AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Alexandra Cole

PS1 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you can handle a reading-heavy, quiz-saturated political science grind with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerQuiz OverloadLecture HeavyLots of ReadingMandatory AttendanceTest Heavy
  • Weekly quiz load is extreme (about 3 timed )
  • if you attend, but the class is almost pure lecture
  • and skipping tanks your chance to pass

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A requires constant reading and surviving 24 short high-stakes quizzes plus in-class exams.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

High difficulty ratings and dense weekly testing make the content feel fast and punishing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

; the other calls the class a catastrophe.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Frequent timed quizzes with .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

About three 30-minute quizzes and in-class exams.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

, but overall student quality scores are low and one review calls the class a catastrophe.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment is driven by weekly quizzes, in-class exams, and limited discussion work.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PS1 is lecture-heavy with a and .

Main concern

even prepared students.

What students said

“If you pay attention in class, you'll understand and do well. but basically lectures the whole class.”
PS1
“it's difficult to articulate just how much of a catastrophe this class was. we were given 3 quizzes, 36 questions containing 20 MC true/false and 16 ESSAY STYLE and each quiz was 30 minutes.”
PS1

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.

, and essay items plus in-class exams create high exam risk.

Timed Weekly QuizzesMixed MC and EssayIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report 3 quizzes per week (30 minutes each) with heavy MC/true-false and essay components, plus in-class exams.

Timed Weekly QuizzesEssay-Style QuestionsIn-Person Exams
“3 quizzes per week, 24 of these in .”
PS1
“Each quiz is 30 min, but you gotta read to do well.”
PS1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“it's difficult to articulate just how much of a catastrophe this class was.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting quiz load and lecture style. Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Workload Intensity

12/100

“3 quizzes per week, 24 of these in .”

🎤 Lecture Style

35/100

“ but basically lectures the whole class.”

🚪

12/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Homework is a lot, usually it's 3 quizzes and a discussion.
  • you gotta read to do well.
  • 24 of these in .

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • If you pay attention in class, you'll understand and do well.
  • basically lectures the whole class.
  • it's difficult to articulate just how much of a catastrophe this class was.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two in-person reviews from late 2019, with split opinions and limited grade detail.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

PS12 reviews

Reported outcomes

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