AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Ishmael Tarikh

POLI · POLID001 · POL1 · POLID010 · POLID005 · POLI01 · POLISCI1 · POLI0001 · POLI1 · POLI001 · 166 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
18.28%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid this professor unless you have no realistic alternative and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy readingTest heavyUnclear expectationsRude feedback
  • Students repeatedly warn that , and based on few high-stakes items.
  • Online and , and weak feedback.
  • A few students praise his knowledge, but the if possible.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

25/100

Some students earned A-range grades, but reviews say the A , and careful self-study.

Both online and in-person reviews describe a high effort cost, with and in-person complaints emphasizing quiz and test risk.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The course content may be introductory, but students say , and .

Online reviews stress lack of guidance, while and readings not preparing students well for quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Attendance is mixed across reviews, with many marked not mandatory but .

Online evidence includes both optional attendance and sudden Zoom requirements, while and mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Most students strongly advise avoiding him because they found the class harsh, unclear, and disrespectful.

Both formats are mostly negative, with online reviews slightly more focused on communication failures and and exams.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly call him a and describe large penalties for small mistakes or .

Format shift

Online reviews focus on vague writing rubrics, while and low averages.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

The workload is heavy because students repeatedly mention lots of reading, quizzes, papers, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention long readings and writing assignments, while and exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

The dominant pattern is poor teaching experience, with many students citing unclear instruction, rude communication, and .

Format shift

Online reviews often say he does not guide or respond well, while students for quizzes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades appear , and a few papers rather than many low-risk assignments.

Format shift

Online and in-person reviews both describe few graded items, with , and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are also very negative, with , and disrespectful treatment.

Main concern

Students report and well.

What students said

“ ”
POL1
“Run, don't walk away. !!!”
POLI001
“Save your GPA and ”
POL1

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, citing unclear , and rude communication.

Main concern

Students say the online class often lacks guidance and punishes small mistakes.

What students said

“ !”
POL1
“ unless you absolutely can not.”
POLI001
“Drop if you can.”
POLI0001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe strict timed quizzes and exams with limited review access, while proctoring and .

Timed QuizzesOne-Way Quiz NavigationCumulative FinalFew Graded ItemsLimited Feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals, but do not clearly prove closed-book policy or formal proctoring.

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyOne-Way Quiz NavigationFinal ExamPoor Quiz Alignment
“His lectures have nothing to do with whats on the test and quizzes.”
POLI001
“Most of your grade is weekly quizzes that do NOT allow you to go back on questions once they have been answered.”
POL1
“Beware of pop quizzes”
POL1

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention timed quizzes, a , and inability to go back, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Timed QuizzesMidtermFinalCumulative TestsOne-Way Navigation
“They are 25 questions in 20 min”
POL1
“ , and the previous questions to check your answers.”
POLI001
“ and Study Guide.”
POLI

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Run, don't walk away. !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and communication; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Professor Tarikh AT ALL for the online class.”

⚖️

12/100

“ smallest things.”

🧪

18/100

“The .”

👍 Recommendation Level

12/100

“Stay away if you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures have nothing to do with whats on the test and quizzes.
  • Rants instead of teaching during his lectures.
  • His online class is nonexistent, and if .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • smallest things.
  • Lots of reading, but if you do it all then almost all of the .
  • out of 100, 60 dropped and out of the 40 left he failed around 17-20.

Theme 3

📝 About Quizzes and Exams

  • They are 25 questions in 20 min
  • Most of your grade is weekly quizzes that do NOT allow you to go back on questions once they have been answered.
  • and Study Guide.

Theme 4

❤️ About Student Treatment

  • horrible so disrespectful and mean and was the least accommodating professor i've ever had.
  • Very rude and .
  • I was never disrespected in my entire life.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

166

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is credible because 50 reviews span several years, cover equal online and in-person counts, and repeat the same complaints consistently.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 524
3 out of 515
2 out of 513
1 out of 572

Course coverage

POL118 reviews
POLI00112 reviews
POLI17 reviews
POLI00015 reviews
POLI3 reviews
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POLID0101 review
POLISCI11 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 4

B range

11

B+ 4 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 5