AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Walt Adkins

POLSC001 · POLS001 · POL001 · POLIT001 · POLSCI001 · POLI001 · AJ10 · POLSC1 · POLIC001 · POLSCI · POLIC1 · POLITICALSCI · POLY01 · POLSC101 · POLYSPLYS · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you want an engaging political science class where studying the guides and attending lecture usually pays off.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate StorytellerStudy Guides ProvidedFair GradingTough TestsAttendance Matters
  • Students overwhelmingly like Adkins for passionate lectures, humor, and real-world police experience.
  • Tests can be tough, but , and .
  • Attendance and classes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A is very achievable with , and fair grading, but students still need to read, attend, and study for .

Online evidence is only one vague positive review, while but study-dependent grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The class is generally understandable and often called easy, but exams and .

and tests in detail, while the lone online review does not address difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because several reviews say he checks it or grades partly on it.

Attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and .

Both formats are positive, but the recommendation score is driven .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

as fair or easy, with curves and study guides offsetting tougher exams.

Format shift

; the online review only reports a positive outcome.

Workload

Light

76/100

Homework is minimal or absent, but , and study for quizzes, midterms, and finals.

Format shift

but consistent test preparation; online workload is unclear.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call , and interesting, though he sometimes rambles.

Format shift

The online review is positive but brief, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Grades , and occasional essay questions rather than homework.

Format shift

and ; online assessment evidence is absent.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show an engaging, funny, knowledgeable professor with , and .

Main concern

, and lectures sometimes drift off topic.

What students said

“The however the study guides he gives have everything laid out for you.”
POLS001
“ .”
POLSC001
“Hard to get an A in this class. Easy B, though.”
POLSC001

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review is very positive but too brief to support detailed conclusions.

Main concern

There is not enough online evidence to judge workload, exams, or course structure.

What students said

“He is the ”
POL001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard to moderately tough, but study guides and .

Study GuidesCurved GradesQuizzesMidtermsFinalEssay Question

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final with study guides, sometimes tough questions, and some grading curves.

Study GuidesTough TestsCurved GradesMultiple ChoiceEssay Question
“The as well as the midterms but .”
POLSC001
“He gives 3 quizzes and 2 midterms, plus final.They are multiple choice usually from book,plus 1 essay questions”
POLSC1
“ question & answer all in the studty guide.”
POLIC1

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the final format.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Adkins is a great professor, one of the ! He is very passionate about what he teaches.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Adkins is a great professor, one of the ! He is very passionate about what he teaches.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“ .”

⚖️

82/100

“The as well as the midterms but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very passionate about what he teaches.
  • He keeps the class interesting by sharing personal experiences of his days as an assistant chief , serving San Jose City .
  • Great class, adkins keeps it interesting and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A
  • . Easy A.
  • Hard to get an A in this class. Easy B, though.
  • and easy.

Theme 3

📝

  • The however the study guides he gives have everything laid out for you.
  • .
  • does not give any homework just you will and tests.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-one reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of , and exam-based assessment.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 510
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · 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

0

No reported values