AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Tracey Somerville

POLS03 · POLSURBA · POSCM03 · POLISCI · POLSCM03 · POLSMO5 · POLM15 · POSCIMO3 · POLSM03 · POLM05 · POLSM05 · POSCM05 · POLIS8767 · POLISM03 · PSM03 · POLM03 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

go to class, use the study guides, and an A or B is very realistic.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate LecturerLots Of Extra CreditStudy GuidesEssay Prep In AdvanceDiscussion Friendly
  • Clear lectures, study guides, and very achievable
  • Lots of and
  • Passionate, discussion-heavy style that most students love despite occasional lateness or politics

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and abundant make an A or B very attainable with attendance.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is manageable if you read and attend; not free, but .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and lecture , so showing up strongly helps.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Overwhelming majority urge students to take her for passion, clarity, fairness, and support.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and advance essay prompts create a student-friendly grading cushion.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

Reading and a and little busywork.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students praise passion, clarity, discussion style, and real care for student success.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades center and support.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

as interesting, supportive, and grade-friendly with study guides and .

Main concern

She often runs late and a few students dislike her strong progressive politics.

What students said

“Go to class and it's easy to get a good grade. Lots of xtra credit. Take her class!”
POSCM05
“She gives you the 3 essay questions a few days before the test so you have time to prepare”
POLSM03
“She really cares and is one of the .”
POSCM03
“easy teacher, shows up 15 mins late to class. unorganized but she is funny and nice.”
POLSMO5

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.

and study guides, making them predictable and fair.

Study GuidesEssay Questions In AdvanceMultiple Choice Plus EssayDrop Lowest Test

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays with study guides and questions released early.

Advance Essay PromptsStudy GuidesDrop One Test
“She gives you the 3 essay questions a few days before the test so you have time to prepare for them all”
POLSM03
“she gives you 4 essay questions before hand and she usually picks 2 from them and that ”
POLIS8767
“Gives you a .”
POLSM03

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Absolutely LOVE this teacher! She makes politics so interesting and her passion for the subject is evident.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 in-person , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“She really cares and is one of the .”

🅰️ Easy Path To A/B

84/100

“It would be hard not to get an A/B!”

📝

80/100

“She gives you the 3 essay questions a few days before the test so you have time to prepare”

⭐ Strong Recommendation

91/100

“Take this class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes politics so interesting and her passion for the subject is evident.
  • Encourages expression of opinion and discussion.
  • She knows her stuff and is very cool

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of xtra credit. Take her class!
  • Easy class, study guides so
  • , so study! Offers a lot of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She also helped me outside of class with questions i had about transferring
  • She is very open minded and never judges any ones opinion!
  • Raging Liberal and will let you know it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

30 mostly detailed in-person reviews from 2006-2011 with strong consistency on teaching quality and grade friendliness.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 58
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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