AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Mark Roessler

POLSC100 · POLISCI100 · HPOSC100C · POLI100 · POSC100 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you are comfortable memorizing exact notes and betting most of .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExam HeavyTough GraderMemorization DrivenInconsistent LecturesKnowledgeable
  • Grades depend heavily on a .
  • Students are split on teaching quality, with praise for knowledge but repeated complaints about off-topic or .
  • This course can reward strong memorization, but many students found the and unforgiving.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A appears possible only with heavy word-for-word memorization and strong performance on a few exams.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The political science content is manageable for some students, but the required memorization and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

One review says skipping class means you will not pass, and many comments imply lecture notes are essential for exams.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Recommendation is low because many students warn against the class despite some praise for his knowledge and personality.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and exams that require exact answers.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

The , and intense memorization for midterms and the final.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some students call him knowledgeable and engaging, but repeated complaints about unclear, off-topic lectures lower the teaching score.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Reviews consistently say grades are driven mainly by two midterms and a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

strong memorization matters more than casual understanding.

Main concern

A and require exact memorization.

What students said

“it ”
POSC100
“ and one essay.”
POSC100
“there are no multiple choice”
POSC100

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

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The because comments describe written midterms and finals requiring exact memorized answers.

Two MidtermsFinal ExamWritten AnswersEssay QuestionsNo Multiple ChoiceVerbatim Memorization

Assessment risk

Strict

20/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

multiple choice, and exact memorization demands.

Two MidtermsFinal ExamWritten AnswersEssay QuestionsNo Multiple ChoiceVerbatim Memorization
“Midterms consist of 20 terms and ”
POSC100
“there is no multiple choice”
POSC100
“Must answer terms verbatim what he says in class.”
POLI100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you like to memorize the text book and your notes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Professor Roessler is a great person, someone that would be the perfect neighbor but not the perfect professor.”

⚖️

18/100

“if you mess up on one, you better do really good on the others otherwise you have no hope.”

📝

20/100

“ and essay - there are no multiple choice.”

Theme 1

📝 About Exams

  • it
  • Overall there are 2 midterms & 1 final.
  • and one essay.
  • Must answer terms verbatim what he says in class.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class demands a lot of memorizing for the midterms.
  • I stayed up all night studying for both the midterm and final, but my final grade in the class was only 87%.
  • He will tell you what he wants for an A.
  • If okay.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He knows his material very well
  • His lectures ventured off into something totally random.
  • This guy can teach.
  • so it's hard to write class notes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 13 detailed in-person reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of and memorization.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

POSC1008 reviews
POLISCI1002 reviews
HPOSC100C1 review
POLI1001 review
POLSC1001 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1