AI Rate Professor

Political Science

. Chadwich-Brown

POLI101 · POLSC102 · POLI120 · POLI102 · POL101 · POL102 · AMERPOLITICS · POLISCI · POLITICALSCI · POLYSCI · POLISCI101 · POLS101 · PS101 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
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Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you already love political science and will study every day; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal testsBoring lecturesHeavy readingCurve graderBerkeley tough
  • Most students call lectures dry, , and overload-heavy.
  • , and often mix book detail with lecture trivia.
  • A minority who already love politics and study hard report real learning and a .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible only with daily study, word-for-word notes, and outperforming a curve; .

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Students repeatedly call this a hard intro course with , and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance is described as very important because .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students explicitly warn against him for GE, while .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Tests are harsh and specific, though a if you outprepare peers.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and brutal multi-part tests create a high workload.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

He is seen as smart but lectures are boring, , and often poorly structured for beginners.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Multiple-choice plus multi-part essay tests dominate, drawn from lectures and dense textbook detail.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students mostly describe dry nonstop lectures, expensive textbook dependency, and .

Main concern

and boring lecture style make GE students struggle.

What students said

“ ..”
POLI120
“Probably the hardest intro level course I've ever had.”
POL101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are brutal and highly specific, often half lecture and half book, with multi-part essays and a curve.

Hard multiple choiceMulti-part essaysLecture and textbook specificCurve grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multi-part essays from lectures and the book, with average scores often low before curving.

Hard multiple choiceMulti-part essaysLecture and textbook specificCurve grading
“ ! half id and each essay has AT LEAST 4 parts to it.”
POLI101
“ but , but still TOUGH to get a good grade.”
POLSC102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Wow. This is the . He is super smart, but his lectures are super boring.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 in-person reviews, , and a minority who thrive with hard work. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“his lectures are so boring and dull that 95% of the class was asleep about minutes into the class.”

🔥

28/100

“ , but you learn a ton!”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are super boring.
  • He never writes anything on the board, he just stands up there and talks
  • SUPER DRY.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you're looking for an easy A .
  • Probably the hardest intro level course I've ever had.
  • but

Theme 3

⚠️ Warnings

  • ..
  • TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU WANT TO FAIL
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of dry lectures and .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 511
1 out of 54

Course coverage

POLI1027 reviews
POLI1013 reviews
POLSC1023 reviews
POL1012 reviews
POLISCI2 reviews
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AMERPOLITICS1 review
POL1021 review
POLI1201 review
POLISCI1011 review
POLITICALSCI1 review
POLS1011 review
POLYSCI1 review
PS1011 review

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