AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Lisa Iyer

POLSCI1 · POLISCI1 · POLSCI · POLISCI · POL1 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Avoid her online POL1 unless and Harvard videos; older face-to-face sections were more workable.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes Not Teach OnlineREVEL HeavyLate GradingSelf-Paced ReadingParticipation Matters In Person
  • Recent online POL1 reviews slam absent teaching, copied Harvard lectures, and .
  • , and often manageable if you show up.
  • Course content is not especially hard, but feedback and support are unreliable online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Content is manageable and older students report easy As for steady work, but sparse graded items and .

; online A depends on REVEL and essays with little coaching.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Political ; difficulty comes more from process and workload than hard concepts.

Online is reading-heavy but not conceptually brutal; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online is often asynchronous with ; and participation count.

Online comments ; and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Only about one-third would retake, driven by recent online complaints that she does not teach or support students.

; older in-person reviews are far more positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Some call her an ; others say few graded items feel subjective and opaque.

Format shift

; in-person older comments lean fair and helpful.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

REVEL chapters, discussion posts, and cramming.

Format shift

; and weekly online work.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Recent students say she does not teach and is unavailable; older fans praise passion and discussion.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is clearly .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades , and essays rather than traditional proctored exams.

Format shift

Online is almost all REVEL and papers; in-person adds participation but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person and hybrid POL1 often centers discussion and participation, with online quizzes and ; many older students found it easy and informative.

Main concern

Long monotone lectures and .

What students said

“An overall easy class but participation matters a lot dont forget that”
POLSCI1
“ because of her”
POL1
“for her final it is a take-home essay 7 pages long, easy A if you do well on the quiz and discussion”
POL1

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online POL1 is mostly REVEL , and essays, with little instructor presence and grades often posted at the end.

Main concern

, and poor email response leave students unsure of standing.

What students said

“SHE DOES NOT TEACH THE COURSE, CARE FOR STUDENTS OR ”
POL1
“she didn't grade anything until after semester ended”
POL1
“Felt like I learned nothing”
POL1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and online quizzes rather than closed-book proctored exams.

Take-Home EssaysREVEL QuizzesNo Traditional TestsOnline Final Essays

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections commonly use online quizzes and .

Take-Home Final EssaysOnline QuizzesParticipation Points
“for her final it is a take-home essay 7 pages long”
POL1
“ and write 3 1/2 pages for each”
POL1

Online

Online assessments are REVEL tests, discussions, and .

REVEL AssignmentsDiscussion PostsFinal Essays
“Grades based off 4 and 2 essays”
POL1
“The final was not 1 but 2 essays”
POL1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! SHE DOES NOT TEACH THE COURSE, CARE FOR STUDENTS OR .”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews comparing 8 online and 23 in-person POL1 experiences. Credibility rating: High.

💻 Online Teaching Gap

34/100

“SHE DOES NOT TEACH THE COURSE, CARE FOR STUDENTS OR ”

⏱️

28/100

“she has only graded our first assignment from the second week of school!!!”

📖 Self-Study Course

58/100

“if and study, this course is good”

🗣️

70/100

“ because of her, she was so nice and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gave lectures from Harvard lecture page
  • and
  • she is so boring and monotone

Theme 2

📈 About Work and Grades

  • easy A if you do well on the quiz and discussion
  • You will no idea where you stand until it's too late

Theme 3

🖥️ About Online Experience

  • Took this class online and never spoke to her
  • SHE BASICALLY GETS PAID FOR DOING NOTHING

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews with a strong, consistent signals.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

POL124 reviews
POLISCI13 reviews
POLSCI12 reviews
POLISCI1 review
POLSCI1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Audit/No Grade 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Pass 1