AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Paul Flor

POL23 · POL21 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
17.65%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid this professor unless you have no alternative and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderPassive AggressiveUnclear InstructionsAI ConfusionReading Overload
  • Most students describe harsh, picky grading and .
  • , and slow unhelpful communication dominate the workload.
  • A few students pass and even praise structure, but the if possible.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report and effort.

Online reviews dominate the hard-A picture; the and quiz pressure.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Material is not always inherently hard, but volume of reading and poorly worded assessments make the course feel much harder.

Online students stress reading overload and riddle-like wording; in-person sample is small but still workload-heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, so presence itself is flexible even when work is intense.

Flexibility is mainly online; and mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and the dominant student advice is to run or switch professors.

Avoidance language is strongest online; in-person has one positive but still heavy-work review.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough-grader tags dominate, with claims of and .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and stacked due dates create a heavy load.

Format shift

Online modules drive most overload reports; .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Students say he refuses to teach clearly, confuses them further when contacted, and .

Format shift

Negative teaching communication is especially loud online.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Quizzes and collaborative or project work.

Format shift

Online quiz and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Sparse in-person notes still flag heavy work and still notes lots of homework.

Main concern

and heavy assignments remain even in kinder comments.

What students said

“ but assign a lot of work.”
POL-21
“the fact that he expected 500 words on his quiz within 70mins even though his canvas said 200 words for three out of 10 questions.”
POL-21

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online POL courses are widely slammed for , and passive-aggressive feedback.

Main concern

Unclear directions and high-stress slog.

What students said

“ and his instructions do not make sense half the time.”
POL-21
“Tells you to use AI then goes on to say you're using too much AI.”
POL-21
“If you see this professor, run. .”
pol-23

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments feel strict through harshly graded written quiz answers and .

Tough QuizzesParagraph QuestionsConfusing WordingHeavy Reading Prep

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Limited in-person and tight timing.

Long Quiz WritingTight Time Limits
“he expected 500 words on his quiz within 70mins even though his canvas said 200 words for three out of 10 questions.”
POL-21

Online

Online students describe difficult quiz wording, multi-paragraph answers, and .

Tough QuizzesParagraph QuestionsUnclear Exam Scope
“ and they are always worded difficult.”
POL-21
“doesn't give you any idea what you are being quizzed/ what the .”
POL-21

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you see this professor, run. . He is awful at communicating and is just super passive aggressive in general.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (14 online, 3 in and communication problems. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

22/100

“I cannot stand when a professor refuses to teach and only assigns large amounts of readings.”

🪓

18/100

“He grades ridiculously tough and will mark you down for the smallest things.”

💬 Communication Pain

20/100

“He is so confusing (speaks basically in riddles) and when he gives you .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • AVOID IF YOU CAN
  • hardest and
  • If an assignment is 10 points you will probably earn 7.5 out of 10 at best

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • Lots of homework
  • 20+ links, videos, readings in each module

Theme 3

⚠️

  • passive aggressive
  • ghost you
  • condescending or no help at all
  • critiques the way you use AI

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen mostly recent reviews, especially 14 detailed online ones, show and clarity.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 513

Course coverage

POL-2110 reviews
pol-237 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 3 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1