AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Alex Xiao

POLIS300 · POLS322 · POLISCI301 · POLY301 · POLS301 · POLI301 · POLS320 · POLI320 · POLS310 · 164 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
47.37%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Usable for GE credit if you buy the book, hit deadlines, and treat the .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTerm Paper StrictQuiz Study GuidesOnline Self-PacedThick AccentPolarized Reviews
  • and discussions, but the .
  • ; in-person is lecture-heavy with mixed clarity.
  • ; experiences swing from easy A .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Quizzes and discussions are often easy, but the and .

Online easy-A claims are common; in-person As and test prep.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is intro poli sci with , though .

Online is textbook-driven; in-person adds lectures and memorization tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Online is usually optional; .

Online flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Would-take-again near half; praise for .

Recent online and some in-person fans; many online structure complaints remain.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

; papers and some discussions graded strictly.

Format shift

Both formats call the term paper tough; quizzes friendlier online.

Workload

Light

58/100

, and one paper rather than constant projects.

Format shift

Online 48-hour cycles feel busier; .

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

; many say he does not teach online and is hard to reach.

Format shift

In-person more personal and lecture-based; online often described as assignment-only.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and a major term paper.

Format shift

Online quiz-and-paper heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person lectures can be engaging or hard to understand; and .

Main concern

Accent and , and tough short-answer expectations.

What students said

“As long as you show up and .”
POLS301
“ !”
POLI301

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and ; little teaching but passable if organized.

Main concern

48-hour deadlines, , and .

What students said

“He is awesome! Do your work, participate, you will pass! Easy A”
POLS301
“ . .”
POLS320

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; term paper is high stakes and strictly graded.

Weekly QuizzesStudy GuidesTerm PaperPop Quizzes Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes pop quizzes; papers matter.

Study GuidesIn-Person TestsPop QuizzesAttendance Linked
“Study guides for quizzes and quiz and tests.”
POLI301
“Beware of pop quizzes”
POLI301

Online

, discussions, and one tough paper.

Chapter QuizzesStudy GuidesTerm PaperNo Proctoring Mentioned
“he gives you study guides with all potential answers before hand. Not difficult!”
POLS320
“He is a easy.”
POLS322

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's easy to pass his class doing very little at all.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📄

48/100

“on the and !”

📗

64/100

“Just don't be afraid to ask him what he exactly wants to see on the .”

🤷 Split Recommendations

48/100

“Tbh not that bad, fairly easy load work for assignment. If you need the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesn't engage with
  • Genuinely one of
  • He has a very thick accent

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A class if youre not lazy
  • He is a easy
  • Easy grade but you learn absolutely nothing

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • He is
  • Poor communicator when emailing
  • If you have any issues, just communicate with him.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

164

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with balanced online and in-person samples and , and communication.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 535
3 out of 530
2 out of 536
1 out of 535

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 6 · A 12 · A- 5

B range

11

B+ 4 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

10

C+ 3 · C 7

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1