AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Lee Haggerty

PS1 · POLIS1 · PS100 · AMERGOV1 · PS14 · PSPS1 · POLISCI1 · AMERICANGOV · POLISCI12 · PS2 · PS12 · 237 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
27.78%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

, and accept unpredictable tough grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough Unpredictable GraderTest Heavy EssaysTeach YourselfCondescendingGives Exam Questions
  • Many students call him a .
  • ; he often previews questions but grades pickily.
  • ; self-studiers who memorize his terms sometimes still pass or get As.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some get As by memorizing his questions, but , and hard-to-reach standards for an A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content is often basic memorization rather than deep analysis, yet poor teaching and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

and some still earned As while skipping after early lectures.

; a minority still treat showing up as important.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 28% would take him again; dominant advice is avoid at all costs except for committed self-studying majors.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough Grader tags and repeated claims of .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Few graded items ( ) but and memorization stress.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Many call lectures boring, incorrect, or condescending; a smaller group finds him funny or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grade is driven by a and panel presentation.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

lectures often feel rambling or useless, and panel, and many urge total avoidance while a minority say memorizing previewed questions yields an easy A.

Main concern

and unhelpful or condescending lectures for general-ed students.

What students said

“ . 300 characters is not close to enough to describe how atrocious this class is.”
PS12
“Once you learn his style and system the class becomes an easy A. .”
PS12
“He's a cool guy, but an awful professor. His lectures are uninformative and often incorrect.”
PS1
“Most awful class I've ever taken. Not only is this professor the , but your whole grade is determined by the ”
POLISCI1

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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and short-answer tests dominate; questions are often given ahead but graded very strictly.

Essay examsShort answers and termsQuestions often previewedHarsh picky gradingCumulative final

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are mostly 3 essays plus short answers/terms in about an hour, sometimes with questions previewed and a .

3 essay questions10 short answersWrite big and clearQuestions given beforehandHarsh grading
“3 tests (he calls them "quizzes") including the final - 3 essay questions, 10 short answers, one hour.”
PS1
“On the . They're not hard. Write big and clear. He tells you the so write them at home & memorize it”
PS14
“your whole grade is determined by the .”
POLISCI1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . 300 characters is not close to enough to describe how atrocious this class is. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ . 300 characters is not close to enough to describe how atrocious this class is.”

⚖️

22/100

“He is a very tough and . You have to write 3 essays for every test and ten terms in one hour.”

📝

40/100

“Once you learn his style and system the class becomes an easy A. .”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He's a cool guy, but an awful professor. His lectures are uninformative and often incorrect.”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

35/100

“Boring lectures, that's all you do in class. Get ready to teach yourself. ”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hard to get A
  • Most students get a

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are a waste of time
  • He doesn't really lecture so much as rambles
  • talked down to most people

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • TEST HEAVY
  • He tells you the
  • 3 essay questions, 10 short answers, one hour
  • Write big and clear

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • somewhat rude
  • condescending
  • He's a nice guy, but not the
  • Hilarious

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

237

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years with and test structure support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5110
4 out of 543
3 out of 526
2 out of 530
1 out of 528

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

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