AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Steve Laguna

POLS001 · POL001 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Only take him if you will prepare hard for and and long current-events lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStudy guidesTough graderCurrent events lecturesMandatory attendanceMixed reviews
  • Reviews split between good lectures with study guides and a .
  • , and final.
  • Attendance and participation matter; one highly upvoted review calls him the worst.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Study guides help some students, but others say even strong students cannot get an A .

All ; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Political and required prep make the course feel demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and tag skip-class-you-wont-pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Three of and study guides, but a strongly upvoted review urges avoidance.

; take-again about 75%.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

25/100

Handwritten tests with nitpicking and limited create a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

About 15 short assignments, a , and .

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some praise lectures and feedback; others report confusion, harshness, and poor classroom tone.

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Midterm, final, and and a presentation.

Format shift

All assessment comments are from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person POLS classes mix current-events lectures and study guides with .

Main concern

and possible confrontational feedback on grades.

What students said

“Prepare for the class and work on the study guide u will get an A.”
POLS001
“ . Grades ridiculously hard. Even the .”
POL001
“About the first half he would spend it on current events and his opinions on it.”
POLS001

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.

Tests are handwritten and graded strictly, though study guides list what is on the exam.

Handwritten testsStudy guidesMidterm and final

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; grading is described as harsh and detail-focused.

Handwritten testsStudy guidesMidterm and final
“because the tests are handwritten he knit picks everything and ”
POL001
“He provided study guides with what was exactly on the test”
POLS001

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Grades ridiculously hard. Even the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews with mixed praise and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“I pretty like hes lecture. The only thing is u have to work hard but you will learn a lot”

⚖️

25/100

“Grades ridiculously hard. Even the .”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Cool professor. Do your work and youll be fine. Good lectures”

📝

30/100

“because the ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • prof Laguna has decent aspect on current events and I pretty like hes lecture
  • About the first half he would spend it on current events and his opinions on it.
  • Good lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Prepare for the class and work on the study guide u will get an A.
  • . Grades ridiculously hard.
  • is only 2 points & it's a lot of work.

Theme 3

⚠️ Red Flags

  • I saw him scream and threaten a girl who questioned her grade!
  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • GRADED BY FEW THINGS

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews with conflicting and lectures.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

POLS0013 reviews
POL0011 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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C range

0

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D range

0

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