AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Carl Schwarz

POLYSCI · POLY · POLYSCI100 · POSC100 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you already like politics and can handle technical, uneven lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTechnical LecturesHard TestsMixed TeachingCurved Grading
  • Students describe him as smart and sometimes inspiring, but in entry-level political science.
  • Tests and , though the .
  • The .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A or B seems possible with the curve, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Entry-level content feels difficult because lectures are technical and assume political knowledge.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Students may value his intelligence, but many warn that the teaching style is .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Students call grading hard, but a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is not described as heavy, but .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

He is remembered as smart and inspiring by one student, but others find lectures boring, technical, or debate-like.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Comments focus mainly on difficult tests and a .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

long-term memory and several complaints about hard, technical, boring lectures.

Main concern

Students without prior political knowledge may feel lost.

What students said

“if you don't know a thing because you will be lost.”
POLYSCI100
“His tests are ridiculously hard, but he sets a ”
POLYSCI

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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Reviews , but do not prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, or .

Hard TestsCurved Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a curve, but do not clearly prove the .

Hard TestsCurved Exams
“His tests are ridiculously hard, but he sets a ”
POLYSCI

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if you don't know a thing because you will be lost.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Wonderful man. A real inspiration.”

📈 Difficulty And Grades

52/100

“He's really smart and gradings are quite hard, but I slacked off a lot and still getting A or B.”

🧪

32/100

“His tests are ridiculously hard, but he sets a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He doesn't teach; he debates with the people who already know about the govt.
  • His lectures are SO boring and he doesn't give good notes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • His entry level course for POLY was pretty hard
  • He's really smart and gradings are quite hard, but I slacked off a lot and still getting A or B.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

, and opinions are mixed.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

POLY1 review
POLYSCI1 review
POLYSCI1001 review
POSC1001 review

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