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Political Science

Lance Widman

POLI101 · POLISCI1 · POLYSCI · POLISCI · POLSC2609 · POLSCI1 · POLSC2615 · POLY1 · POLITSCIE · POSCI1 · PS · POLIT2675 · PS2602 · POLI1 · POLSC101 · POLI12612 · PS1 · POLY2630 · POLITICALSCIEN · POLI12610 · PSCI6832 · POL1 · 143 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

unless you can learn independently from the textbook and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyHard ExamsReading RequiredRambling LecturesMixed Teaching Quality
  • Grades are dominated by a small number of .
  • Many students say lectures ramble or do not match the .
  • A minority like his knowledge and real-world stories, but the overall recommendation tone is weak.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires heavy reading, careful studying, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The political science content is not always advanced, but and .

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as a must or highly recommended because lectures may contain test material, though .

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most negative reviews , and poor alignment between teaching and exams.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

He drops the lowest test and sometimes offers , but grades depend heavily on a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

There is , but the textbook reading and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students frequently describe lectures as boring, rambling, or .

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

95/100

Reviews repeatedly say the class is based almost entirely on multiple-choice tests with little or .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a , and sharply mixed opinions on lecture value.

Main concern

and carry most or all of the grade.

What students said

“Your grade is based on only 4 test.”
POL1
“You're basically teaching the .”
POLITICALSCIEN
“ !!!”
POLISCI1

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.

The course is strongly exam-heavy, with .

Four TestsLowest Test DroppedMultiple Choice ExamsNo Final ReportedExam-Heavy Grade

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews clearly describe four difficult multiple-choice tests, often with the lowest score dropped and .

Four TestsLowest Test DroppedMultiple Choice ExamsNo Final ReportedExam-Heavy Grade
“4 tests and 1 assignment. That's it. .”
POL1
“ .”
POLISCI
“ ”
PS1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You're basically teaching the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching consistency. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Very Boring! Dont really learn much unless you read the book at home.”

🧪

30/100

“Your grade is based on only 4 test.”

📚 Grade Effort

35/100

“A, if you put in the effort.”

Theme 1

📝 About Exams

  • 4 tests and 1 assignment. That's it. .
  • The .
  • .
  • Only 4 tests that are really hard

Theme 2

📖

  • Read and you'll pass.
  • You're basically teaching the .
  • READ THE BOOK!!!
  • Not for anyone who slacks.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He rambles ALOT!! very boring teacher repeats himself ALOT.
  • He is a skilled speaker and .
  • Lectures are interesting and relate to the current state of affairs.
  • Worse Professor ever!!have never withdrew a class until his class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

143

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across many years give a detailed and consistent picture of and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 521
3 out of 535
2 out of 530
1 out of 534

Course coverage

POLI19 reviews
POLISCI19 reviews
PS14 reviews
POLISCI3 reviews
POLY13 reviews
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POLI126101 review
POLI126121 review
POLIT26751 review
POLSC1011 review
POLSC26091 review
POLSC26151 review
POLY26301 review
POLYSCI1 review
POSCI11 review
PS1 review
PS26021 review
PSCI68321 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1