AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Michael Byron

PLSC103 · LEC1165 · PLSC150 · POLYSCI102 · POL102 · PLSCPLSC · PLSC102 · POLSCI102 · HIST111 · CLASS · POLISCI101 · PSLC102 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you tolerate pure lecture and lots of writing; avoid if you need warm, interactive teaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyTake-home essaysEasy A possiblePolarizing personalityExtra credit
  • Grades and if you write and show up
  • Lectures are long, dry, and note-heavy with little multimedia for many students
  • some call him knowledgeable and great, others cite rude emails and public shaming

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, and lenient paper grading make an A very achievable if you write and meet requirements.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is not conceptually brutal, but , and heavy writing keep it from feeling introductory.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and warn that skipping hurts, even when lectures feel skippable to some.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

67/100

easy grades and expertise win fans, while dry lectures and attitude lose others.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Often described as easy or and , though citation rules can be strict.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Few traditional homework sets, but and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Deep knowledge and real political experience impress many, yet dry nonstop lectures and poor people skills drag others down.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and paper-style tests rather than multiple-choice exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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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 PLSC is almost entirely spoken lecture with , and a mix of chill grading versus abrasive interpersonal moments.

Main concern

Boring lecture style and occasional unprofessional responses to students can sour an otherwise easy grade.

What students said

“He gives a lot of opportunities and . ... .”
PLSC150
“Easy A if you do the work. However... he believes he is always right and has no respect for his students.”
PLSC102
“Professor Byron is a great guy who ran for office against Darrell Issa. He's an tests. All tests are take-home.”
PLSC150

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and , which is student-friendly if you can write.

Take-home examsEssay-based testsExtra creditDrops a midtermFew traditional quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay finals with occasional in-class finals after review.

Take-home midtermsEssay examsExtra credit optionsReview before final
“ . .”
PLSC150
“He gives 5 exams totale. 3 take home exams and the first and the final in class. He gives a review of ”
PLSC102
“ and final.”
CLASS

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This was a VERY easy A. The professor is pretty chill with the grading... You really only have to attend the review classes before the in-class test cause the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing easy take-home grading against lecture dryness and interpersonal complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“He is cool dude but beware, the class is just a lecture! He doesn't use any visuals so he just talks for an hour.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

67/100

“100% recommend.”

📈 Easy Grades

80/100

“Easy A if you do the work.”

⚠️ Personality Risk

35/100

“ , and he was very busy. !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are long and dry
  • Lots of personal experience, great stories, awesome humor
  • class is about 90% lectures, which get boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just meet the word count and you'll get an A
  • Easy A, but I still learned a lot.

Theme 3

📝

  • Be prepared to write a lot of essays
  • IF YOU DON'T DO IT CORRECTLY!

Theme 4

⚠️ About Attitude

  • treated the question as stupid
  • publicly shame me
  • he has no respect for his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with and professionalism make the pattern reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547
4 out of 521
3 out of 512
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

29

A+ 13 · A 15 · A- 1

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

2

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1