AI Rate Professor

Political Science

S MacMillan

PS1 · PS151 · PSPS · PS001 · PS1228 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
27.78%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Avoid unless you need PS1 and are willing to sit through messy lectures for a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDisorganized lecturesTest heavy with big curveExtra credit for attendanceNeutral or conservative leanBoring for many students
  • many call lectures scattered, boring, and .
  • Grade is mostly three tests with , and .
  • ; passable grades are possible if you attend EC days and ride the curve.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Tests are often called hard or vague, but a , and big make a B or A possible with attendance and grind.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Content is introductory political science, but fast talk, tangents, and material itself.

In-person only across decades of PS1 comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, yet and participation windows effectively punish skipping.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Would-take-again is about 28% and many reviews .

All recommendations are from in-person PS1 sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

66/100

, and large extra-credit banks.

Format shift

and EC; raw test difficulty still high.

Workload

Light

76/100

; grade rests on a few tests and optional EC.

Format shift

and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Many describe random board words, tangents, low voice or speed, and lectures that do not prepare for exams.

Format shift

In-person only; a minority call her neutral, passionate, and clear.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grade is almost entirely three tests with lowest dropped, plus sporadic .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person PS1 is lecture and test heavy with random board terms, articles, and videos; grades .

Main concern

and or the book.

What students said

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“She GENEROUSLY curves the .”
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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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam-heavy course with hard multi-select style tests softened by curve and .

Three tests drop lowestHuge curveExtra creditLong multiple choiceStudy guides uneven

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Three non-cumulative , and attendance-tied ; many say questions feel vague or unmatched to lecture.

Three tests drop lowestGenerous curveExtra credit for attendanceWhich of the following true-false style
“the 3 tests were 74 questions, lowest score is dropped and ”
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“I liked her lectures, but .”
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“ are truefalse.." so you have no chance of guessing”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ABSOLUTELY AWFUL!!! wost class I have ever taken. the professor is very unclear during her lectures and talks way too fast... do your self a favor and ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning many years of PS1, balancing harsh lecture critiques with curve and extra-credit patterns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“You walk in the classroom to 7 words randomly written on the board as and teaches off the top of her head.”

⚖️

66/100

“She GENEROUSLY curves the .”

📝

40/100

“ .”

👍 Low Recommendation

30/100

“If !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are all over the place
  • random words written on the board
  • Sweet, caring professor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • 3 tests and an
  • I never studied but passed with a B.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • the
  • nothing in the lecture or the book is useful for the test
  • , but I still pulled out a B in the class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years , and lecture complaints despite polarized quality scores.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 514
3 out of 513
2 out of 521
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4