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Political Science

Mark Roessler

POLSC110 · POLISCI110 · POLY180 · POLSC180H · PLSY180H · POLIT180H · PLSCI180 · PSCIA180 · PSCI180H · PSCI180 · PCSI180 · PS110 · PSCI110 · ALLALL · HIST180H · PSSCI180H · POLI180 · POLISCI180H · PSC180 · POLISCI101 · PS180H · POLYS110 · PSCIA110 · PSCI101 · POLTH180 · POLI110 · 120 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

and can handle hard essay exams; skip if you want an easy A or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard but worth itEssay blue-book examsGrades on improvementEntertaining lecturesStudy guide essential
  • Strong consensus he is one of if you work hard
  • , and tough essay exams
  • Study guides and effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many call it not an easy A with brutal essay exams, yet study guides and B.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High reading load, conceptual government theory, and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

because tests come from lecture and some allow only two absences.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Would-take-again rate is 100 percent and most call him a .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Fair to strict on exams but often grades on improvement so rising performance can recover a .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and multi-day memorization for essay exams are common.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Repeated praise for charismatic story-driven lectures and deep subject mastery with few style complaints.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Most sections ; some add papers or oral presentations.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person poli sci and honors government with entertaining story-driven , and hard essay exams buffered by study guides and .

Main concern

and work; .

What students said

“The class is hard, the , but . Not an easy A”
POLISCI110
“he is so inspirational, charismatic n hilarious... this class is not for the weak”
PSCI180H
“He grades based on improvement. I got an F, C, and 2 Bs and I got a B in the course.”
PS180H

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.

and study-guide memorization more than critical freestyle answers.

Blue-book essay examsStudy guide providedGrades on progressionMemorization heavyIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; very hard but predictable if you study lecture material.

Blue-book essaysStudy guidesProgress grading
“ . ... Prepare to spend a good 3+ days of pure memorization.”
POLI180
“If you study the study guide, you'll do well. and to do that, show to class.”
POLSC180H

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you have the . He does not make the class an easy A but you will walk out of the class having learned something.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting hard-but-worth-it teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality

86/100

“One of the . He made me interested in a subject I had no prior interest in”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“Prof. Roessler is THE . , but what you get out of the .”

⚖️

58/100

“He grades based on improvement. I got an F, C, and 2 Bs and I got a B in the course.”

📝

35/100

“ . ... Prepare to spend a good 3+ days of pure memorization.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Entertaining and thought provoking lectures
  • he lectures the entire class using only a cup of coffee
  • He mumbles though, so sit close
  • ...hot and cynical

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not an easy A, if you are not prepared
  • I got an A but it was the hardest I have ever worked
  • He grades on progression
  • very difficult class. Must study a lot

Theme 3

📖 About Workload and Reading

  • Get ready to read
  • 1 exam & 6 papers
  • Don't
  • I NEVER OPENED IT (the textbook)

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

120

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with consistent praise for teaching quality and difficulty, .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 564
4 out of 530
3 out of 514
2 out of 55
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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POLSC180H4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

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D range

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