AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Drew Rendel

PSCI180 · A180 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Avoid unless and accept a dry, expensive course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDry LecturesTeach YourselfExpensive TextbookExtra CreditTricky Tests
  • Students widely say lectures are dry and they learn mostly from the book.
  • Mandatory expensive textbook and homework package near $100 is a common complaint.
  • Would-take-again is effectively zero despite some Easy A or notes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students get As with HW and EC, but others report B grades and .

Online stresses costly book for an A; in person is mixed with some Easy A notes and some struggle.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Difficulty ratings span low to high; content is reading-heavy and .

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

; participation and live lectures are valued unevenly.

Online review says attendance mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and repeated please-dont / do-not-take warnings.

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

helps, but and grades are often B-range.

Format shift

Similar EC mentions online and in person; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and heavy reading dominate comments.

Format shift

Online highlights paid HW package; in person tags include lots of homework and get ready to read.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Lectures called dry, boring, and un-engaging; many say they learned only from the book.

Format shift

Online and ; one older in-person review is more positive.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and all matter; graded by few things appears in tags.

Format shift

Both formats mention HW plus tests; details are clearer in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews mostly call lectures boring and unhelpful; and rare praise.

Main concern

, and little learning despite .

What students said

“His lectures drone on and he doesn't teach anything I learned everything from the book.”
PSCI180
“If you want to . Teaching method is dry and un-engaging.”
A180
“ , but still got an A in the class.”
A180

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Budget First

Online student strongly warns against him over forced costly book/HW, dry lectures, and weird tests.

Main concern

Nearly $100 required book and .

What students said

“Honestly, if you read this comment to . He forces students to buy the book and homework (nearly $100) in order to get A.”
A180

Exam style

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; study materials are unclear rather than student-friendly open-book.

Tricky TestsWordy ExamsUnclear Study Material

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study material.

Tricky TestsWordy ExamsUnclear Study Material
“ ”
A180
“ and .”
PSCI180

Online

Online review calls tests weird; reviews .

Weird Tests
“tests are weird and if fault (?)”
A180

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“PLEASE DON'T. He forces students to buy the book and homework (nearly $100) in order to get A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (1 online, 6 in person), highlighting dry teaching and cost concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ .”

😴 Teaching Quality

25/100

“He was the most boring professor i have ever had.”

📚

30/100

“I learned everything from the book.”

💰 Cost Burden

20/100

“the (and expensive)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Teaching method is dry and un-engaging
  • His lectures drone on
  • most boring professor i have ever had

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • still got an A in the class
  • Do the HW and opportunities

Theme 3

💸 About Cost & Materials

  • forces students to buy the book and homework (nearly $100)
  • (and expensive)

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews from 2015-2021 with consistent negative teaching themes and one outlier positive older review.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

A1805 reviews
PSCI1802 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

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