AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Karl Striepe

POLISC250 · POLYSCI290 · POLISCI150 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if and writing for a fair, caring professor who sets students up to earn high grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturerEasy graderLots of reading and writingFlexible late workExam writing pressure
  • Students strongly praise his passion, organization, accessibility, and caring attitude.
  • Grades are often easy because , and late work is flexible.
  • The and writing, especially written exams that can feel intense.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

An A is very achievable because , and study guides prepare students, but heavy writing can still demand effort.

Online reviews emphasize flexible deadlines and study guides, while intensity.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The concepts are approachable because , but the reading and writing volume makes the course feel busy.

Online sections feel heavier because of accelerated workload, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

78/100

Reviews do , and several mention flexible late work or assignments done on Canvas.

Online reviews clearly support flexible deadlines, while in-person reviews focus more on .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because , and fair despite the workload.

Both online and , though online students mention workload more often.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Many reviews say he grades easily, uses completion-based work, allows late work, and .

Format shift

Online reviews stress no late penalties and study guides, while .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

The workload is often heavy because students report , and substantial writing.

Format shift

Online accelerated sections sound especially heavy, while , and case studies.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students consistently describe him as , and engaging.

Format shift

Both formats support excellent teaching, with in-person reviews emphasizing lectures and online reviews emphasizing structure and responsiveness.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades include frequent assignments, quizzes, case studies, essays, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention assignments and written exams, while , and blue-book style exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly positive about his lectures, fairness, and organization, while some students warn that .

Main concern

are easy or completion-based.

What students said

“The work is easy, but there is a lot of it.”
POLISC-250
“Assignments and but very constant.”
POLISC-250
“ .”
POLISC-250

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews praise clear expectations, flexible deadlines, and , but and writing.

Main concern

The main online concern is a heavy workload in accelerated or fully online sections.

What students said

“The workload was insane and , so keep that in mind before enrolling.”
POLISCI150
“Quizzes and study guides of the material on the tests.”
POLISCI150
“Late work can be submitted with no penalty.”
POLYSCI290

Exam style

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Exam style varies because many students find the , while as intense and memorization-heavy.

Written Response ExamsStudy GuidesQuestion PoolFlexible Late WorkHeavy Writing

Assessment risk

Varies

61/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention written response exams, blue books, memorized paragraphs, and outlines of possible questions, with .

Written Response ExamsBlue Book ExamsStudy GuidesPossible Questions Provided
“the you have to write quite a lot for only 80 minutes.”
230
“You must memorize 140-150+ sentences based on the study guide and write full paragraphs from memory in 80 minutes in a provided blue book.”
POLISC-250
“For the midterm and the possible questions you can complete it beforehand and then copy and paste the pre-written answers.”
230

Online

Online reviews clearly mention exam study guides, question pools, and heavy written responses, with open-book rules.

Study GuidesQuestion PoolWritten ExamsHeavy Writing
“he literally gives us the question pool so we could be ready for it on the test.”
POLISCI150
“ and lots and LOTS of writing”
POLISCI150
“he gives you the so you can prep really well.”
POLISCI150

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is one of the my opinion.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting teaching quality, grading fairness, workload, and ; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“His lectures are entertaining and pretty funny.”

⚖️

88/100

“his grades also aren't based off of accuracy they're based off of completion”

📚 Workload Load

34/100

“The workload was insane and , so keep that in mind before enrolling.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is truly awesome and extremely passionate about his lectures and his students.
  • Lectures are interesting and engaging to listen to.
  • Professor Striepe prepares you well for them and the exams!

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • No late work penalty even on the exams, and is an
  • and
  • Late work can be submitted with no penalty.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Exams

  • There is a lot of reading + writing, but I did learn a lot.
  • and lots and LOTS of writing
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 27 recent reviews across online and and mostly consistent patterns.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLISCI15011 reviews
2308 reviews
POLISC-2506 reviews
POLYSCI2902 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 8 · A 14 · A- 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1