AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Ernest Mercuri

POL16035 · POL1 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you can attend , and tolerate a tough, old-school test style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyPop QuizzesLecture HeavyPolarizing Personality
  • Tests and pop quizzes drive the grade and .
  • Attendance and note-taking are critical; missing class hurts fast.
  • Some students like his humor and current events, but many call him rude or unclear.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

, and quiz traps mean an A takes consistent study, not light effort.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Heavy note load, dense lectures, and tricky true/false or .

.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and students warn that missing one class costs a lot of lecture material.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low take-again signals and , and tough grading outweigh the humor fans.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and curve-dependent passes dominate over occasional generous-grade comments.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Little formal homework beyond notes and a few essays, but and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some enjoy humor and current events, yet many cite monotone reading, unclear quizzes, rudeness, or mid-term disappearance.

Format shift

and highly mixed over many years.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Weekly quizzes, pop quizzes, heavy midterms, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are in-person POL classes focused on lecture notes, weekly or , and .

Main concern

, and reports of rudeness or even disappearing mid-term.

What students said

“Awful professor who was disrespectful to his .”
POL1
“Hes funny and keeps the class interesting, but he doesnt give the .”
POL1
“Very rude professor. Hates answering questions especially if youre trying to do better in the class.”
POL1

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 midterms that students often say diverge from study guides.

Pop QuizzesWeekly QuizzesDifficult MidtermsLarge FinalsStudy Guide Mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person POL sections use weekly or pop quizzes plus hard midterms and .

Pop QuizzesWeekly QuizzesMidterm and FinalOver 100 Question Final
“he would give us quizzes every week (last couple of )”
POL1
“The killer would be the midterm ,1/3 of the class left and final exam, over 100 qs.”
POL16035
“ guide yet the test is a whole different thing”
POL1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person political science reviews, focusing on testing strictness and classroom climate. Credibility rating: High.

🧨 Teaching Risk

38/100

“Awful professor who was disrespectful to his .”

🧪 Test Pressure

32/100

“ , and he is a .”

📅

18/100

“You miss one class you already missed too much on lectures.”

Theme 1

📝

  • Beware of pop quizzes
  • Study guide yet the

Theme 2

🎭 About Personality & Class Feel

  • Hes funny and keeps the class interesting
  • Very rude professor
  • Old school strict style
  • Disappeared and never came back to teach by week 7

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen in-person reviews spanning over a , and a divisive teaching personality.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

POL115 reviews
POL160351 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1