AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Ryan Neach

POLS301 · POLS302 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
60/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him if you can manage an independent, reading-heavy political science course, but if and frequent feedback.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReading HeavyVideo LecturesWriting BasedMixed FeedbackInteresting Content
  • Online reviews dominate and describe lots of reading, videos, writing, and discussion work.
  • Positive students find the class interesting and manageable when they follow directions.
  • Negative students complain , and essay-style tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

A grades are common, but students still report , and difficulty getting perfect scores.

Online reviews show heavier independent work, while and mixed.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The content is not usually called hard, but , and .

Online reviews provide most evidence of workload, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

Online structure reduces class attendance pressure, but participation and and passing.

Online reviews emphasize asynchronous work, while in-person evidence is limited and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Most students recommend him when they can work independently, but and .

Online reviews are mostly positive but mixed, while and strong criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Several students earned high grades, but comments , and essay tests.

Format shift

Online reviews provide the strongest evidence of , while .

Workload

Moderate

43/100

The course requires substantial reading, long videos, writing, and discussion work, especially online.

Format shift

Online reviews show a heavier workload than the small in-person sample.

Teaching experience

Average

61/100

Students often find the material interesting, but and instruction clarity are inconsistent.

Format shift

Online reviews show both strong engagement and confusion, while and mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention readings, videos, writing, discussion boards, assignments, and .

Format shift

Online reviews give the clearest assessment evidence, while and reading.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with one strong fan review and and defensiveness.

Main concern

Study expectations may feel poorly defined in person.

What students said

“Took this class a while ago but from what I remember it was alright.”
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“We stan Mr. Neach!!!!!!!”
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“Study material is not well defined.”
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Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe an engaging but self-directed course with , and .

Main concern

Students may struggle with , and .

What students said

“There is a ton of reading, but it is better than sitting in class for 3 hours a week.”
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“ , so , but he does not give me a direct answer..”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as written or essay-based, but reviews do .

Essay testsWritten questionsExam policy not clearly proven

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format, open-book status, or proctoring rules.

Exam policy unclear

Online

Online reviews mention written and essay-style tests, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Essay testsWritten questionsProctoring unclear
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Lots of videos and writing, but made me interested in a subject I don't normally like.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching consistency; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

61/100

“Good lectures that were long sometimes, but really interesting and well done.”

📚 Workload Balance

43/100

“There is a ton of reading, but it is better than sitting in class for 3 hours a week.”

⚖️

52/100

“It's hard to score 100 on assigments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really seems to care about not only the students but the topic.
  • , so , but he does not give me a direct answer..
  • Good lectures that were long sometimes, but really interesting and well done.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of video lectures and text to read through- which you will need to do.
  • One to two hour lecture video, six hours of added videos, a chapter or two from textbook, multiple articles.
  • Lots of videos and writing, but made me interested in a subject I don't normally like.

Theme 3

📝

  • .
  • .
  • If you follow his directions, you will be fine.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews provide useful but limited evidence, with most format-specific detail coming from seven online reviews.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

POLS3019 reviews
POLS3021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 2

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