AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Elizabeth Patterson

PSOC01 · BUSLAW18A · POS1 · POSC01 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take her for POSC or business law if you want a other heavy classes in summer.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaring and responsiveExtra credit abundantEasy A with readingClear feedbackPearson/Revel heavy
  • , and useful writing feedback.
  • Grades are highly attainable with and realistic expectations; most students report A/A+.
  • Summer or compressed online sections can pile on heavy weekly work and reading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students earn A/A+ with , resubmits, and as long as they complete the reading and few major tasks.

Both formats report easy As; only the summer online section felt too heavy to finish.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is intro-level and similar to high school government, though Pearson reading and .

Online regular terms feel very light; compressed summer online is much harder to manage.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but participation and showing up still help for and tests.

; several in-person reviews say it was required.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Nearly every recent review urges classmates to take her for , and high grades.

Recommendation is strong in both formats, with only summer online workload as the common caveat.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students call expectations realistic, note resubmits, , and .

Format shift

Leniency is consistent online and in person.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Regular terms have manageable weekly reading and few big assignments, but tags and summer comments show lots of homework and papers.

Format shift

Online summer can spike to overwhelming; regular online and in-person stay moderate.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students , and quick to help, with .

Format shift

In-person lectures are loved but sometimes ramble; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades lean , and a small number of .

Format shift

Online and and papers more than high-stakes tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews highlight chill lectures, , resubmits, and easy tests; some note Pearson reliance and .

Main concern

Some learning feels textbook-driven and lectures can ramble or .

What students said

“She was a great teacher, super caring. She offered opportunities and allowed for students to resubmit work.”
POSC01
“Professor Patterson is the most caring teacher at Merced College and her lectures are awesome!”
BUSLAW18A
“Absolutely loved Professor Patterson! She makes political science easy to understand and .”
POSC01

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students , and easy weekly work, but one summer review warned of overwhelming week-one assignment volume.

Main concern

Compressed summer online loads can feel like drowning in reading and papers.

What students said

“Best PoliSci teacher ever! and replies to her email super quick.”
POS1
“ . It took me a full minute and a half to scroll through all the assignments that were due within week ONE.”
POSC01
“She's amazing! to take POSC-01.”
POSC01

Exam style

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Exams and finals are described as easy, sometimes with choice of questions and .

Easy finalChoice questions on examsExtra credit toward examsFew exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you attend and review; some allow choosing questions and .

Easy finalChoice of exam questionsExtra credit on exams
“She had 2 exams and . The you get goes toward those exams.”
PSOC01
“the as well.”
POSC01

Online

Online comments mention occasional discussions, exams, and a .

Final paperOccasional examsClear material
“The material comes from revel, with occasional discussions, exams, and a on.”
POSC01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Best PoliSci teacher ever! and replies to her email super quick.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning online and , and summer workload risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Professor Patterson is the most caring teacher at Merced College and her lectures are awesome!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

91/100

“She's amazing! to take POSC-01.”

📈 Easy Grades

86/100

“her class is super easy and but it's super easy. !”

📚 Workload Spike Risk

40/100

“ . It took me a full minute and a half to scroll through all the assignments that were due within week ONE.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • super caring
  • GREAT lectures
  • really chill and fun to talk to

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • class is super easy
  • opportunities and allowed for students to resubmit work
  • not a
  • only 3 essays the entire semester

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • most caring teacher at Merced College
  • sweet person and is so accommodating
  • very caring and understanding of student life

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

22 detailed reviews from 2014-2025 across POSC and business law show strong grade and tone consistency with only format-specific workload variation.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POSC0112 reviews
BUSLAW18A6 reviews
POS12 reviews
PSOC012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 7 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1