AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Carley Nuzzo

PS1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Strong pick for an online American Government GE if and , but expect progressive framing in lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen book quizzesEngaging lecturesExtra credit availablePolitical bias complaintsCaring and responsive
  • Many online PS1 students call her easy, open-book, and .
  • A minority strongly object to .
  • Weekly discussions, quizzes, and a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, and multiple A or A+ outcomes make high grades common if work is completed.

Online reviews most strongly support easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

PS1 content is manageable with lectures and notes, though reading and .

Online students call it very easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Several sections list attendance mandatory, but and quiz based.

Online attendance flags vary; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

73/100

and fair grading, tempered by a vocal minority who felt biased or treated poorly.

Online recommendations dominate; in-person sample is small and mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

, fair grading comments, and open-book assessments outweigh a .

Format shift

Online leniency is clearer; .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly discussions, quizzes, and reading are steady but usually doable; some weeks pile up if you procrastinate.

Format shift

Both formats mention weekly discussions and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many praise engaging lectures, humor, and responsiveness; critics cite bias, sarcasm, or unhelpful notes.

Format shift

Online personality praise is common; in-person includes both love and frustration.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly discussions, quizzes, discussion-leader posts, and a .

Format shift

Online structure is well documented; in-person also uses lectures and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and lectures versus finding difficulty ramped up and notes unhelpful.

Main concern

and difficulty are unnecessarily hard for a 101 course.

What students said

“Fantastic Professor with a good sense of humor to add.”
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“I feel as a political science 101 class, the difficulty was unneededly ramped up.”
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Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online PS1 is frequently described as easy with , and caring feedback, with some bias and tone complaints.

Main concern

A few students call her biased, rude, or harsh on late-term work.

What students said

“Very easy online class. Just do the work and you'll pass. and and exam”
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“ .”
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“she is very biased and very rude, she grades very harshly”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and online, with , making assessment student-friendly overall.

Open book quizzesOpen note testsExtra creditShort essay finalWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove open-book or strict proctoring policies.

Chapter quizzesLecture and discussion
“The to the textbook.”
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Online

Students report open-book quizzes and exams, open-note tests, and a .

Open book quizzesOpen book examOpen note testsShort essay finalExtra credit
“ and open book quizzes and .)”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very easy online class. Just do the work and you'll pass. and open book quizzes and .) Nuzzo grades fairly and gives if your discussion boards are thorough.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 PS1 reviews with Medium credibility from consistent majority themes and notable minority dissent.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“I absolutely LOVED professor Nuzzo!!! This was my first time taking a political science course and having her as my professor made it 10X better.”

📖 Open Book Ease

84/100

“ and open book quizzes and .)”

👍 Recommendation

73/100

“This teacher was AMAZING! She really wants you to pass and offers through the semester”

⚠️ Bias Concerns

30/100

“she is very biased and very rude, she grades very harshly”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Even online her personality still showed in all her lectures
  • Fantastic Professor with a good sense of humor to add.
  • She truly wants all her students to understand the material and succeed.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Very easy online class. Just do the work and you'll pass.
  • Nuzzo grades fairly and gives if .
  • The B.

Theme 3

🗳️ About Bias and Tone

  • she is very biased and very rude
  • I would have preferred a teacher who stayed in the middle and showed no bias
  • after 2 weeks she answered and gave me a

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven fairly detailed recent reviews give medium confidence, with a and a consistent minority dissent on bias and tone.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PS111 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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