AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Justin McCusker

PS1 · PSPS14 · PS14 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

older students loved the debate energy, but recent reviews warn about rudeness and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing personalityTough graderLecture heavyFun debatesRude meetings
  • Older reviews call the class fun and interesting with quizzes and debate
  • Newer reviews , and unfair paper scoring
  • Sample is small and all in person, so experience appears highly section-dependent

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

, but and recent harsh experiences make a free A unreliable.

All evidence is in person; older PS14 sounds easier than newer PS1.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

, yet papers, quizzes, and lecture load keep it from being introductory fluff.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Where stated, attendance is mandatory and .

Only in-person evidence; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

Older students strongly recommend him for fun debates, while .

All in person; recommendation tone flipped between older and newer reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Multiple tags and stories call him a tough grader, including an 80 percent on a paper that followed instructions.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and participation rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

He can make class lively and knowledgeable, but recent students report rude, demoralizing interactions.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, final, and participation points.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

early PS14 students loved debates and , while later PS1 students report tough grading and rude interactions.

Main concern

Recent comments describe berating meetings, complaints about students, and .

What students said

“RUDE!”
PS1
“He berated me during our long meeting and told me I HAD to buy a new printer.”
PS1
“Very very fun class. Lots of debating and public speaking on current events.”
PS14

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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Standard mix of quizzes, papers, and a online testing.

Quizzes drop lowestTerm paperFinal from quizzesParticipation points

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment centers on quizzes with a dropped score, a large term paper, final, and participation; .

Quizzes drop lowest100 point term paperFinal tied to quizzesParticipation points
“5 quizzes drops lowest grade + 100 point term paper + 100 point final + 50 points of "participation"”
PS14
“quizzes come . .”
PSPS14

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“RUDE!”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews with strong older-versus-newer contrast. Credibility rating: Low.

⚠️ Recent Tone Issues

28/100

“He berated me during our long meeting and told me I HAD to buy a new printer.”

🗣️ Engaging Older Classes

70/100

“This guy is awesome. Makes a class interesting that i had no interest in.”

⚖️

35/100

“ and he gave me an 80%.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • RUDE!
  • .
  • he understands a lot of

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and he gave me an 80%

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Class Style

  • Lots of debating and public speaking on current events
  • LECTURE HEAVY
  • Nvr needed the books save ur money

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only five in-person reviews spanning many years with conflicting tone and sparse grade data lower reliability.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PS12 reviews
PS142 reviews
PSPS141 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values