AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Kathleen Reyna

POLISCI110 · POLISCI2 · POLSCI271991 · POLSCI2 · POLISCI279803 · POLYSCI2 · POLISCI279080 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
73.08%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take her if and writing for fair grades and lots of ; skip if papers overwhelm you.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay and paper heavyLots of extra creditHilarious and caringReading intensiveHard but fair
  • , and often a long critical paper.
  • She offers abundant and is often lenient if and follow directions.
  • Great fit if you like writing and politics; poor fit if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are common with effort and EC, but the volume of and .

Online and in-person both reward writers; online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Heavy reading plus constant 2-10 page writing and concepts are fair.

Both formats stress writing load; online sometimes lacks lecture scaffolding.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and say participation matters, though a few report optional attendance.

; in person more often treats showing up as expected.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

About three-quarters would retake her, mainly praising care, humor, and EC, while non-writers strongly disagree.

Online is more split; in-person praise is more consistent for engaged students.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many call her fair or easy on essays if and late assignment windows.

Format shift

Online has .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report weekly multi-page papers, essay exams, and .

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Majority praise humor, care, communication, and passion, despite a minority calling her mean or lecture-light.

Format shift

In-person lectures get more love; some online sections report almost videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and papers more than traditional multiple-choice exams, with some essay tests.

Format shift

Both formats center writing; .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person she is often funny, clear, and supportive after a tough first impression, still with and .

Main concern

Weekly multi-page papers and .

What students said

“ unless .”
POLISCI2
“Some of ", and she gave out lots of ”
POLSCI2
“Dr. Reyna seems tough at first, but she cares so much for her students.”
POLSCI2

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are writing-heavy with mixed lecture support; strong writers praise fairness and EC, others report sparse videos and .

Main concern

feel crushing online.

What students said

“If writing is not for .”
POLSCI2
“Do not expect lectures because there were legit only 2 lecture videos ever posted.”
POLISCI2
“She is very fair as long as youre willing to do the work.”
POLSCI2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are mostly writing-based, often with multi-day essay windows, take-home options, and .

Essay examsTake-home optionsSkip final with high pointsExtra credit heavyTimed final sometimes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests include essay exams and in some terms.

Take-home testsEssay or MC choiceExtra credit
“Some of ", and she gave out lots of ”
POLISCI2
“the choice of .”
POLSCI2

Online

Online exams and rather than proctored MC; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Essay examsWriting summariesExtra credit
“Each exam is a 3-4+ page essay, there are 4 summaries 2-3 pages each, & about a 10 page critical thinking paper.”
POLSCI2
“Obtain 900 points and .”
POLSCI2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews (7 online, 19 in person), highlighting writing load, , and fair-but-hard tone. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Writing Load

24/100

“Every week there was 2 papers due each Friday at midnight 3 - 4 pages.”

🌟 Teaching Quality

80/100

“She is straightforward, honest and funny as heck! I loved her class.”

🎯 Recommendation

74/100

“ .”

🎁 Lifeline

78/100

“she gives a lot of . Dont hesitate to take this .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Reyna encourages questions and is big on communication.
  • Her lectures weren't boring and if you have concerns.
  • She is awesome, funny, and really made the subject fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • this professor is hard but fair.
  • .
  • Majority of the class fails the first test, but don't get discourage it gets better.

Theme 3

✍️ About Writing Workload

  • .
  • If writing is not for .
  • So .

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six detailed reviews across online and mostly positive tone for willing writers.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 6 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1