AI Rate Professor

Social Sciences

Michael Sangervasi

PS1 · PS12 · PS14 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-manage weekly essays and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlow GraderNo Email RepliesDisorganized OnlineCaring In PersonHeavy Papers
  • Chronic delayed grading and .
  • Online sections feel unstructured with dense short-deadline work; .
  • Content is often easy enough for As, but organization and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students report As if work is turned in, but , and ungraded work can still tank a grade.

Online students more often cite harsh AI flags and ungraded work; in-person As are more common when lectures are attended.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is widely called easy or grade-school level, though dense video and .

Both formats call content easy; online pain is logistics, not concepts.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; in-person sections often mark attendance mandatory and grade participation.

as not mandatory; in-person reviews frequently say yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

, and recent comments repeatedly say find another poli sci professor.

In-person summer and older reviews are warmer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call grading fair to easy with ; others report tough English-style grading and unjust AI deductions.

Format shift

Harsh and .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly essays, long documentaries with timestamped answers, video projects, and short weekend deadlines stack up.

Format shift

Online comments stress dense .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A minority praise caring lectures; the dominant pattern is disorganization, silence outside class, and uninteresting slides.

Format shift

In-person teaching scores higher when students attend live; online teaching is widely called unstructured.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and presentations rather than classic high-stakes exams alone.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and projects; online adds video finals.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

grading and complaints about unresponsiveness, bias, and slow Canvas updates.

Main concern

Even face-to-face, emails go unanswered and grades can sit unentered for months.

What students said

“Solid professor, Good lectures, does well at expressing and relating concepts. Also a solid human being who truly cares.”
PS1
“He took months to put in grades after many face-to-face requests and did not answer any emails.”
PS1
“Each week we had an essay, throughout the whole course not one of .”
PS12

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report no email replies, months-late grades, vague instructions, short deadlines, and .

Main concern

Zero communication and .

What students said

“ . but they are dense and the deadlines are way too short.”
PS12
“ .”
PS1
“The issue was that he failed me even though it's because he !”
PS14

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and tests are often easy, but presentations and .

Easy QuizzesPop QuizzesMultiple Choice Midterm/FinalFinal PresentationWebcam Presentation

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

short essays, multiple-choice midterms and finals, and research presentations.

Weekly QuizzesMultiple Choice Midterm/FinalFinal Research PresentationPop Quizzes
“Weekly quizzes and discussion posts or short essays. , and .”
PS1
“Would not reason with me after I told him my computer was broken and I was unable to use a .”
PS1

Online

, and video projects; one student needed a webcam for a final presentation.

Video ProjectDense Documentary ResponsesDelayed Grading
“assigns a ton of video responses, including a final video project worth 25% of your grade.”
PS1
“ . if you can.”
PS1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . and assigns a ton of video responses, including a final video project worth 25% of your grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 , and format splits. Credibility rating: High.

📭 Communication Blackout

20/100

“ ”

🐢

25/100

“He's a ”

👍

70/100

“Sangervasi is a good teacher if you put in the work. and engaging with the class.”

👎 Overall Recommendation

28/100

“ for poli sci unless you want to be stuck with him!”

Theme 1

📭 About Communication

  • . !!!
  • and a .
  • .

Theme 2

📝 About Workload & Grades

  • but he grades like an English teacher.
  • So many papers
  • I got a B after the .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are uninteresting and !
  • teaches his material from a very skewed perspective
  • Good lectures, does well at expressing and relating concepts.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

42 detailed reviews across several years, strong theme consistency on communication and .

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 518

Course coverage

PS135 reviews
PS124 reviews
PS143 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 1 · A 14 · A- 7

B range

12

B+ 6 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2