Lilia Iokhvidov

PS214 · POLSC101 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Only take her if and ; otherwise skip online POLSC101.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeach yourselfLots of papersTough graderLecture heavyPolarizing

Reviews and worst-online-course complaints.
Online , and self-teaching.
In-person PS214 is easier if you already know basic government, but rubrics and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some call it easy with prior knowledge, but , and heavy papers for online.

Online leans harder to score well; the background.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Online students say nothing is explained well and you must learn from the textbook alone, which raises real content load.

; online difficulty ratings hit 5.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory, while the .

; in-person said attendance was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

warnings about self-teaching and rude feedback.

, but the harshest warnings are online.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Tough grader tags, opinion essays marked wrong, and and strict.

Format shift

; in-person stresses missing rubrics more than harsh scores.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of homework, many papers, long 4 to 8 page essays, and .

Format shift

; and reading based.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

One inspirational high and one solid in-person note cannot outweigh repeated nothing-explained and teach-yourself complaints.

Format shift

Recent online praise conflicts with earlier online disasters; in-person is milder.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and textbook quizzes dominate over traditional closed-book exams.

Format shift

Online details long essays and quizzes; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person PS214 is lecture-heavy but often shortened, fairly easy with prior government knowledge, and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“It's not clear what , and she doesn't really give any meaningful feedback”
PS214

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online POLSC101 ranges from one glowing best-professor review to two harsh teach-yourself critiques with and heavy essays.

Main concern

, and long essay workload.

What students said

“By far the at MJC.”
POLSC101

“I would not take this class unless and learning on your own without direction.”
POLSC101

“The .”
POLSC101

Exam style

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Assessment centers on reading quizzes and long written essays rather than clearly documented proctored exams.

Textbook quizzesLong essaysMidterm essaysSelf-paced reading

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews do not clearly prove exam software or proctoring; .

Paper-based gradingNo rubric

“It's not clear what , and she doesn't really give any meaningful feedback”
PS214

Online

Online work centers on textbook reading, quizzes, and .

Textbook quizzes4 to 8 page essaysMidterm essays

“Nothing is fully explained,you read the textbook and . and must be a minimum of 4 to 8 pages.”
POLSC101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I would not take this class unless and learning on your own without direction.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews with heavy online weighting and polarized quality; credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Self-Teaching Required

32/100

“I would not take this class unless and learning on your own without direction.”

⚠️ Polarizing Teaching Quality

40/100

“By far the at MJC.”

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25/100

“ and must be a minimum of 4 to 8 pages.”

👍 Occasional High Praise

90/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Nothing was explained properly.
The .
Her classes are very lecture heavy but she usually cuts it short about 30-40min

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

teacher unless you plan on teaching yourself the material.
it's still an easy class if you've taken government before
Homework and wrong because they were opinions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed reviews show strong polarization and , but the sample is still small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

POLSC1013 reviews

PS2141 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Lilia Iokhvidov

Only take her if x x x x x x and x x x; otherwise skip online POLSC101.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Self-Teaching Required

⚠️ Polarizing Teaching Quality

📝 x x x

👍 Occasional High Praise

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take her if and ; otherwise skip online POLSC101.

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