AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Kent Quinn

POLSV03 · POLV01 · POLITICS · POLISCI · POLSC1 · POLSV01 · POLISCI1 · POLYSV02 · POLSCIVO1 · POLSVO1 · GOVT101 · POLS01 · AMGOV · GOVV01 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Only take him if and use —otherwise the fast lectures and essays will frustrate you.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTalks Extremely FastLecture-Based TestsExtra Credit LifelinePolarizing DebaterHeavy Essay Exams
  • Almost every review says he talks too fast, making notes and lectures
  • Exams often come from lectures; and
  • Students split hard between passionate-debater fans and people who call the class boring or rude

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some call it an easy A with notes and , but others say hard work and .

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is manageable for strong note-takers, , and .

Difficulty comments are entirely from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Roughly half praise energy and debates while many warn about pace, boredom, and poor lecture control.

Split .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and pre-released essay questions help, but grades still feel uneven without strong notes.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and tough essay prep.

Format shift

Workload reports vary within in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Passionate and knowledgeable for some, but frequent complaints about speed, tangents, and interruptions drag delivery down.

Format shift

Teaching quality is mixed across 19 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Midterms and than routine homework.

Format shift

Assessment weight is described only in in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and hit-or-miss: strong when you keep up, painful when the pace and tangents lose you.

Main concern

Rapid speech, interruptions, and dense essay exams make the class uneven and stressful for many.

What students said

“Easiest A class ever and he makes it really easy with all the and test prep.”
POLS01
“Talks too fast, assigns a LOT (several chapters per class) of reading, material to take and midterm (both essay format) both really hard.”
POLYSV02
“He talks way too fast and .”
POLSV01

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 are typically lecture-driven essays; advance questions and can help, but .

Essay Midterm and FinalQuestions Sometimes Released EarlyLecture-Based ExamsExtra Credit Available

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some students get questions early and rely on .

Essay Midterm and FinalQuestions Released Before ExamLecture Content on TestsExtra Credit
“Gives you the questions for the Midterm and final. Offers which allowed me to pass with a B.”
POLS01
“He gives 8 extensive exam questions the week before and will pick 2.”
POLSV01
“his finals and .”
POLYSV02

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Talks too fast, assigns a LOT (several chapters per class) of reading, material to take and midterm (both essay format) both really hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2010, highlighting pace, exams, and polarized recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚡ Lecture Pace Problems

35/100

“He talks way too fast and .”

📝 Exam and

58/100

“Offers which allowed me to pass with a B.”

🎯 Mixed Teaching Quality

42/100

“Overall a really great professor. Easiest A class ever and he makes it really easy with all the and test prep.”

👎 Polarizing Classroom Style

30/100

“A relic from the 60's; should have retired long ago. The entire class disliked him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He talks way too fast and changes topics in the middle of a sentence
  • Enthusiastic. Interesting lectures. Gets students involved
  • he talks a mile a minute but his lectures are completely whats on the midterm and test

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easiest A class ever and he makes it really easy with all the and test prep
  • I worked really hard to pass his class
  • If and do the required work you will get an A

Theme 3

🗣️ About Classroom Climate

  • He encourages you to debate with him, but will end up laughing at you
  • Forget debating.he just talks over top of you
  • We had many debates that got mostly all of us involved

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed but older reviews (2004-2010) show consistent themes on pace and .

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

POLSV014 reviews
POLISCI2 reviews
POLS012 reviews
AMGOV1 review
GOVT1011 review
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GOVV011 review
POLISCI11 review
POLITICS1 review
POLSC11 review
POLSCIVO11 review
POLSV031 review
POLSVO11 review
POLV011 review
POLYSV021 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

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0

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B range

1

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C range

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D range

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