AI Rate Professor

Political Science

John Porten

POLI101 · POL103 · POLI103 · POL101 · POLITICS101 · POLI108 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

If call him a favorite who makes hard material worth the work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesHilarious and engagingReading heavyTake-home examsMust-take poli sci
  • Every review is a 5 with 100 percent would-take-again enthusiasm
  • Lectures are entertaining, unbiased, and content-rich with real-world experience
  • Readings are heavy but and PowerPoints closely

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

As are common if you study lectures and PowerPoints, but readings and .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is college-level political science with substantial reading; but not trivial.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is mixed mandatory/optional across sections, but students say lectures are so good you .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and many call him the .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some call him a ; others say do readings and PowerPoints and you will be fine.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Expect 2-4 weekly readings plus lecture-heavy classes; graded items are fewer but .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Uniform praise for and genuine interest in student feedback.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms and and reading alignment; graded by relatively few things.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

funny, lecture-driven classes with , and strong intellectual payoff.

Main concern

and a challenging intellectual pace for students seeking a light elective.

What students said

“Professor Porten is the most amazing, incredible professor you could ever have. He is incredibly interested in what he teaches, makes every single lecture entertaining”
POL101
“HES AMAZING! He is VERY funny and makes the lectures fun/interesting.”
POLITICS101
“One of the and . Very understanding and not boring with lectures recommend taking him”
POLI101

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.

At least and finals; others say tests teach exactly what lectures cover with no surprises.

Take-home midtermTake-home finalLecture-aligned testsNo surprise questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

least one offering and lecture-aligned tests without surprise questions.

Take-home examsLecture-alignedNo surprise questions
“One of the and .”
POLI101
“He will teach you everything you'll need to know for if you follow his lectures.”
POLI101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Porten is the most amazing, incredible professor you could ever have. He is incredibly interested in what he teaches, makes every single lecture entertaining, and makes you want not to miss any class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews with perfect consistency on excellence. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Elite Teaching Quality

96/100

“He's an incredible professor that definitely knows a lot about the subject. As interesting as his lectures are, and believe me I love sitting in class”

👍 Universal Recommendation

98/100

“If you have a .”

📖 Reading Heavy But Fair

45/100

“There is much reading but you will be good if you study the PowerPoints.”

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

82/100

“Midterm and . Very understanding and not boring with ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes every single lecture entertaining
  • He is VERY funny and makes the lectures fun/interesting
  • He is not politically biased and has real life experience

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Tough class but
  • A but it prepares you for upper-level courses
  • Do the and videos and you will do fine.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • .
  • I will miss having him as a professor.
  • He first teacher I've had who made .

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews, but they are recent-ish, highly consistent, and detailed; small sample prevents a High rating.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLI1013 reviews
POL1011 review
POL1031 review
POLI1031 review
POLI1081 review
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POLITICS1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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