AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Ralph Morris

PSC1 · POLIS1 · HIST17A · POSC1 · POLISCI1 · POLISCI01 · POLSCI · POLSCI01 · POLISCI · POSC1931 · POSC01 · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want memorable lectures and will read, attend, and grind for exams; skip if you need an easy A or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTough graderLecture heavyInspirationalStudy guides and notecards
  • Engaging storyteller who makes history and poli sci come alive with accents and humor.
  • Tests are high-stakes with few graded items, so .
  • Study guides and notecards help, but and opinion-heavy.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A usually means acing most of a .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is college-level poli sci and history; lectures help but reading and detail matter.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because tests lean on lecture content.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

57/100

; fans praise inspiration while others warn about grades and tone.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Many call him a and scarce .

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Workload

Light

68/100

; grade rests on a few exams, quizzes, and occasional papers.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students repeatedly praise funny, passionate lectures even when they dislike the grading.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Courses are .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between lifelong fans of his storytelling lectures and critics of , and .

Main concern

bad score.

What students said

“Made U.S. history come alive. Morris used accents and played historical people.”
HIST17A
“hardest class Ive ever taken. ”
POSC01
“Notecards for :)”
POLISCI01

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

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Exams mix MC and essays; study guides and a notecard are common, but .

Study guidesNotecard allowedMultiple choice and essayPop quizzesIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guide but still feel high-stakes and detailed.

Study guidesNotecard allowedMultiple choice and essayPop quizzes
“Think there were 3-4 exams and study guide with all the questions in advance.”
HIST17A
“Notecards for :)”
POLISCI01
“ question but gives a study guide”
POSC01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Looking back, he was probably the . He inspired me to be interested in politics and law.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Memorable Lectures

72/100

“Great teacher! Made U.S. history come alive. Morris used accents and played historical people.”

📝 High-Stakes Tests

32/100

“you basically have to get an A in . No ”

⚖️

28/100

“ , and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very funny and a great storyteller
  • Morris is funny as hell and knows his stuff
  • Tells great stories about historical people

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a though and theres not much room to mess up
  • Study guide is NO help
  • READ, READ, READ

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Changed my major to political science
  • Wrote letter of recommendation, helped me get into Davis
  • People who write bad things about this guy are crazy

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

91

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on lectures and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 517
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 512

Course coverage

HIST17A14 reviews
POSC0113 reviews
POLIS16 reviews
POLISCI016 reviews
POSC14 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 7 · A- 1

B range

13

B+ 2 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 2

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1