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Political Science

Michelle Rodriguez

POLI101 · POLI101POLI102 · POLI102 · POL102 · POLISCI102 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
76.47%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you like or can tolerate poli sci lectures and , and papers; expect a fair path to a good grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and flexibleLots of extra creditLecture heavyOpen-note friendly examsReading and papers matter
  • Students who do the work and communicate , and A-friendly.
  • Lectures are often called long or boring, but real-world connections and help.
  • ; in-person is more lecture-driven with open notes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, open notes, forgiving grading, and do-the-work-get-the-grade patterns make an A very reachable.

Online and in-person both report easy paths if work is done; online can be slightly easier but .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is GE-level and passable with notes, but , and dense politics concepts still require effort.

; online adds reading and quiz load.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but and some sections weight participation or mark it mandatory.

In-person benefits more from showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and fair grading, with caveats about boring lectures and organization.

Recommendation is stronger in person; online has more organization complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Forgiving grader with plentiful and .

Format shift

Both formats report leniency; online sometimes has late posting issues.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and exams; not brutal, but not a free ride.

Format shift

Some .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Caring, knowledgeable, and , though lectures are frequently called boring or long.

Format shift

In-person emphasizes live lectures; online .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of exams, papers, quizzes, and participation rather than a single dominant assessment type.

Format shift

Similar mix online and in person, with papers called the hardest piece.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and sometimes boring, yet caring teaching, open notes, study guides, and make strong grades common.

Main concern

Long lectures and if you dislike politics content.

What students said

“ and online and you pretty much get the answers to them if you consistently go to class.”
POL102
“She was gracious enough to let us use the , and our textbook for all the exams.”
POLI102
“She is a very sweet and .”
POL102

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students often find the course manageable with and clear criteria, but and weak organization.

Main concern

Late-posted work and occasional disorganization can hurt time management.

What students said

“Workload is extremely manageable, course .”
POL102
“ to the due date)”
POL102
“She makes it easy to pass and genuinely cares about students!”
POL102

Exam style

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Exams are commonly open-note or heavily guided by lectures and .

Open noteStudy guidesTimed take-home or online testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and track lecture and study-guide content closely.

Open noteStudy guidesLecture-based testsTimed 90-minute exams
“ and online”
POL102
“let us use the , and our textbook for all the exams”
POLI102

Online

Online exams and quizzes are typically Canvas-based with prep time, extra sources, and .

Canvas quizzesExams posted earlyExtra study sources
“she posts exams atleast 2 days before the deadline”
POL102
“she copy and pastes the textbook excerpts that will apply to the ”
POL102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is one of those professors who truly care about students. As long as you put in the work and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (17 online, 33 in , and lecture load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Her classes are very lecture-heavy but very entertaining.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“One of the ! Take her class!”

⚖️

78/100

“if . There were many opportunities for ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lecture-heavy but really interesting
  • Lectures are extremely hard to sit through. Very boring
  • video lectures are super easy to follow

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You can't fail unless you don't show up

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • really cares about her students
  • extremely caring and will go the extra mile
  • always willing to help

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of and lecture-heavy delivery, with enough negatives to balance the picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 520
3 out of 57
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

POL10228 reviews
POLI10218 reviews
POLI1012 reviews
POLI101POLI1021 review
POLISCI1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

30

A+ 6 · A 23 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1