AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Paul Bolick

Courses not reported · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid Paul Bolick unless you can deliver flawless rubric work under a strict pass-fail system with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderPass-fail perfectionismBot grading complaintsHeavy weekly readingZero room for error
  • Students slam harsh all-or-nothing grading that can zero strong work for small format mistakes.
  • and long media each week with little teaching support.
  • and multiple Incomplete or low grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Pass-fail 100 percent scoring and easy As.

Online reviews dominate; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is called easy or tedious, but volume of reading and .

Online emphasizes reading load; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

as not mandatory.

and the one in-person review.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

No , and comments tell others not to enroll.

Negative tone is consistent across online majority and the single in-person review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

and pass-fail perfectionism leave almost no room for error.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report zero-tolerance scoring.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Multiple long articles, textbook excerpts, and hour-long documentaries per week pile on.

Format shift

Workload detail is strongest in online late-start comments.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students say and .

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Discussions, reading responses, and a .

Format shift

Online mentions final essay and discussions; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The zero-tolerance rubrics and no human writing feedback.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Literally uses a Bot to grade discussions and discussion because no matter how much content you put in, one miss means its literally a zero and you'll have to resubmit it.”
109

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe , and no real teaching beyond assigned reading.

Main concern

One small citation or wording miss can wipe an .

What students said

“he uses a " get a 100 on each assignment in order to get ANY credit.”
109
“He's a .”
109
“ .”
109

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and a final essay rather than student-friendly exams.

Pass-fail 100 percent scoringBot or rubric zero toleranceFinal essayLittle room for error

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The zero for any single miss.

Bot gradingZero for one missResubmit required
“Literally uses a Bot to grade discussions and discussion because no matter how much content you put in, one miss means its literally a zero and you'll have to resubmit it.”
109

Online

Online students report pass-fail perfection requirements, unopened finals, and a .

Pass-fail 100%Tough graderFinal essayBad instructions
“you need to get a 100 on each assignment in order to get ANY credit.”
109
“he wouldn't open the for an A.”
109
“Don't get me started on the .”
109

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (4 online, 1 in and low support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

5/100

“He's a .”

⚖️

10/100

“you need to get a 100 on each assignment in order to get ANY credit.”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“he expects you to read multiple articles, whole textbook excerpts that are 10-20 pages long, and watch multiple hour-long documentaries in one week.”

🤖 Teaching Support

15/100

“he does nothing teaching-wise but assign stuff to read.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • failed me on a
  • He gave

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he does nothing teaching-wise but assign stuff to read
  • He does not go over any of your writings, a Bot does.
  • refused to be helpful in anyway in regards to explaining why

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Design

  • His work is easy but tedious
  • the instructions are bad
  • he did

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five consistently negative reviews across 2024-2026 support the harsh picture, but the sample is small and emotionally charged.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

1095 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 2