AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Larissa Dorman

POLI101 · POLI102 · POL101 · POLY102 · POLISCI102 · POLISCI101 · PS101 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want an inspiring poli sci class and will actually read and participate.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate political scienceCritical thinking focusReading requiredEngaging discussionsFair if you do the work
  • Students overwhelmingly call Dorman one of the .
  • Grades are fair if you , and prepare for midterm and final.
  • She is dynamic and demanding about engagement, not a passive lecture experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is realistic if , and join discussion—not automatic.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content is accessible with preparation, but critical analysis and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as attendance, yet students are repeatedly told to show up and participate.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Nearly every review calls her amazing, inspiring, and among the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

do readings and assignments and grades follow; participation scoring can feel picky.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Expect , and active discussion rather than endless busywork.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Passionate, clear, respectful of students as equals, and highly skilled at linking politics to real life.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and and reading driving day-to-day success.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person poli sci courses feel eye-opening and , and clear paths to A or B for prepared students.

Main concern

Lots of required reading and high expectations for participation.

What students said

“One of the ! Two thumbs up!”
POLISCI102
“If you do the go(except homework counts as attendance).”
POLI101
“If you read the material, participate and show up for class youll be fine.”
POLI102

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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Assessments are usually a midterm, final, and .

Midterm and finalEssay examsVocabulary and compare/contrastTwo papers

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and vocabulary work tied closely to readings and class discussion.

Essay midterm and finalTwo papersVocabularyNo Scantron in some sections
“ scan tron.”
POL101
“2 tests, 2 papers, thats it.”
POLI101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the ! Two thumbs up!”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person reviews, highlighting passionate teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“She is by far the . Her class and get involved.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

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📖 Work Expectations

55/100

“A lot of reading. Show up, learn the terms and read and you will get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Passionate about what she teaches
  • she will make you question and critically analyse the world around us
  • Very active, motivating and passionate

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Just read! Be prepare before hand
  • do the readings, discuss in class, do 2 essays
  • Easy class, do the readings

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Respect

  • treats all her students as equals
  • She treated me like an equal and showed so much respect

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three detailed, highly consistent reviews from 2009-2014 form a strong and coherent recommendation pattern.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLI1019 reviews
POLI1026 reviews
POLISCI1023 reviews
POL1012 reviews
POLISCI1011 review
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POLY1021 review
PS1011 review

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