AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Kelly Rivera

PS1 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Strong pick for PS1 if , and a realistic path to a solid grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAmazing lecturesLenient graderNo textbook costFunny and clearEasy exams
  • , and free online materials.
  • Tests and as easy if you study the powerpoints.
  • One outlier calls PS1 very hard for GE students; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most reviews say study slides, do light online work, and high B.

All evidence is from in-person PS1 reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, though one student found the material very demanding for a GE.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and advise not missing lecture.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and value, with one strong avoid for non-majors.

Recommendation split is based on in-person comments only.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students repeatedly call her a .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

75/100

About one hour of , and light online work for most.

Format shift

Workload details are from in-person comments only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students highlight amazing lectures, humor, inspiration, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of online work, one paper, quizzes, and and final.

Format shift

Assessment mix described in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person PS1 students mostly describe funny, clear lectures, free materials, and .

Main concern

A minority found the class very hard and said study guides were weak for pure GE seekers.

What students said

“Study the and do the online easy work you will receive an easy A”
PS1
“She , and overall a great professor! Shes a .”
PS1
“ and cares her students. BUT her class was the toughest class I've ever taken.”
PS1

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 and quizzes are described as easy if and powerpoints.

Easy tests and quizzesWritten midterm and finalStudy powerpointsVocab short answer paragraphs

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , and paragraphs; tests called easy when slides are studied.

Written midtermWritten finalEasy quizzesPowerpoint-based
“Test and and she doesn't assign a text book.”
PS1
“There is 1 paper, 1 written midterm, and 1 written final (vocab, short answer, & paragraphs).”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Study the and do the online easy work you will receive an easy A”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person , and materials. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“I have only good things to say about Professor Rivera. Took her summer course, and I can now say that I have an .”

📗 Easy A Path

82/100

“Study the and do the online easy work you will receive an easy A”

💰 Budget Friendly

90/100

“DON'T HAVE TO BUY TEXTBOOK! She posts it for free online for you to use, save lots of money!”

⚠️ GE Caution

40/100

“If you really LOVE learning about PoliSci, you'll like this class. But not for you if you need to take PS1 just for GE requirement.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super fun and intelligent professor!
  • She 's easy to understand and constantly cracking jokes.
  • Her teaching is so amazing you probably won't want to miss a lecture anyway.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test and
  • Shes a . Take her class!
  • her class was the toughest class I've ever taken.

Theme 3

📚 About Materials

  • She doesn't use the textbook like AT ALL. Study the powerpoints!!!
  • No need to read the book,
  • DON'T HAVE TO BUY TEXTBOOK!

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed reviews from 2015-2016 are consistent on teaching and ease, but the sample is small and somewhat dated.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PS18 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values