AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Geri Gorski

POLSI1 · POLISCI1 · POLS1 · POLS25 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
38.46%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless and tolerate off-topic lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic lecturesSlow gradingPolitical bias complaintsBird interruptionsFew graded items
  • Many students say lectures wander into personal stories and politics instead of testable material
  • , and unclear
  • A minority find her passionate and caring, but recommendation rate stays low

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students still earn As, but , and sometimes feels political rather than transparent.

Both online and in-person report few graded items and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content itself is not described as advanced, but and .

Online and theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn that skipping hurts success.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and dominant comments urge students to find another professor.

Online reviews are strongly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Outcomes vary; while others say few graded items and .

Format shift

Mixed across formats with recurring late-grade complaints.

Workload

Light

62/100

Often graded by few papers or .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant theme is off-topic , and students feeling shut down.

Format shift

Negatives dominate both online and in-person samples.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Papers, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

Both formats note sparse graded items and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews often describe , and low teaching value.

Main concern

and classroom climate can feel hostile.

What students said

“Lectures on topics that .”
POLSI1
“Find another professor. He's insane.”
POLSI1
“Learned more about Professor Gorski's life than political science.”
POLISCI1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report pointless lectures, late grades, loud pet bird, and weak recommendation.

Main concern

Late or missing grades and off-topic lectures.

What students said

“I . I would not recommend this class.”
POLS1
“She has a pet bird that never shuts up as she is trying to speak.”
POLS1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests and finals exist but study guides and lecture content often misalign; proctoring is not clearly described.

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides that introduce uncovered topics.

Study guide mismatchQuizzes and essaysLate final
“When it came time to take tests she would send out a study guide with new topics/ ideas we had never covered before.”
POLSI1
“was an hour late for the final.”
POLSI1

Online

Online reviews mention papers and .

PapersLate gradingFew graded items
“I .”
POLS1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“TLDR; Find another professor. He's insane. The text , and your political affiliation and ideology is more impactful on your grade then anything you do in class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“If you value your time and .”

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Learned more about Professor Gorski's life than political science.”

🦜 Classroom Chaos

25/100

“what little was taught was through the screeches of a parakeet”

Theme 1

📢 About Lecture Style

  • lectures consisted of 90% personal stories
  • hardly stays on topic during lecture

Theme 2

📝

  • Graded by few things
  • I

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • shut down and shamed in class
  • rolled her eyes and shut me down
  • will not

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews with strong negative consensus plus a smaller positive minority across online and in-person.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

POLISCI17 reviews
POLSI16 reviews
POLS13 reviews
POLS251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2