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Political Science

Mike Kiraly

POLS1 · POL1 · POLSC1 · 135 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
67.09%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can dedicate , and essays; skip summer if you work full time.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEssay every weekHeavy readingLong lecturesConstructive feedbackTough for working students
  • Very high reading and .
  • Students who manage time often learn a lot and say he grades fairly with .
  • Many working or and quiz wording.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A is possible but , and careful alignment with his expectations.

Online reviews dominate and stress high effort; a few claim easy A only if you fully commit.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Dense reading, multi-hour lectures, and volume.

Online and ; summer intensives are especially hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

; success still depends on watching long lectures and hitting weekly deadlines.

Evidence but lecture viewing is effectively required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans praise learning and feedback, critics warn GE students and .

; some in-person reviews are strongly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Many say he grades fairly with detailed feedback if ; others call him a .

Format shift

and tough-grader comments.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly essays, long quizzes, multi-hour lectures, and .

Format shift

Online summer sections are repeatedly called overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Knowledgeable and passionate with ; delivery and quiz design frustrate others.

Format shift

In-person fans emphasize clarity; online critics focus on dry or outdated videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Weekly essays and papers are the core load, paired with .

Format shift

Online structure is essay-plus-quiz every week across most reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Fewer in-person reviews; some call him one of the best instructors, others .

Main concern

A minority report outdated lectures or .

What students said

“ . Mike made complex issues super easy to grasp.”
POL1
“Lectures are extremely outdated and insufferable to listen to.”
POL1
“Mike Kiraly was honestly one of the interpret the topics”
POL1

Remote format

Online

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

long recorded lectures, weekly essays and , and .

Main concern

Workload and Friday 8am deadlines overwhelm students with jobs; .

What students said

“I'm a full time student and work full time to survive. Work load of this general ed class is ridiculous”
POL1
“Took his class over the summer and cried. 3 essay a week with 3 house long lectures for each and .”
POL1
“Although there were a lot of so much, and the !”
POLS1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are frequent and often long or pickily worded; a single high-stakes final.

Weekly quizzesNo time limit (sometimes)Essay-heavyLong MC quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes more than proctoring details.

Weekly essaysQuizzesLecture-driven
“15 essays and . It's a LOT of work.”
POLS1

Online

Online students report weekly quizzes of 20-80 questions plus essays; some note no time limit on tests.

Weekly quizzesEssays due weeklyHard quiz wording
“Essays are 3 pages & quizzes are 80 questions!”
POL1
“ and papers were due consistently with each chapter.”
POLS1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is a lot of work. The weekly quizzes of 40 questions are hard and worded in a way that the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (40 online, 10 in , and polarized recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“Hes not a mean person but dear god does he assign so ”

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ . Mike made complex issues super easy to grasp.”

✍️ Writing Load

28/100

“Essay due every like 3 days but honestly not that bad, good teacher.”

⚖️

48/100

“He graded very fairly and .”

Theme 1

📝

  • An essay was due every 2-4 days along with a 30-60 question multiple choice test for each unit.
  • There is a paper and so manage your time well!
  • A 3-page essay and 20-40 questions quiz once a week.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • He is very passionate about political science and that can be seen and heard in his lectures.
  • Mike is a great dude and he deeply cares about his students.
  • I learned a lot about Political, and It was a lot of work, but his responses on the .

Theme 3

⚠️

  • If you are someone who has to work full time please do not take this class find someone more manageable.
  • Dropped within the first week. This class has an and .
  • This is one of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

135

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with large recent online sample, clear , and mixed recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 581
4 out of 518
3 out of 520
2 out of 59
1 out of 57

Course coverage

POL128 reviews
POLS120 reviews
POLSC12 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 3 · A 14 · A- 5

B range

15

B+ 4 · B 11

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1