Is this an easy A?
EasyA
80/100Getting an A is realistic because , and exams are predictable if and read.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .
POLI68 · POLY1 · POLI · POLI01 · POL1 · POLIPOLI · POLISCI1 · MCE · POLY1A · POLI1 · POLIS15A · POLI001 · 29 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Getting an A is realistic because grading is curved, homework is minimal, and exams are predictable if students take notes and read.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online reviews available.
Is the course easy?
The content is usually manageable, but exams can still require careful notes and reading.
Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty, so no format comparison is possible.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is not always listed as mandatory, but several comments say class notes are important and one says absences lower the grade.
In-person reviews suggest attendance matters, while there is no online evidence.
Is this professor recommended?
Many students recommend him for fair grading and interesting stories, but repeated complaints about boring or off-topic lectures keep the score moderate.
The recommendation evidence is entirely from in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Lenient
82/100
Students repeatedly mention easy grading, curves, dropped tests, and fair short-answer grading.
Format shift
All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Workload
Light
76/100
The class has little or no homework in many reviews, but students still need notes and reading for exams.
Format shift
Only in-person reviews discuss workload.
Teaching experience
Good
72/100
Students often call him knowledgeable, helpful, and interesting, but a sizable minority describe him as boring, off-topic, or unclear.
Format shift
Teaching feedback is only available from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
91/100
Assessment is dominated by multiple midterms, a final, lecture questions, book questions, and short answers.
Format shift
Only in-person reviews mention assessment structure.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews describe a low-homework, exam-heavy class with fair curves but uneven lecture quality.
Main concern
Students who dislike long lectures or note-based exams may find the class frustrating.
What students said
“Fairly Easy Class. No HW and very little reading.”
“He is an easy grader. grades on a curve. Just take good notes.”
“Overall not a good teacher. Take polysci with someone else otherwise it's a waste of time!!!!”
Remote format
Low confidence
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Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Reviews describe traditional in-person exams that can require studying, but curves, dropped scores, and previewed short answers make them more forgiving.
Assessment risk
Standard
67/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention multiple exams and a final, with no clear proof of open-book exams, webcam use, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser.
“4 Exams + Final. Lowest test score is dropped.”
“4 tests, drops the lowest one.”
“Need to read to do well on multiple choice, but for the short answer IDs he actually tells you what they're gonna be the day before the test.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Fairly Easy Class. No HW and very little reading. Grading is simple. 4 Exams + Final. Lowest test score is dropped.”
“VERY knowledgable. If this isn't your fav. subject TAKE him!”
“He grades VERY fairly, his short answer questions on every test were DIRECTLY from class notes”
“No homework or assignments. Just lecture and tests.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
29
Recent reviews read by the AI
29
Lifetime ratings
66/100
Evidence confidence
There are 29 reviews with consistent themes, but they are old and lack modern would-take-again and grade data.
Inside 29 stored ratings
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