AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Richard Crespo

POSC145 · POSC120 · POSC121 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
35/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Only consider him if you can handle strict grading and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh online gradingTest heavyHelpful in personFunny lecturesSplit format experience
  • Online reviews are strongly negative and , and tests.
  • In-person reviews are positive and describe him as caring, funny, helpful, and explanatory.
  • The experience appears highly format-dependent, with online students reporting much worse outcomes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Grades do not look easy because and unexplained lost credit.

, while in-person reviews praise teaching but do not show easy grading.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The course content sounds normal for political science, but , and .

Online reviews emphasize workload and tests, while and engaging lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do not clearly .

Neither online .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation depends heavily on format because online students warn against him while .

Online evidence is strongly negative, while but based on only two older reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Online students repeatedly call him a and say he gives .

Format shift

The harsh-grading evidence comes from online reviews, while .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Online tags and and test-heavy expectations.

Format shift

Online reviews report heavy work, while .

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Teaching quality is sharply split between online complaints of poor instruction and .

Format shift

Online reviews describe poor teaching, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

The clearest assessment evidence is that .

Format shift

Online reviews explicitly tag the class as test heavy, while .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students describe him as , and .

Main concern

The and older than the online complaints.

What students said

“He genuinely cares about the education of his students”
POSC120
“Very helpful as well as very explanatory when it comes to his lectures.”
POSC121

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students , and test-heavy structure.

Main concern

Students say correct work can still .

What students said

“ and doesn't explain why?!”
POSC145
“ !”
POSC120

Exam style

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Reviews mention test-heavy classes but do not clearly prove proctoring, .

Test HeavyHomework Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book, midterm, or .

Online

Online reviews support a test-heavy structure but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Test Heavy
“ ”
POSC145
“Test heavy”
POSC120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor is the worst!”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting the and in-person teaching praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Very helpful as well as very explanatory when it comes to his lectures.”

⚖️

20/100

“ and doesn't explain why?!”

👍 Recommendation Level

45/100

“ .”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Experience

  • fails people for no reason!
  • he still grades it as wrong and harshly!
  • !

Theme 2

🏫

  • He genuinely cares about the education of his students
  • one of the greatest, funniest professors I have had.
  • Great professor to have.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews are available, but the and internally consistent.

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

POSC1202 reviews
POSC1211 review
POSC1451 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values