AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Narges Rabii

HIST120 · POLSC180 · HISTHIST · PSCI180 · POLYS180 · HIST170 · PSI180 · HISTO175 · POLI180 · HIST175 · PLYSC110 · PS180 · POSCI185 · POLIL180 · HIT175 · POS180 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you want a tough, debate-heavy class and can absorb a huge workload without needing an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely hardHeavy readingEntertaining lecturesOpinionatedHarsh grader
  • some call her the and too hard for GE.
  • , and 50-100+ term exams dominate workload.
  • Lectures are energetic and fun, but expectations feel college-level and unforgiving.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report struggle for B/C grades; A requires extreme study and still feels unrealistic for many.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Fast 8-week pace, massive chapter outlines, and 50-100+ term tests make content feel far above intro level.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and missing class leaves students lost; strict late and phone rules are enforced.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Loved by students who want rigor and learning; strongly avoided by those protecting GPA or seeking an easy GE.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and little flexibility on late work or grade disputes.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and huge term lists every exam.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Energetic, funny, and knowledgeable for fans; , and demeaning.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Large exams with essays and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between praising her energy and knowledge and warning that intro courses feel unreasonably hard with endless reading and .

Main concern

and harsh, high-stakes tests that can wreck GPA for GE students.

What students said

“Very tough teacher and she has no mercy at all. You have been warned :)”
POLSC180
“Rabii ROCKS!!!! I took her PS 180 class last fall.I'm at UCLA now and everything she said rings true.”
PS180
“Class unreasonably hard for a general-ed class. You memorize an average of 100+ terms per test”
HIST175

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.

Exams are demanding short-answer and .

Heavy short answersEssay exams50-100+ terms per testNo word bank fill-ins

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests demand 50-100+ memorized terms, essays, and short answers with little mercy.

100+ terms per testEssays and short answersFill-in blanks no word bankStudy-like-crazy
“You will have to study items word for word and it will all be short answers. There will be approx. 50 items”
HIST175
“Her tests involve filling in 10 blanks with no word bank, writing an essay and 5 short answers.”
HIST175

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you . If you are looking for an easy "A", look somewhere else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 in-person reviews, highlighting rigor, workload, and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Course Difficulty

15/100

“If you have a life outside of !!!”

🎯 Teaching Energy

55/100

“Her lectures are fun, enjoyable and funny. She makes a hard class enjoyable.”

👎

22/100

“She is SO TOUGH, THE MATERIAL IS 150 terms a test!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very energetic and entertaining... .
  • She is funny and loud and knows everything!!
  • Straight forward and full of spunky ideas.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and unrealistically challenging for a survey course.
  • I am an A student and really struggled with her course for a C.
  • if you care about your GPA

Theme 3

❤️ Love vs Hate Split

  • She is the !!!!
  • One of the BEST!! I learned so much in her class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

42 detailed in-person reviews spanning years show stable split themes on difficulty, workload, and personality.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 56

Course coverage

HIST17514 reviews
PS1807 reviews
PSCI1806 reviews
HIST1202 reviews
POLI1802 reviews
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