AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Ervin Slavick

POL1 · POL146267 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you will write every week and show up; if you want a low-effort easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of PapersTough GraderParticipation MattersSarcastic but CoolExtra Credit Available
  • Lectures are often called interesting, funny, and .
  • Expect , and tough grading with rewrites.
  • and missing class quickly puts you behind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As and Bs are possible with rewrites and , but and constant writing block free As.

Online has more extreme hard-class complaints; in-person often says fair but busy with rewrites allowed.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

, yet paper volume, participation, and analysis standards raise the real challenge.

Both formats are writing heavy; online term papers and current events add sustained load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

, and missing days quickly hurts standing.

Online and in-person both frequently mark attendance mandatory with participation pressure.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Many students recommend him for engaging lectures and growth if you accept the ; a .

In-person recommendation is stronger overall; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

, and quality-focused essay standards keep grading firm despite rewrite chances.

Format shift

Online rewrites feel harsher to some; in-person students more often call him reasonable if you rewrite.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and reading keep the week full.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize so many papers; online adds a multi-page term paper.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students praise funny, interesting lectures and support for improvement, tempered by sarcasm and intimidation at first.

Format shift

; online teaching praise is thinner and more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Weekly essays and exam, though quizzes and tests still appear.

Format shift

Online leans papers and current events; , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person sections feature lecture-heavy classes, weekly papers, , and plentiful for students who keep up.

Main concern

Skip class and you fall behind; group projects and .

What students said

“He keeps you busy, but he also offers a lot of .”
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“Slavick's class is not that hard; however, missing one day can get you pretty behind.”
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“Get ready to write! He assigns a ton of essays but he is a ”
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Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online POL1 is writing-heavy with current-event essays and a ; some students grow from the challenge while others call it too hard and full of rewrites.

Main concern

, and paper load make summer or grade-focused students struggle.

What students said

“Lots of essay and current event writing. Term paper was easily a 6 pager.”
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“I just hated that everything I turned in he had to make me re-do it”
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“His class was very hard. .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment mixes difficult tests or freerolls.

Weekly EssaysPop QuizzesBlue Book QuizzesGroup ProjectsExtra CreditTough Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, group projects, and sometimes difficult tests with rewrites.

Pop QuizzesWeekly EssaysGroup ProjectsBlue Book Style QuizzesExtra Credit
“ and he's a .”
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“ .”
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“He likes participation and pop quizzes.”
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Online

, and a longer term paper; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Essay HeavyTerm PaperCurrent Event WritingExtra Credit
“Lots of essay and current event writing. Term paper was easily a 6 pager. is easy.”
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“SO ”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Took Slavick over the summer. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Always cracking jokes and makes political science very relate-able the students.”

📝 Paper Load

28/100

“Get ready to write! He assigns a ton of essays”

⚖️

38/100

“ and he's a .”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“Cant go wrong with him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's chill and cool
  • Awesome professor great lectures, a bit sarcastic
  • makes political science very relate-able

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he's a
  • This professor is not easy but he is not hard by any means
  • he is a and he's willing to work with you if you need to rewrite

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • LOTS of Writing but its nothing too hard.
  • Current event and
  • So many papers

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews across years , and lecture quality with solid detail consistency.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 511
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

POL123 reviews
11 review
POL1462671 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

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