Cynthia Mahon

POL13 · POLITICALSCIEN · POLS103 · POLSC1 · POLISCI · POL1 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will read every chapter and discuss politics at a college level; if you want engaging lectures or an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReading intensiveWeekly quizzesBoring lecturesTough graderTest heavy

Students who do not read the textbook struggle because quizzes and .
Lectures are often called boring or book-focused with little visual aid.
Would-take-again is 0% among those who answered, despite some respect for her knowledge.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

, and hard finals mean an A requires consistent reading and study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Many call the class difficult, reading intensive, and university-level rather than light community-college content.

Difficulty comments are all in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and participation matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is 0% and several students say they would not take her again despite some respect for knowledge.

Recommendation answers are all in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Tough grader tags, pop quizzes, and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Heavy weekly reading, frequent quizzes, and is sparse.

Format shift

Workload is described only for in-person courses.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students split between calling her knowledgeable or helpful and .

Format shift

Teaching quality varies across 13 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, midterms, finals, and papers dominate; .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person poli sci is reading- and teaching praise, and frequent frustration with lectures.

Main concern

Boring, reading-only lectures plus weekly quizzes without strong study guides for many students.

What students said

“if you dont read you won't pass.”
POLS103

“This class is very reading and writing intensive.”
POL1

“She doesn't just go over the reading but forces you to discuss it.”
POL1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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, and challenging finals; one older review mentions open-note tests.

Weekly quizzesPop quizzesStudy guide then pick 10 of 100+Open note (older section)Reading-based quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly reading quizzes and difficult finals are common; one .

Weekly quizzesPop quizzesFinal with large study guideOpen note tests (older review)

“Gives you a study guide for the final (about 100+ questions) & chooses just 10, forcing you to study everything. .”
POL1

“ reading (5 questions).”
POL1

“ and .”
POLSC1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“if you dont read you won't pass.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person , and mixed teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Read or Fail

30/100

“if you dont read you won't pass.”

😴 Lecture Energy

35/100

“Her class is boring! She and very few class activities.”

🧠 University Level Expectation

55/100

“Mahon teaches more at a university level than at a community college level.”

👎

22/100

“No”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she would simply speak about the chapter with no visual aid.
she's really boring.
Very knowledgable. and provides examples

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Extremely difficult class.
This class is very reading and writing intensive.
.

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

reading (5 questions).
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews spanning 2005-2021 with recurring themes of , and mixed lecture quality.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 52

3 out of 54

2 out of 53

1 out of 52

Course coverage

POL17 reviews

POLS1032 reviews

POL131 review

POLISCI1 review

POLITICALSCIEN1 review

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POLSC11 review

Reported outcomes

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Rather_Not_Say 1

Cynthia Mahon

x x x if you will read every chapter and discuss politics at a college level; x x if you want engaging lectures or an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

Online

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📚 Read or Fail

😴 Lecture Energy

🧠 University Level Expectation

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Assessments

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if you will read every chapter and discuss politics at a college level; if you want engaging lectures or an easy A.

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