Trevor Nakagawa

POLI101 · PS1 · POSCI2 · POL001 · PSPS · POLI1 · POLSC1 · POSCI101 · PSCI001 · PSC101 · POSCI1 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 12.5%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you want a hardcore political science workout; skip if you need a light or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadLots of readingDisorganized deadlinesKnowledgeable but demandingSlow grading

Recent reviews , and slow or missing grades.
Older reviews often praise passion, humor, and deep learning if you put in serious hours.
; this is not an easy GE or light online option.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Many say not an easy A; heavy quizzes, papers, forums, and .

Both formats agree the A is hard-earned; online comments stress weekly quiz volume more.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and demanding tests make content and pace hard.

Online reviews emphasize module chaos; and essay exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mandatory or live Zoom twice weekly; .

Online often has live lectures that matter for tests; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is about 12.5% and .

; recent online and short-term reviews are strongly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

, and nitpicking small details; some late leniency and exist.

Format shift

Online students more often call criteria unclear; curve.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Repeated reports of multiple quizzes, forums, papers, and chapters per week, especially in short terms.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy load; compressed online and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Seen as knowledgeable and sometimes inspiring, but disorganization and .

Format shift

Legacy in-person fans emphasize passion; recent online students emphasize chaos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Heavy mix of quizzes, tests, forums, and written work; exams and timed quizzes are central.

Format shift

Online stresses many weekly quizzes; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and older reviews are more mixed-positive on passion and learning, but , and .

Main concern

Absurd workload in short terms and .

What students said

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POL001

“Professor gives an absurd amount of work for just a 5 week class.”
POLSC1

“There is A WHOLE LOT of reading so if you want an easy A.”
POSCI1

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections often mean dense weekly quizzes, forums, live Zoom lectures, messy modules, and delayed grades.

Main concern

Disorganization, conflicting due dates, and .

What students said

“His modules are a mess and his due dates are all over the place and then gets upset when people follow the ”
POLSC1

“In one week we had 5 chapters to read, 6 quizzes, 3 written assignments, and 4 forums.”
POSCI1

“This is NOT an easy A! But you will learn a lot. The only thing that really bothered me is that .”
POLSC1

Exam style

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Frequent timed quizzes and tests plus dense reading; not open-book friendly in student reports.

Many Weekly QuizzesTimed TestsEssay ExamsLecture-Based ExamsHeavy Reading

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Lengthy in-depth tests, study questions, long written projects, and .

Lengthy TestsEssay QuestionsHeavy ReadingExtra Credit

“large multiple choice quizzes (2 hours), multiple forum discussions with required responses.”
POSCI2

“ answers.”
POSCI1

“ and in-depth. Offers .”
POL001

Online

Multiple weekly quizzes and forums, sometimes based on optional live lectures more than the free textbook.

Many Weekly QuizzesLive Zoom LecturesForumsTime Limits

“Test and and not the zero cost text book.”
POLSC1

“In one week we had 5 chapters to read, 6 quizzes, 3 written assignments, and 4 forums.”
POSCI1

“get ready for multiple forums and that only gets shorter as the weeks go by.”
POLSC1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Took his online summer class and I can easily say that this was the . The workload was insane!!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

15/100

“In one week we had 5 chapters to read, 6 quizzes, 3 written assignments, and 4 forums.”

🧩 Disorganization

30/100

“His modules are a mess and his due dates are all over the place and then gets upset when people follow the .”

🎓 Learning Depth

72/100

“If you are serious about learning political science, this is the professor for you.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very knowledgeable prof and wants you to expand your critical thinking
amazing professor - learned a lot loves being a professor
unorganized and flustered. Can't meet his own deadlines.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This is NOT an easy A! But you will learn a lot.
Too much work!
if you want an easy A.

Theme 3

⏱️

He hasn't posted grades yet and went completely off the radar.
. You won't know where you stand until the end of the class.
More work than my 3 other classes combined.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 reviews across many years and both formats with rich detail and a teaching praise.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3

Trevor Nakagawa

x x x if you want a hardcore political science workout; skip if you need a light or x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Workload Overload

🧩 Disorganization

🎓 Learning Depth

👎 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏱️ x x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a hardcore political science workout; skip if you need a light or .

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