AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Ryan Hiscocks

POLSC40 · POLSC10 · POLSC142 · POLSC1 · POLISCI1 · POLSC9 · POLS1 · POLSC4 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want engaging political science lectures and , and use the study guides.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesStudy guides help a lotExtra credit availableMandatory attendanceHarsh essay grading
  • Lectures are widely praised as , and inspiring for first-year poli sci.
  • Study guides and if you prepare.
  • Attendance matters and grades are fair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is realistic with notes, study guides, and , but exams and .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

and study guides are used, though some call the subject hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping notes or class hurts your grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Most students strongly recommend him for inspiring lectures and fair effort-to-grade payoff despite a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Study guides, dropped tests, and help, but .

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Typical load is a and notes expected.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently call lectures amazing, relevant, and inspiring even for non-majors.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and papers dominate; study guides, dropped lowest test, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students love his lectures and find grades fair with effort, though and .

Main concern

Skipping class or ignoring study guides can tank performance quickly.

What students said

“His lectures are amazing and he relates it's so much to with what's going on now.”
POLISCI1
“He gives out study guides that are essentially the test. Easy A class.”
POLSC10
“Easy A if you pay attention.”
POLSC1

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.

Exams are real but study-guide driven, with dropped scores and sometimes an if you are already strong.

Study guidesLong multiple-choice testsDrop lowest testOptional final if doing well

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and can be long or hard without prep; lowest test may be dropped.

Study guidesHard tests without prepDrop lowest scoreOptional final if doing well
“ if you do not look at the study guide. if you do good in his class.”
POLISCI1
“He gives out study guides that are essentially the test.”
POLSC10
“ though, but !”
POLSC40

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor is the type that will inspire you to like political science even if you didn't before.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 , and grade effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“His lectures are amazing and he relates it's so much to with what's going on now.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

84/100

“Trust me, take this professor. Everyone has to do a .”

📚 Study Guides Matter

72/100

“He gives out study guides that are essentially the test. Easy A class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • he makes it entertaining
  • Personable teaching style, which makes political science really interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you pay attention.
  • As long as you do the work you will pass.
  • but not impossible

Theme 3

📝

  • he grades the .
  • Good teacher but he grades unfairly.
  • and study guides

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty detailed in-person reviews across years show strong consistency on lectures, study guides, and .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLSC19 reviews
POLISCI14 reviews
POLSC102 reviews
POLS11 review
POLSC1421 review
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POLSC41 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values