AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Traci Fahimi

PS1 · POLIS1 · PS14 · POLI1 · PSPS1 · POLSC14 · POL1 · PS12 · 130 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless and rigid paper formats and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough paper graderHeavy reading loadCondescending toneBoring lecturesAttendance mandatory
  • Many students call her unapproachable, slow to grade, and harsh on papers.
  • Workload is high for a lower-division PS course with weekly online work and long essays.
  • A minority pass and using .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A , and sustained effort against tough grading.

Online and ; online adds longer Connect work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and and pace demanding.

Online comments stress reading volume; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Multiple reviews say attendance is mandatory even when lectures feel unhelpful.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

A large share of students , and grading.

Both formats skew negative; a smaller group of strong writers still succeed.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Papers are graded strictly and some students report inconsistent or .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly online HW/quizzes plus multi-page papers and .

Format shift

Online .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Praise for knowledge is outweighed by boring rambles, condescension, and .

Format shift

; online focuses on workload and tone.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Papers often weigh heavily while , and .

Format shift

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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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized but lean , and strict paper grading.

Main concern

Lectures often feel off-topic while papers and .

What students said

“ .”
PS1
“Extremely condesending and offered no help.”
PS1
“She's good but focus on the PAPERS! and ignore everything else..”
PS1

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections bring heavy reading, long , and .

Main concern

Workload and condescending tone make the online path especially draining.

What students said

“She was a . I took this class online and the word load and .”
PS1
“ and has to be five pages+”
PS1
“ and online hw and .”
PS1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and major papers; not clearly open-book friendly.

In-class essay examsOnline multiple-choice quizzesTake-home essaysHeavy paper weight

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay components on midterms and finals.

Mandatory attendanceOnline multiple-choice testsEssay midterms and finalsStrict paper grading
“ and final. and half essay.”
PS1
“ and also for the midterm and final. Not an easy A .”
PS1

Online

Online work centers on weekly Connect questions, quizzes, and .

Weekly online HW and quizzesLong single-spaced papersHard grader
“the textbook is expensive and you do those online connect questions which took sooooo long.”
PS1
“ and online hw and .”
PS1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Love the subject, hated the professor. Extremely condesending and offered no help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in , and teaching tone. Credibility rating: High.

📝

24/100

“Paper 40%, stupid writing system she made up”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

26/100

“ !!!! Seriously, so ”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“An extremely heavy work load class for only being 3 units, you will be required to read three text books”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she can be confusing about
  • Everyday is a powerpoint presentation
  • she rambles about some random irrlevant topic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She was a .
  • Not an easy A .
  • Survived her class with a B but worked extremely hard to get it.

Theme 3

😠 About Tone & Access

  • Extremely condesending and offered no help.
  • .
  • unapprochable

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

130

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years show a consistent pattern of and mixed-to-negative teaching experience.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 524
3 out of 532
2 out of 527
1 out of 530

Course coverage

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POL11 review
POLI11 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values