AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Gerry Gorski

POLS6535 · POLIS1 · POLSCI1 · POLS0232 · POLSPOLS · PS25 · POLS3969 · POLI1 · POL2556 · POLSI1 · POLISCI1 · POLS2557 · POLYSCI · POLS1 · POLSI2556 · POL1 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself political science and only need a flexible and essays.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAlways latePersonal life rantsSelf-taught classTough graderLow learning value
  • Most students say class time is personal stories and digressions instead of political science content.
  • You , and surprise-style tests or vocab packets.
  • Chronic lateness, vague instructions, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

A few students call it an easy A if you write well and follow prompts exactly, but and .

; the single online review stresses chaos more than grade ease.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content difficulty is moderate, but learning is hard because lectures rarely cover what is tested.

In-person reviews dominate; online evidence only confirms weak course structure.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Several students say because little real teaching happens in class.

Flexibility .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

and most reviews explicitly warn others not to enroll.

Both the one online review and the large in-person set strongly discourage taking the class.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough-grader tags and feel irrelevant.

Format shift

Mainly in-person evidence; online review focuses on process failure more than grade scale.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students , and high-stakes tests with limited class preparation.

Format shift

Workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Chronic lateness, personal rants, and almost no structured political science teaching define most reviews.

Format shift

Awful and the single online review.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and sparse high-stakes items rather than frequent guided practice.

Format shift

; online notes missing Canvas assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students overwhelmingly report lateness, personal rants, little real teaching, and .

Main concern

You learn almost nothing in lecture while and vague expectations.

What students said

“Truly the .”
POLS0232
“Gorsky didnt teach me jack. All of the lectures were 10% about what we had to do 90% about his personal life”
POLS1
“EASY A! But all you do ALL class long is hear her rant about her own personal views”
POL1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online review describes almost no Canvas structure and .

Main concern

Course materials and assessments are .

What students said

“They do not post things in Canvas. , nothing.”
POLS1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and essays are common and often feel disconnected from lecture content, raising student risk.

Midterm and finalEssay heavyVocab packet finalUncovered material

Assessment risk

Standard

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and midterms often include essays and vocab students say was never taught in class.

Midterm and finalEssaysVocab packetHard tests
“ words that we never went over.”
POLS1
“ and the final.”
POL1

Online

Online review reports no exams or quizzes posted on Canvas and .

No Canvas assessmentsEmail homeworkVague instructions
“The ONLY thing there is a PDF with some vague instructions that .”
POLS1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews (43 in-person, 1 online), highlighting teaching failure, lateness, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

18/100

“You won't learn anything about political science, but by the end of the semester you will be able to write an in .”

⏰ Chronic Lateness

20/100

“Easily the . He comes to class late day after day with the same lame excuse.”

🚫 Recommendation

16/100

“Honestly READ THE REVIEWS ON HIM. They are all true... ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All of the lectures were 10% about what we had to do 90% about his personal life
  • He mostly likes to hear himself talk and is not open to varying opinions
  • His class is basically a lecture yourself type of class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and ... and you will pass
  • EASY A! But... you learn ZERO in class

Theme 3

🧭 About Course Value

  • class was a waste of time
  • I feel dumber every time I leave his class
  • I highly discourage students from taking the class

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four reviews over many years are highly consistent on lateness, off-topic rants, and weak teaching, giving strong confidence.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 57
2 out of 514
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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POLISCI13 reviews
POLYSCI3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1