AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Larry Twicken

HIST101 · PS1 · HUM10AH · HON11H · PS10H · AABBCAABB · AMERGOV · HON12H · POLISCI1 · PSH1 · POLYSCI1 · PS10 · HUM10B · 155 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take him only if you enjoy political debate and ; avoid if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing lecturesHeavy readingOpinionated liberalSlow graderHilarious but unclear
  • Students split sharply between life-changing lectures and .
  • Expect , and grades often posted late.
  • yet many say class time wanders off topic.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A and writing effort; several students call him a harsh or .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and honors-level material make the content demanding.

Difficulty reports are entirely from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory, even when lectures feel off topic.

A minority of , but mandatory is the stronger pattern.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and debate; many others warn against unclear teaching and bias.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Few graded items, tough essay standards, and and unforgiving.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Multiple books, papers, presentations, and sections.

Format shift

Workload complaints and .

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Some call lectures amazing and life-changing; .

Format shift

Teaching quality is highly polarized across 50 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Grades often rest on a small set of , and presentations.

Format shift

Assessment pattern is drawn from in-person comments only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes mix passionate, funny lectures with complaints , and .

Main concern

, and few high-stakes assignments make risk high if you disagree with his views.

What students said

“He is the .”
PS10
“The lectures shouldn't be called lectures bc they're literally just tangents and are off topic.”
HON11H
“Twicken is a nice guy, but he is so unorganized and so unclear.”
PS1
“I found it rude that he constantly was shoving his political opinions down everyones throat.”
PSH1

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

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Exams and quizzes are usually reading-heavy and specific, with papers and presentations carrying large weight.

Reading-based quizzesEssay examsIn-class essaysTake-home essaysMajor paperPresentations

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and presentations, often with grades returned late.

Reading-based quizzesEssay examsPapersPresentationsLate grading
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HON12H
“ , and two presentations constitute the coursework.”
PS10
“5 quizzes. 4 are worth the same and and the 25% of your grade.”
PS1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“To conservatives, Republicans, and Christians, be prepared to hear your beliefs roasted often, but Twicken is respectful of intellectual honesty and curiosity and loves to banter with students which is always entertaining.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization in teaching, politics, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

54/100

“Twicken is a nice guy, but he is so unorganized and so unclear.”

📚

34/100

“You will read 6 texts and 2 documents in their entireties. If that makes you gag, stop here and never consider this class again.”

🔥 Polarizing Politics

40/100

“For me, his ideals were socialist and were often disrespectfully shoved down my throat, along with his propensity towards cursing.”

😂 Entertaining Lectures

70/100

“This is seriously one of the funniest and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are incredibly interesting too.
  • The lectures shouldn't be called lectures bc they're literally just tangents and are off topic.
  • He is so unorganized and so unclear.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you gotta work for that A.
  • He is not an
  • Simple, he is way too hard.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Honestly an awesome dude. Pretty chill.
  • He is the .
  • If huge mistake.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

155

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

and a consistent polarizing pattern, supporting strong confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556
4 out of 536
3 out of 523
2 out of 517
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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PS10H4 reviews
HON11H3 reviews
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POLYSCI11 review
PSH11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 6 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1