AI Rate Professor

Political Science

John Anderson

POL121 · POLI120 · POLI125 · POLISCI120 · POLISCI140 · POL120 · 184 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
39.47%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless and can handle heavy .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy WorkloadPolitically BiasedTest HeavyAvoid If Possible
  • Heavy weekly load of quizzes, discussions, and .
  • and harsh, especially on discussion posts.
  • Would-take-again sits near 40 percent with and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students earn As, but full credit is hard and grades often require heavy .

Both online and ; and dense weekly posts.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content plus volume of reading, quizzes, and should.

and quiz time pressure; in person highlights lecture and participation stress.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and optional depending on section and term.

; many online reviews report attendance not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and repeated run-away language outweigh a smaller set of positive challenge-focused reviews.

Negativity is strong in both formats, with online reviews especially focused on workload and quiz weight.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report nitpicking discussions and points lost when views do not match.

Format shift

; in-person reviews stress condescending grade comments.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Weekly multi-hour readings, many discussions, and jobs.

Format shift

Online accelerated terms intensify the load; in-person still reports 1-2 quizzes and .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

A minority find him knowledgeable and thought-provoking, but many describe bias, rambling, and poor support.

Format shift

Polarized in both formats; in-person adds more climate complaints, online adds accessibility and material-posting issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes and grade, alongside heavy discussion and reading work.

Format shift

and drawn from textbook material.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews emphasize conservative bias in , and still-heavy quizzes and homework.

Main concern

Classroom climate and with his views.

What students said

“Absolutely hated this class and always felt scared to share my true opinions on things he asked.”
POLI120
“ any opinions other than his own conservative ones.”
POL120
“he assigns excessive homework, including about 4 discussion posts, 2 quizzes, and chapter readings... weekly.”
POLI120

Remote format

Online

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections are reading- and and slow or dense announcements.

Main concern

Massive weekly workload plus grading that many say punishes non-aligned political views.

What students said

“The work load for this class is massive. 1-2 chapter reads with several questions, polls, and ... plus 4-5 normal discussions, and a quiz. This is weekly.”
POL120
“Extremely hard grader, if my views did not align with .”
POL120
“ and he rambles on in every communication he sends to this class.”
POLI120

Exam style

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Frequent timed quizzes and tests dominate; few comments prove proctoring tools, but time pressure and tricky wording are common.

Weekly QuizzesTimed QuizzesTest HeavyTextbook-BasedLowest Score Drop Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews call the class test heavy with weekly quizzes and .

Test HeavyWeekly QuizzesParticipation Matters
“Be aware there are 1-2 quizzes WEEKLY, there are 2-5 discussions weekly.”
POLI120
“Focus on the .”
POL120

Online

Online students report weekly quizzes with little time per question, often from the textbook rather than lectures.

Weekly QuizzesTimed QuizzesTextbook-BasedDiscussion Heavy
“You have very little time, and it won't get you far even if .”
POL120
“ , but .”
POLI120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“STAY AWAY - dropped him on the week. Wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, but what was written about him is TRUE.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and bias themes. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

32/100

“If you do not have to take . If .”

📚 Workload Overload

16/100

“If you are not a FULL time . It requires excessive time and dedication, as if this is your only class!”

⚖️

22/100

“Everything that's graded is based on his opinions and if you don't say exactly what he is thinking or how he feels, you don't get full credit.”

🧠 Teaching Polarization

38/100

“I appreciate his way of forcing you to look at policies in a and actually think about the discussions.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is very hard to get full credit, but can be done.
  • he is a . There is a .
  • One of the toughest professors I've had.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Expect lots of work, maybe like 10-18 hours of work a week.
  • So much unnecessary work.
  • There is an unreasonable amount of material to go over each week.

Theme 3

🗳️ About Bias & Classroom Climate

  • Very biased class!
  • Uses class material to back up his Republican POV.
  • any opinions other than his own conservative ones.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

184

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across several years and both formats show strong thematic consistency on workload, bias, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 586
4 out of 531
3 out of 518
2 out of 513
1 out of 537

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 3

B range

16

B+ 3 · B 12 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2