AI Rate Professor

Political Science

John Kay

POL135 · POLISCI · POLYSCI · POLSC104 · HIST104 · POLSC · POLISCI100 · POLITICALSCI · POLSCI101 · PS131 · POLS106 · POL101 · COMPARATIVE131 · POLISCI101 · POLYSCI101 · POLSC101 · PSCI101 · POLCS101 · PS101 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a memorable, high-impact intro to politics and are willing to read and study for fair but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational lecturerPassionate about politicsStudy guides helpNot an easy ACares about students
  • Students repeatedly call him the political science lectures.
  • Getting an A takes real reading, study, and .
  • Attendance and participation matter; a few students found lectures long-winded or politically slanted.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students stress it is not an easy A; strong essay exams and thorough study are needed even when lectures are excellent.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

, but reading load and analysis expectations keep it from feeling purely easy.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and participation mattered.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Overwhelming praise frames him as a life-changing, must-take political science professor despite a few harsh outliers.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Doing well on essay midterms and , but some report tough, subtractive grading on written work.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lots of reading and ; practice questions and study guides help manage the load.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

and genuine care; a small minority found him long-winded or unorganized.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment centers on detailed written midterms and finals, with study guides and practice questions as support.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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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 political science with , and detailed essay-style exams; most students leave inspired and .

Main concern

and the course is not a free A if .

What students said

“Dr. Kay is the . He made the subject so interesting that the class was easy.”
POL101
“this class is somewhat of a challege; it's definitely not an easy A. If you read, study notes, and pay attention to the lectures, you should do fine.”
POLSC101
“he passes out practice questions, which if you learn you will get an A.”
PS101

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and short answers; study guides and practice questions strongly predict success.

Written essay midtermsWritten finalsStudy guidesDetailed examsShort answers

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and short answers with detailed content coverage.

Written essay midtermsWritten finalsStudy guidesDetailed exams
“ and final”
POLSC101
“Doing well on exam essays, short answers should get an A.”
POLSC104
“Keep up with the reading though because !”
PS101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr Kay is without hesitation, the life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning many , and mentoring. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Wonderful teacher!! ive never had a professor like him. he really is passionate about what he teaches and actually cares for his students!”

👍 Recommendation

92/100

“ !!”

📈 Grades and Effort

42/100

“this class is somewhat of a challege; it's definitely not an easy A.”

📚 Workload and Reading

48/100

“ but the class requires a lot of reading”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is the most engaging, thoughtful and inspirational and
  • extremely
  • very funny...very informative...and totally cool

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • IT WASN'T FUN AT ALLLL. IS NOT AN EASY A.
  • on the
  • Worked my ass off and got a C. .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character and Mentorship

  • he helped me get through some tough times while simultaneously acting as a mentor, professor, and friend
  • I was surprised when he gave us his home phone number in the lecture
  • . extremely good at explaining

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years show strong consensus on teaching quality with only limited grade data.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 56
3 out of 56
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1