Katie Elwood

POLSCI2 · A · POLISCI2 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 100/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 81.82%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take her if you will attend, read consistently, and use extra credit, but be aware that a few students strongly disliked her classroom tone.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringExtra creditGet ready to readAmazing lecturesFair grader

Most students praise her as caring, engaging, and helpful.
The class rewards attendance, reading, and steady effort, with frequent quizzes and extra credit.
A minority of in-person reviews report political bias, condescension, and tough grading.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A is realistic with attendance, reading, quizzes, and extra credit, but it is not effortless.

Online reviews call her fair and lenient, while in-person reviews add stronger evidence of extra credit and required effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

The material is manageable and often enjoyable, but repeated reading, quizzes, and exams keep it from being easy.

Online evidence emphasizes fair support, while in-person evidence more clearly shows frequent reading and quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several in-person reviews say attendance and participation matter heavily, especially in summer courses.

Online reviews do not prove attendance rules, while in-person reviews repeatedly stress showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students recommend her for caring teaching and extra credit, though a small minority report serious concerns about bias and tone.

Online reviews are fully positive, while in-person reviews are mostly positive with two sharply negative exceptions.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students often mention fair grading, key terms, and lots of extra credit, but two reviews describe tough or biased grading.

Format shift

Online reviews call her fair and lenient, while in-person reviews show both extra credit and grading complaints.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

The workload includes chapter reading, quizzes, tests, lectures, and one paper, with extra credit helping offset the effort.

Format shift

Online reviews mention reading generally, while in-person reviews give clearer detail about quizzes and tests.

Teaching experience

Good

86/100

Most students find her caring, engaging, and helpful, but two reviews describe her as biased or condescending.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is uniformly warm, while in-person feedback is strong overall but more polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment appears to mix reading quizzes, chapter tests, exams, participation, extra credit, and a final paper.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide most assessment details, while online reviews do not specify exam structure.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly enthusiastic but include two strong complaints about bias, condescension, and grading fairness.

Main concern

Attendance, reading, quizzes, and perceived political bias are the main risks.

What students said

“the only way you could fail this class is if your not showing up.”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are duplicated but strongly positive, emphasizing care, fair grading, feedback, and leniency.

Main concern

The online evidence is repetitive because both reviews use the same wording.

What students said

“She cares about your education.”
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“She is understanding and lenient.”
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Exam style

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Reviews describe frequent quizzes and tests with key terms, but do not clearly prove proctoring or .

Reading QuizzesChapter TestsKey TermsFinal Paper

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe chapter quizzes, tests, key terms, and a final paper but .

Reading QuizzesChapter TestsKey TermsFinal Paper

“You have to read each chapter, have a quiz (5 pts) on the chapter and then have a lecture about it.”
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“Tests are after every couple of chapters.”
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Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Read your books and listen throughout her lectures and you will definitely pass with an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“katie is amazing! i am not a fan of pols but somehow she made it worth it.”

📈 Effort And Grades

82/100

“Read your books and listen throughout her lectures and you will definitely pass with an A.”

⚖️ Grading Fairness

78/100

“She gives key terms to help you out on the test.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She made learning about political science fun, I really enjoyed her class!
shes always positive and caring.
She's very passionate about PoliSci & her job.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Grades

Reading quizzes every day so make sure you read, study for the exams and you'll do fine!
She offers a lot of extra credit which is important because it helps you out in the long run.
Gives a quiz every chapter, so make sure you read.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

This professor was very condescending and would talk you like you were less than.
Used her OWN political beliefs for grading.
This Professor does not stick to the material covered in the syllabus.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews across several years provide detailed and mostly consistent evidence, though the online reviews are duplicated.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

POLSCI27 reviews

POLISCI23 reviews

A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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