Mike Petri

POLI101 · PS1 · PS114800 · POLPS · PSPS · PS14 · POLI4 · POLISCI1 · PSAMER · PSCI185 · GOVT123 · PS4 · PSONLI · PS12 · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Avoid if you can; only take him if and tolerate .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear InstructionsOpinion-Based TestsOwn Textbook RequiredSlow EmailHeavy Papers

Large review : vague syllabus, late or , and contested test items.
He assigns his own book and major papers such as rewriting the Constitution; workload is high for a GE.
A minority report easy grades via and completion work, especially in some online terms.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

and completion work can rescue a grade even after failed quizzes, but .

Online comments both failed tests yet earned As with EC; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

and long papers make the intellectual and time .

; papers are common across online and in-person-tagged notes.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most sections are online or low-attendance; students mainly chase deadlines rather than seat time.

Online and many in-person-tagged reviews describe asynchronous work with little mandatory presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Despite a 50 percent take-again stat, the bulk of detailed comments urge waiting for anyone else.

A few positive online outliers exist, but negative volume dominates both formats.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

and completion credit can soften and inconsistent across group mates.

Format shift

and unfair-quiz stories; in-person-tagged reviews lean harsher.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Long essays, constant reading, quizzes, and a constitution rewrite make this feel like more than a typical 3-unit GE.

Format shift

Paper load is explicit online; and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Dominant themes are unclear directions, ignored emails, class time spent on personal stories, and low trust in materials.

Format shift

Recent online praise is real but outnumbered by years of .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Quizzes and exams matter, but and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes quizzes plus essays; EC.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person-tagged reviews still largely describe online-style or hands-off courses, , and ignored emails.

Main concern

Students feel abandoned and opinion.

What students said

“I learned absolutely nothing in this class. Mike is extremely pompous and quite honestly one of the most annoying human beings out there.”
PS14

“ .”
PS1

“I found teh class to be the easiest class i have ever taken... .Easy A”
GOVT123

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and slow communication, with a few recent more supportive reviews.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Best online class I've ever taken. the class, gives a lot of ”
PS1

“if Petri is the .”
PS1

“ . 8 page essay near midterm and 10 page essay for final.”
PSCI185

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Even when open book, students say questions are tricky, theory-heavy, or opinion-based rather than student-friendly.

Open Book But Trick QuestionsOpinion-Based ItemsQuizzes Plus Midterm FinalLong Paper Projects

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-tagged comments , and major writing projects rather than webcam proctoring.

Open Book MinutiaeHard TestsConstitution RewriteUnclear Due Dates

“Since the of the exams focused on inane minutia.”
PS1

“ . Answers questions about class requirements and syllabus with I don't know.”
PS1

Online

Online quizzes and tests are frequently called impossible, biased, or not matching the book; ; proctoring tools not clearly described.

Hard QuizzesMidterm And FinalExtra Credit BufferLong Essays

“ you read.”
POLISCI1

“Hardtests are theory NOT the book.You can outline for hours, but it doesn't help! Trick questions”
PS114800

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in , and avoid-heavy consensus. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

35/100

“if Petri is the .”

📘 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Absolutely the worst. Doesn't spend any time in class actually teaching, he only spends class time talking about his life.”

📝 Heavy Papers

28/100

“ and readings for a 3 unit class!”

📧 Communication Issues

25/100

“he NEVER posts .O.N.T.H.S. to grade papers and NEVER EVER answers emails.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He was great!
Extremely pompous and quite honestly one of the most annoying human beings
and does not graded on effort and thought

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

but got Cs on the midterm and final, but still got an A
you read
.Easy A

Theme 3

📚 About Textbook & Materials

Makes you buy his own stupid book that is written very poorly
Book is full of spelling and grammar mistakes AND with a very liberal bias
HIS tests and

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span, high detail, and strong negative consistency tempered by a smaller positive minority.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537

4 out of 513

3 out of 513

2 out of 520

1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B+ 2

C range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Mike Petri

Avoid if you can; only take him if x x x x x x and tolerate x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Optional

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation

📘 Teaching Quality

📝 Heavy Papers

📧 Communication Issues

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Textbook & Materials

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if you can; only take him if and tolerate .