AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Monte Freidig

POLI18 · PS1 · POLSCI1 · POLITICALSCI1 · PS18 · POLISCI1 · POLS1A · POLYS1 · POLS1 · POLS18 · POL1 · 150 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
65%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you , and accept tough grading for a solid Poli Sci foundation.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture-heavy old schoolNote-taking requiredEssay examsExtra credit availablePolarizing tough grader
  • Many students love his current-events lectures and humor; .
  • Grade , and a long research paper.
  • and , so misses and weak essays hurt fast.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

, and comments that an A is nearly impossible without hard study and perfect notes keep the A cost high.

.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is interesting and doable with reading and notes, but political theory sections and lecture density raise the challenge.

.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Skip-class-you-wont-pass tags and .

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; fans praise learning while critics cite bias, harshness, and chaos.

.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

and scarce total points leave little room for error despite weekly .

Format shift

.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Not endless busywork, but , and an 8-10 page research paper add real load.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Passionate current-events lectures excite many students, .

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterm and large paper and limited small assignments.

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person POLS courses are lecture-driven with , and a major paper; results split between inspired majors and frustrated gen-ed students.

Main concern

Tough grading on few high-stakes points and and weak note-taking.

What students said

“Study hard and you will definitely get an A!”
POL1
“ during lectures”
POLS1
“Midterm and if you pay attention in class and .”
POL1

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.

Exams are mainly in-class lecture-based essays and quizzes; success depends on .

In-class essay examsLecture-based testsWeekly quizzesResearch paperGreen book essays

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Midterm and final are in-class essays drawn from lectures; quizzes and a .

In-class essay midterm/finalLecture-only examsStudy guides sometimesExtra credit movies
“Midterm and if you pay attention in class and .”
POL1
“ .”
POLS1
“ during lectures”
POLS1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If and think you should be just fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized lecture and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“At first I thought his lecture style was messy & . Truth is its an amazing master piece weaving current events with the class topics.”

⚖️

32/100

“Good luck getting an A in his class because he doesn't grade like most .”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“not too much hw, but .”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“Take his class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He starts every class with current events
  • amazing master piece weaving current events with the class topics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You have to actually try in his class to get a good grade
  • nearly impossible to get an A
  • There are only 100 points total

Theme 3

📝

  • Midterm and
  • The TEN PAGE research paper is 50
  • during lectures

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

150

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with , and attendance support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 564
4 out of 541
3 out of 515
2 out of 520
1 out of 510

Course coverage

POLS126 reviews
POL113 reviews
POLS183 reviews
POLI181 review
POLISCI11 review
Show 6 more courses
POLITICALSCI11 review
POLS1A1 review
POLSCI11 review
POLYS11 review
PS11 review
PS181 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3