AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Elie Chalala

POL14 · POLSCI2 · POLY7 · POL7 · POLSC14 · POLSC6066 · POL27 · PS2 · POLSC014 · POLISCI7 · POLSC0580 · POLSC1 · POLSCI14 · PS7 · PS214 · POLSC2 · POL2 · POLSC7 · POLYS7 · PS14 · POLI7 · POL3066 · POLYPOL2 · POSCIPS2 · POLSALL · POLI2953 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will read the book, tolerate a strict style, and want real poli-sci depth rather than an easy personality-driven class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStrict & Short FuseMiddle East FocusFair with Extra CreditTheory-Heavy LecturesPolarizing Accent
  • Highly knowledgeable on Middle East and theory, with and frequent extra-credit quizzes.
  • Lectures can feel monotonous, off-topic, or due to accent and strict classroom demeanor.
  • , and stay respectful usually pass; others strongly advise avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many say an A or B is obtainable with readings, handouts, and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is theory-heavy and reading-based but not intrinsically impossible if you keep up.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Students warn not to arrive late, cut class, or risk being dropped for .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Roughly split between passionate fans of his knowledge and students who say run away.

Polarized .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Widely called a if you follow rules.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and multi-part exams without total overload.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Deep knowledge and , and temper.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge on lengthy multiple-choice exams plus essays, with quizzes mainly as .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person poli-sci lectures mix strong content knowledge and with strict rules, thick accent, and very mixed student liking.

Main concern

Temper, accent clarity, and lecture boredom .

What students said

“Run. Away. Fast. He is a and you can get a good grade if you work really hard but he is quite hard to understand”
POLSC7
“Heavy on the theory, and not the most dynamic lectures, but a very fair and .”
POLSC14
“super easy, learn a !”
POLYS7

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

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Exams are long MC-plus-essay sets drawn from book and handouts, with .

Lengthy Multiple ChoiceEssay QuestionsExtra Credit QuizzesHandout-Based

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams often include 50-100 multiple-choice items plus essays, with answers grounded in readings and handouts.

100 MC ExamsEssay ComponentsPop Quizzes Extra Credit
“1st exam 20% (100 m/c). 2nd exam 30% (50 M/c and 1 essay question). 3rd exam 40% (100 m/c and 2 essay questions).”
POL7
“He basically gives you the answers to all the , and has an .”
POLSC6066

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Run. Away. Fast. He is a and you can get a good grade if you work really hard but he is quite hard to understand and always gets off topic”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person poli-sci reviews, capturing polarization on style versus fairness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Lectures are monotonous and droning. I clock-watched every class.”

⚖️

62/100

“He's actually a great professor. He acts like a tough guy... but he is a .”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ ... BUT NOT ELIE CHALALA!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His accent is hard to understand.
  • His lectures can get very boring but he knows all his stuff.
  • He can go nuclear in a nanosecond.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you study you'll get an A and if you don't you'll get a B.
  • Pretty easy class if you show up
  • YOU MUST READ THE TEXTBOOK.

Theme 3

📚 About Content Focus

  • always talks about the same thing (middle eastern politics)
  • I know so much more about the middle east now
  • He knows a lot about the Middle East and I learned so much from him.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years give a large, detailed, and consistently polarized sample.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
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1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

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B range

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C range

1

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D range

0

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