AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Kent Brudney

POLSC202 · POLSCI2 · GOV2 · POLISCI · POLYSCI · PS2 · POLYS2 · POL202 · POLISCI5 · POLI202 · POLISCI9 · POLSC205 · POL2 · HE · POLS202 · POL201 · GOV2150 · POLSCI9 · POLSC105 · POLISCI2 · POLSPOLS · POLS201 · POLYSCI2 · PS9 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want an outstanding political science teacher and are willing to attend, read, and study.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExceptional LecturerMakes Politics InterestingClear Study GuidesFair But Requires EffortHighly Recommended
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Brudney as one of their best and most engaging professors.
  • He makes political science clear and interesting, even for students who expected to dislike it.
  • Grades are fair and very attainable, but , and study guides matter.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

An A is very reachable because tests and study guides are clear, but , and normal studying matter.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Political and critical thinking, but and study guides make the content accessible.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as formally mandatory, but many students say going to class is important for passing or earning an A.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

because he is clear, passionate, helpful, and makes politics interesting.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grading is described as fair and attainable with , and effort, plus some in at least one class.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Workload is manageable but not effortless, with repeated mentions of , and exams.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students consistently call , and one of their best professors.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Many comments mention midterms, finals, study guides, and tests, though papers and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly positive, praising clear lectures, interesting discussions, helpful study guides, and .

Main concern

Students need to attend class and keep up with reading to earn the .

What students said

“Favorite teacher I have had in college so far.”
POLS202
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POL201
“You need to go to class to get an A.”
POLS202
“Lots of homework but easy to do.”
POLSC202

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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, but reviews describe standard tests, midterms, essays, and a final rather than open-book or take-home exams.

Study Guide Driven TestsMidterms And FinalMultiple Choice And EssayEasy If Prepared

Assessment risk

Standard

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe study-guide-driven exams with midterms, essays, multiple choice, and a final, but .

Study Guide Driven TestsMidterms And FinalMultiple Choice And EssayEasy If Prepared
“ as long as you do his study guide”
POLS202
“3 midterms (25 multi choice & essay) and the final (50 multi choice).”
GOV2
“ so you only get them correct if you know the info.”
GOV2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Brudney is one of the best teachers I have ever had. Period. if you value your education.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching quality, grading fairness, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“Really easy to understand and he will go over the material a few times so that you really get it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ . he is extremely helpful and makes the class very interesting.”

⚖️

82/100

“you can tell he loves to teach. , but you deffinitely need to study the material”

📚

74/100

“ as long as you do his study guide which outlines most of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Favorite teacher I have had in college so far.
  • Brudney knows his stuff inside and out.
  • He made the most dry topics seem interesting and answered all questions clearly.
  • Dr. Brudney is one of the best teachers I have ever had. Period. if you value your education.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you do his study guide which outlines most of the .
  • You need to go to class to get an A.
  • Lots of homework but easy to do.
  • You have to so you only get them correct if you know the info.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Loves to teach, loves his subject, and cares about his students.
  • Always willing to work with the students and makes the material interesting.
  • Amazing! He's also very nice to work with if you have some adversity, and will not fault you for it.
  • Very fun. Very interesting. Very helpful. Very nice professor. Loved the class. . No complaints.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show unusually consistent praise with detailed , and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

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B range

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B+ 1 · B 2

C range

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