AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Robert Hager

POLISCIENCE · POLITICALSCI1 · POLISCI001 · PS17252 · POLISCI1 · PS17727 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Avoid unless you want a high-effort political science course with and little support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard graderBoring lecturesSarcastic answersHeavy workloadTough attendance
  • Students repeatedly call him a and say an A is nearly impossible
  • Lectures are often boring with sarcastic responses to questions
  • , and several students explicitly say avoid him

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Multiple students say an A is virtually impossible and that .

Online review states A is virtually impossible; and detailed writing.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

High difficulty ratings and comments , and detailed writing make content hard.

Both online and in-person call the class hard and heavy on work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

At least one review says he makes you come or .

Attendance pressure is clearest in in-person comments; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students explicitly would not recommend him due to sarcasm, workload, and .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Described as a seem correct.

Format shift

; online stresses impossible A.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report lots of , and .

Format shift

Online review says a lot of work; in-person notes detailed writing.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some credit subject knowledge, but , and responses sarcastic.

Format shift

Both formats report boring lectures and sarcasm.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and detailed writing or discussion work drive the .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews emphasize hard grading, mandatory-feeling attendance for , and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He is a ”
POLISCI001
“If I were you I would not suggest taking this class.”
POLISCIENCE

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

boring lectures, massive work, sarcastic answers, and nearly impossible A.

Main concern

Getting an A is described as virtually impossible with heavy workload.

What students said

“Getting an A is virtually impossible.”
PS17252
“you're heading for A LOT OF WORK!!!”
PS17727

Exam style

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Exams and work demand detailed writing and .

Hard gradingDetailed written answersHigh difficulty

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Expect detailed writing on exams or discussions and .

Detailed exam writingHard graderAttendance points
“expects you to write alot in detail about the topic either in an .”
POLITICALSCI1

Online

; they focus on impossible A and heavy work.

Heavy workloadNear-impossible A
“Getting an A is virtually impossible.”
PS17252

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Getting an A is virtually impossible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (2 online, 4 in , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

⚖️

22/100

“He is a hwcw, answered everything correctly, still didnt get full points.”

📚 Heavy Workload

24/100

“you're heading for A LOT OF WORK!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • boring, does ppt
  • Lectures are pretty boring
  • If you have questions, you will get a sarcastic answer.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Getting an A is virtually impossible
  • Fairly hard class, mainly because he grades hard
  • Hard class, he is very strict

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews from 2005-2014 with and , though mostly older and thin on grades.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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