AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Diane Chang

PS1 · POLSCI1 · PS14 · POLI1 · PS3 · POLITPS1 · PS04 · AMGOVPS1 · POL1 · PS4 · 139 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
46.3%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a rigorous political science class and will attend, read, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLecture heavyComparative essay gradingExtra creditMandatory attendance
  • passionate and and .
  • A , and memorizing many essay prompts for exams.
  • , and comparative grading create high stress.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A is possible with steady study, but , and many report Cs after finals.

; online adds vague criteria complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and large essay banks make the content feel college-level and demanding.

Challenge is consistent in person and online, with online notes access adding extra friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

as absence, and skipping is widely said to hurt the grade.

; some online sections still require engagement or timed lecture access.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

, while many call her among the and lectures.

; online reviews are more negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags, comparative essay scoring, and .

Format shift

Strictness shows in both formats; online students especially call essay criteria vague.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Get-ready-to-read, chapter quizzes, oral reports, and .

Format shift

Workload is heavy in person and online; online adds long notes that expire quickly.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some praise passion, humor, and support; many criticize tangents, weak slides, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews are split; online teaching logistics draw more complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals with multiple-choice .

Format shift

; online also centers quizzes and essay exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person is lecture-heavy with reading, quizzes, midterms, and finals; motivated students can earn As, but and .

Main concern

, and zero late-work tolerance.

What students said

“she grades students' exams by comparing them to one another rather than using a .”
PS3
“If you want an easy A, .”
AMGOVPS1
“late submission is strictly not allowed.”
PS4

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews skew negative around , and .

Main concern

Lecture notes often vanish after about 48 hours and .

What students said

“Has this super annoying policy of deleting notes after 48 hours from Canvas.”
PS1
“If you miss the lectures, you can't even get the notes from the professor themselves”
AMGOVPS1
“She only gives you 2 days to write notes and they are at least 53 pages long per topic.”
PS4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

long answers, and competing against peer quality.

Essay prompt banksComparative gradingMC plus essay examsNo late workTimed online quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals often give 9 to 20 essay prompts to study, then .

12-20 essay promptsAnswer one long essayComparative peer gradingScantrons and green books
“she gave out 9-12 Essay q to memorize and then she'd give 3 of them on the .”
PS3
“Gives 15 final essay questions, you must prewrite the answer to all of them”
PS4

Online

Online exams and quizzes can be tight on time, with limited study guides and .

Timed quizzesVague essay criteriaNotes expire after 48 hours
“The exam has 20 questions in 20 minutes, no worksheet, no study guide”
PS1
“be prepared for Cs and if you don't meet her exact criteria”
PS1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want an easy A, .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and attendance strictness. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

28/100

“She grades students' exams by comparing them to one another rather than using a .”

📝

28/100

“For the final, there were 12 essay questions we were expected to study; she included only 3 on the exam, and we had to answer one.”

🎯 Split Teaching View

55/100

“A bit weird but fun and very knowledgeable. Must study and attend class.”

👍 Recommendation Split

46/100

“If you need to take PS, TAKE THIS CLASS, interest in it or not, Diane will make it the !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lecture heavy
  • Talks about current events
  • document pages.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A, .
  • Students are graded against each other, no def. rubric.

Theme 3

⏰ About Rules & Access

  • late work is STRICTLY not allowed
  • deleting notes after 48 hours from Canvas
  • If you're even a minute late she will write you in as absent

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

139

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years show a stable polarized pattern with and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 569
4 out of 526
3 out of 516
2 out of 510
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 7 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

8

C+ 5 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 4