Reviews of professor Jared Nielsen

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Nielson will take the time to answer thoroughly any and all questions. If you need repetition and examples to comprehend things, this is a good choice. If that bores you to death like me, bring something to work on. It's still worth taking, though. Prof. Nielson will hold review sessions and do his best to make sure you understand.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was super interesting and Jared was a great professor. He really cares about each and every one of his students and tries his best to learn everyone's names. The test were pretty hard though, and with no study guide and a ton of information to learn, it is difficult to figure out what to focus your attention on.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great guy who just teaches hard concepts, but he tries very hard to make sure everyone understands everything. Exams were long but not too hard. Lots of opportunities for help. There were long quizzes for every lecture, but they help prepare you for the exams well. He cares about his students and even had most names memorized before the first class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If I could, I would take Jared for every class! He's caring of his students and truly wants you to succeed. There's readings before every class, six short papers, two longer papers and a semester long project. While this sounds like a lot I PROMISE IT'S NOT!! It's all super lowkey and chill, and if you let yourself be interested it'll be fun.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The tests that Nielsen gave were extremely difficult compared to other courses at BYU within psychology, including the cognition class. The study guide did not really prepare you for the test nor was Nielsen up front about the difficulty of the tests. You dont learn much in class and you are required to do a ton of independent studying

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Jared clearly outlines learning objective and key terms for each reading assignment, then has a 2 question reading quiz to start off class each morning. His TA's also hold reviews every week. This class is very easy to excel in (if you do not miss often.)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is very easy if you study using the learning outcomes, go to exam reviews, and read the textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Jared is one of the most meaningful and intentional teachers I have had at BYU. He cares a lot about his students. Lots of busy work and tests are relatively hard but definitely doable with enough studying.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Take this class from Jared! He's very accommodating, and will always take time to answer your questions. The class structure was also very clear and organized, which I loved, and as long as you do the assignments and readings, you'll do fine on exams. (TA reviews also helped a lot.) Jared is the best!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Nielsen is a very careful teacher. He had some fun lectures when he allowed us to ask questions to different individuals. There are papers due weekly that aren't hard...just a bit of a pain. The reading is really interesting.