AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Gabriela Shapiro

POLISCI15022840 · POLI150 · POLISCI1 · POLISC1501417 · POLSCI150 · POLISCI150 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want an engaging professor and are willing to participate, keep up with Canvas work, and study for manageable tests.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging lecturesCaringExtra creditParticipation mattersMostly fair grading
  • Students overwhelmingly praise her passion, humor, and ability to make political science engaging.
  • Grades are usually manageable with , and .
  • A few students found the workload tedious or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students earned high grades and mention , easy grading, and manageable tests, though one review says A-level work may not guarantee an A.

, and no online reviews are available.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The course is approachable because lectures are engaging and tests are manageable, but , and .

Only in-person reviews discuss the course experience.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but participation and lecture attention clearly help performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and helps students succeed.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

and mostly manageable grading make the course grade-friendly, despite one .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

60/100

Workload is manageable but , and some tedious assignments.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students repeatedly describe her as passionate, engaging, funny, caring, knowledgeable, and supportive.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears balanced across Canvas assignments, quizzes, participation, readings, tests, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive, with students praising her engaging lectures, care, humor, and opportunities.

Main concern

Some students report .

What students said

“Professor Shapiro is one of the .”
POLI150
“ if you study and pay attention to the lecture.”
POLISCI1
“she's a .”
POLISCI150

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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Tests are described as manageable with studying and lecture attention, while reviews do .

Manageable TestsStudy Lecture NotesCanvas QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and the need to study notes, but do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, or closed-book rules.

Manageable TestsStudy Lecture NotesCanvas QuizzesExtra Credit
“ if you study and pay attention to the lecture.”
POLISCI1
“A lot of online quizzes and tedious assignments”
POLI150
“Look over book and .”
POLI150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Shapiro is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“She is extremely passionate about what shes teaching, and she made me interested in something I wasnt sure Id enjoy.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ . Shapiro!”

⚖️

78/100

“Showing to class is not important plus she gives a lot of ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are interesting & engaging.
  • She is passionate about her teachings and really gets the class involved.
  • She has a sense of

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • if you study and pay attention to the lecture.
  • super easy, and she's an .
  • You can expect to have to put in "A" level work for a B or a C in the class...

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

  • She really cares about her students and does everything she can to help them pass the class.
  • She's professional in class and kind, if her students .
  • Professor Shapiro has the biggest heart.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews across several years are detailed and mostly consistent, with a small number of grading and workload complaints.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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