AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Chris Kutras

POLS2 · HIST17 · F2022 · F1385 · POLS2HIST17A · HIST17A · HIST2B · HIST17B · HIS17AB · POL2 · POLS2S6548 · POLS1 · POLS2HIST17B · 106 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
71.88%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you want an easy A and can tolerate off-topic lectures; if you want to actually learn the material.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A SpecialistOff-Topic StorytellerGraded by Few ExamsHilarious PersonalityLearn-Little Risk
  • Grades are often very easy with only a couple of exams and generous help.
  • Many students say lectures ramble into baseball, personal stories, and unrelated rants.
  • if you need credit with low effort; poor fit if you want structured learning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Multiple students say you would have to try to fail: few graded items, notes allowed, and sometimes answers previewed.

Nearly all Easy A evidence is in-person; two online reviews still report A grades despite poor structure.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Intellectual challenge is low for most; content is light while class time often drifts off subject.

In-person comments dominate; online sample is too small to show a different difficulty pattern.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

, though missing key review days can hurt the few high-stakes exams.

; online data is thin.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and entertainment, but if you want real learning.

In-person is deeply split; online lean negative on organization.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

88/100

Few graded items and when students learn little.

Format shift

In-person evidence is abundant; as slow and unstructured.

Workload

Featherlight

86/100

Often only two or .

Format shift

In-person workload is consistently light; online comments do not show heavy work either.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some love his humor and care, but many say lectures are scattered, off-topic, and weak for real teaching.

Format shift

In-person is highly polarized; limited online .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Courses are commonly graded on only a midterm and .

Format shift

; online reviews do not contradict this.

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

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

hilarious easy A with ' time.

Main concern

Off-topic lectures and low actual learning despite easy grades.

What students said

“There is only a midterm and a final and he gives you the answers to both of them.”
HIST17A
“If you are just looking for an easy A and have time to waste then he is your guy.”
HIST17B
“An overwhelming majority of the course was spent listening to his rants on unrelated personal views and .”
POL2

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and low recommendation from at least one student.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“The grading took 5 weeks and .”
POLS2
“ . Though he's knowledgeable, his teaching style can be hit-or-miss.”
HIST17A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are few and often student-friendly with notes or previewed content, though they can still decide the whole grade.

Few High-Stakes ExamsNotes AllowedEssay Plus Multiple ChoiceSometimes Take-HomeAnswers Previewed

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

of tests, sometimes take-home or notes-allowed, with heavy lecture-note dependence.

Notes AllowedFew ExamsEssay ExamsTake-Home OptionsAnswers Previewed
“He only grades on a , and he allows you to have some notes with you during the exam.”
HIST17B
“There is only a midterm and a final and he gives you the answers to both of them.”
HIST17A
“There are only 3 exams that you can do at home.”
HIST17B

Online

Online reviews ; one term complained of random assignments and slow grading.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are just looking for an easy A and have time to waste then he is your guy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 mostly in-person reviews, highlighting the easy-A versus low-learning split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reality

92/100

“EASY A! ... there is almost no effort needed by the student.”

🎭 Off-Topic Lectures

40/100

“Kutras spent most of his time sharing about unrelated topics... leaving little time for course related material.”

😂 Personality Split

55/100

“Absolute chiller... Hilarious and makes history fun.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • getting a great grade in his class is ridiculously easy.
  • you would have to try to fail.
  • Do the work-easy A.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are so off topic its borderline insulting.
  • While he occasionally goes off-topic, he always relates it back to the content of the lecture.
  • You will learn more about baseball than history.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Kutras is undoubtedly a nice man and genuinely seems to care for students
  • He truly cares about his students, especially those who actually show up and participate.
  • He's a nice guy and really wants each student to pass.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

106

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with repeated, and off-topic lectures, despite strong opinion split.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 544
4 out of 516
3 out of 519
2 out of 513
1 out of 515

Course coverage

POLS217 reviews
HIST17A8 reviews
HIST17B7 reviews
POL25 reviews
HIST2B3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 7 · A 19

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1