AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Steven Reti

PHILO150 · POLIS150 · PLSCI150 · POLISC150 · POLIS101 · POLI150 · POLYS150 · HIST111 · POLSCI150 · POLISCI150 · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
92.5%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you want a supportive professor and can handle regular writing.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and flexibleEasy graderWriting heavyClear expectationsHighly recommended
  • Students overwhelmingly praise Reti as kind, fair, and unusually flexible.
  • Grades are very easy if , and readings.
  • The main tradeoff is frequent writing, especially online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

An A is very reachable because and most work is opinion-based writing, though students still .

Online evidence is strongest for easy A claims, while and participation.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

The and often beginner-friendly, but reading and writing volume keeps it from being effortless.

Online students report more writing volume, while and easier engagement.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

78/100

Attendance and participation help, but reviews .

, while online reviews focus on completing weekly work.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and easy to succeed with.

Both formats are highly positive, with and in-person reviews highlighting classroom warmth.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

94/100

Students repeatedly say he grades easily, , and rewards completed opinion-based work.

Format shift

Online reviews contain the clearest easy-grading evidence, while .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

The work is manageable but , and research assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews report .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently describe him as , and helpful.

Format shift

Online students praise organization and feedback, while in-person students emphasize enthusiasm and kindness.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades are , and limited tests.

Format shift

Online assessment is strongly assignment-based, while .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews emphasize engaging , and participation without harsh pressure.

Main concern

Students should show up, participate, and be ready to write.

What students said

“ as long as you show up and do the work.”
PLSCI150
“He is very enthusiastic when teaching and encourages everyone to participate, but never forcefully!”
POLISCI150

Remote format

Online

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews describe an easy but writing-heavy course with , and strong support.

Main concern

The , and discussion posts.

What students said

“easy A with and , and free textbooks.”
POLISC150
“We do write a lot of papers, but they're super easy if you read the chapters and look at his PowerPoints.”
POLISCI150

Exam style

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Exam evidence is student-friendly overall, with many online sections using essays or no tests and as straightforward when study guides are used.

Essay ExamsNo Quizzes Or Tests In Some Online SectionsStudy GuidesStraightforward Multiple Choice In Person

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and straightforward tests, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Study GuidesMultiple Choice TestsShort Essay Prompt
“He provides study guides for tests as well as and very straightforward with a short essay prompt”
PLSCI150
“ if you do not review the study guides.”
POLIS150

Online

Online reviews mention essays, discussion boards, and in some sections no quizzes or tests, but they do .

Essay ExamsNo Quizzes Or Tests In Some SectionsDiscussion Boards
“ ”
POLISC150
“All of the assignments and " .”
POLYS150

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“ .”

📈 Easy A Potential

92/100

“You really have to try hard to fail this class.”

📝 Workload Reality

58/100

“The main portion of this class is basically a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is unbiased when teaching, a great listener, and the class is very straightforward.
  • He cares about his student!
  • He and communicates effectively ahead of time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • as long as you show up and do the work.
  • The that hard)
  • He grades very easy on the essays!

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • A lot of writing but easy prompts!
  • There are about 3 written assignments and 1 discussion each week.
  • There is a lot of work involved but for those that !!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

91

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years give consistent, detailed evidence about grading, workload, teaching style, and format differences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575
4 out of 512
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

37

A+ 14 · A 22 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1