Mark Linsky

POLI101 · POLI102 · POL101 · POL102 · PLSCI102 · POLIT101 · POLISCIENCE102 · POLY102 · POLISCI102 · POLISCI101 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you will show up and note-take; expect essays and occasional political lean.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyCorny Bad JokesEssay Midterms And FinalsTake Excellent NotesPolitically Opinionated

Lecture-heavy Poli Sci with bad jokes and
Easy A if , and do the readings
A few students report tough subjective papers and political bias

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students say an A follows from attending, strong notes, readings, and turning in papers; a .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Content is introductory Poli Sci made digestible in lecture, though readings and essays add work.

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Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

74/100

The bulk of detailed comments urge students to take him for percent and a few harsh outliers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Many report fair tests from lecture and easy As with effort; a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but and note-heavy study for essay exams.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students , and one of the best; a few find him biased or hard to contact.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grade mix of and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person lectures dominate; students praise organized talks, jokes, and tough papers or bias.

Main concern

and perceived political subjectivity for some.

What students said

“His classes are organized and interesting. !!There's almost no HW, except for few readings from a textbook.”
POLISCI102

“Easy teacher. no HW, 1 mid term, 1 final, 2 reports.”
POLY102

“You have 4 papers to turn in for the semester, but each one needs around 40 HOURS of your outside time due to the MASSIVE research”
POL101

Remote format

Online

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Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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you choose 3 of 5 questions drawn from lectures and notes.

Blue Book Essay ExamsPick 3 of 5 QuestionsLecture And Notes BasedIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals; pick 3 of 5; .

Essay FormatPick 3 of 5Lecture-BasedBlue Book

“I will warn you that the Midterm and the . You have to choose 3 out of 5 questions.”
POLI102

“ . You pick 3 out of 5 questions to answer. Questions come straight out of lectures and notes.”
POLISCIENCE102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is hands down the and he is a great person!! !”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person reviews, highlighting lectures, grades, and character. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Prof. Linsky is GREAT!I took PS101 with him and I liked it so much that next semester I took PS102 with him again.”

📝 Easy A Path

78/100

“it's an easy A if you pay attention”

📚 Lecture Heavy Style

80/100

“He speaks 90% of the time, so you learn a lot!!! Just show up everyday on time and ...You'll get an A :).”

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40/100

“each one needs around 40 HOURS of your outside time due to the MASSIVE research and development to score an A on them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he tells a lot of bad jokes, which is great
made the class really interesting, he does tell bad jokes, but that's what makes it fun
and descriptive. will try to assure that the entire class is on the same page

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Just show up everyday on time and ...You'll get an A
Easy teacher. no HW, 1 mid term, 1 final, 2 reports
Tough papers and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

he is a great person!! !
, and enjoys what he teaches
I like how he is open-minded and doesn't let his views run the class

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

26 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with mostly consistent praise for lectures and note-based exams.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518

4 out of 55

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1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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6 reported outcomes

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Mark Linsky

x x x x x x x if you will show up and note-take; expect essays and occasional political lean.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Easy A Path

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

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if you will show up and note-take; expect essays and occasional political lean.

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