AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Krista Ackermann

POL103 · POLSC103 · POLYSCI · POLS103 · POLSCI103 · PSYCH101 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a strong teacher and can handle steady weekly work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEnergetic teacherHighly recommendedHeavy weekly workFun lecturesHard but rewarding
  • Students strongly praise her energy, clarity, and ability to make class interesting.
  • The course can be demanding, with , and a .
  • Students say strong effort can pay off, but it is not a no-work A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is realistic, but students describe weekly work and hard assessments that require serious effort.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The class is engaging and well taught, but , and a .

, so there is no format contrast.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do .

and absent online.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students enthusiastically recommend her because she makes the class fun, energetic, and worthwhile.

The recommendation signal comes only from in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

She is understanding and allows notes for the , but students say she is not a pushover.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students report , and a .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students consistently describe her as energetic, helpful, smart, entertaining, and highly recommended.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and a final.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, but they describe meaningful weekly work and some hard assessments.

Main concern

The main , and a .

What students said

“ , but if you've got something going on (provided it's not a habit for you).”
POLS103
“I pulled out an A in the class...but I worked my butt off!”
POLSCI103
“Ackermann made this class exciting, I wish she would teach other .”
POLS103

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The and a hard final with notes allowed, making it demanding but not harshly restrictive.

Weekly QuizzesHard FinalNote Sheet Allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a hard final with four typed pages of notes allowed.

Weekly QuizzesHard FinalNote Sheet Allowed
“Quiz every week - if and pay attention, the .”
POLS103
“The SO hard but she allows 4 pgs typed notes.”
POLSCI103

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! I LOVE Ms. Ackerman! !”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“She's energetic and seems to care about her students success, but she's no pushover, either.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“Ackermann made this class exciting, I wish she would teach other .”

📚 Effort Required

55/100

“I pulled out an A in the class...but I worked my butt off!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • SHE IS THE .
  • OMG, this teacher kept the class fun and interesting.
  • and fun!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but if you've got something going on (provided it's not a habit for you).
  • The SO hard but she allows 4 pgs typed notes.
  • I pulled out an A in the class...but I worked my butt off!

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Experience

  • she's so smart!
  • I learned SO much in this class she's so smart!
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

, but the comments are old and one is sparse.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLS1032 reviews
POL1031 review
POLSC1031 review
POLSCI1031 review
POLYSCI1 review
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PSYCH1011 review

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