has a tendency to rant. Not very accessible outside of lecture and doesn't seem to like student questions, during or after class. No laptops, so you'll need to handwrite notes. Tests are somewhat deceptively worded, so be careful. Avoid if you can.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: INTROPSYC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had Nezlek for both Natural and Social psych. Really smart and funny guy. Goes beyond the textbook so do go to his lectures! Also very helpful if you have any questions. Exams are hard (and fair) but he curves quite generously. Also he started using powerpoints last spring which made studying much easier.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nezlek made this course so much more difficult than it needed to be. He was impossible to follow when lecturing, and extremely disorganized.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Horrible teacher, doesn't really lecture. Basically read the book and you will be fine. If you don't procrastinate and read on your own you will get at least like a B+.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH414
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Don't take this class with him. He's smart and funny, and a bit cocky, which is fine, BUT he doesn't teach you anything and the class lacks any structure, so as a result it gets unnecessarily stressful and frustrating. He's probably the worst professor I've had here.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not recommended at all. The class frequently went on tangents and lectures rarely followed the book...if you missed some small detail in lecture, you were guaranteed to miss a question on the test considering he rarely asked questions about the big ideas. He was never available for help and obviously was only a professor for research opportunities.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

We are coming up on the end of the semester and I must say that I would not recommend this class. His claim to fame is that nobody ever gets an A on his exams. He is only concerned with showing how intelligent he is. He does grade on a curve which brings your grade up substantially, but again, I DO NOT recommend this class to anyone.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Probably the worst professor I have had at W&M. I never saw him outside of class, and in class, his monotonous voice and speaking style made the class arduous to attend. I can thank Nezlek for my newfound disinterest in Psychology.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Absolutely fantastic professor. Definitely sarcastic; goes on political diatribes often, but if you can stand those, he's great. Funny, loves the subject matter, and knows what he's talking about. Tests are not as bad as they sound if you study, but freshmen might have trouble.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is def. tough. You need to read his book and attend all the lectures but a good grade is very possible with work.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nezlek's class was entirely lecture based, which forced attendance, even though not mandatory. Even though he sometimes didn't understand all the concepts of natural psych he taught, the test were difficult. Fair curve afterwards however. Textbook reading is mandatory for this class, if you want to do well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good teacher, explains things well. Tests are difficult, detailed, but fair after the curve if you've done the reading and paid attention in class. Can be annoying, makes inappropriate jokes. He cares about the class as a whole but not about individual students. Maybe not a favorite for personality, but his teaching ability is good.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His class was hit or miss for me.I either was interested or was annoyed by all his sexual jokes and pompous attitude.Read the book and go to lecture and you'll be fine on tests.He obviously is only teaching for the research. He doesn't have office hrs and told the class to stop sending him e-mails with questions because he doesn't want to respond.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is not at hard as some people say but by no means is it a walk in the park. You can get a decent grade if you take decent notes and read the text ahead of time. The tests focus on the textbook and are all M.C. Gives some interesting facts in class. Not the worst thing if you end up with him. Grade consists of 2 midterms and a final

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nezlek is funny and interesting, but his lectures don't have any structure: he just gets up and talks. He doesn't help students along. The exam is on the book and the lectures in detail, but he gives you little guidance of what will be on it, and he has no lecture notes. He is entertaining, and you'll learn some facts, but can be really frustrating