Sarah Spengeman

PS105 · PSPOLI · PS103 · PS102 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
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Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you attend and stay on top of quizzes; expect more grind in some terms than others.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerWeekly QuizzesEssay-FriendlyHit-or-Miss WorkloadStudySpace Focused

Later PS102 students praise her as engaging and an easy grader with .
, and hard-to-get As.
Tests are manageable if , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many say As are doable with attention and StudySpace, but others say you must work hard and early terms felt A-unfriendly.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Intro content is approachable with lectures and notes, but and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and stress showing up for quizzes and discussion.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Most later reviews call her awesome or , while a .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Later classes call her an ; earlier ones report strict papers and point-based grading with no cushion.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and final are common; a few call it more like a 5-unit load.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students praise passion, discussion, and , though some say she reads PowerPoints and is slow with feedback.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, homework, essays, midterm, and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person poli sci courses with , and essays; many students find her passionate and fair once they use StudySpace.

Main concern

Workload and daily quizzes and no .

What students said

“ . Really enjoyed taking her class in the Fall.”
PS102

“ if u listen in class.”
PS102

“She grades the ! and NO !”
PS103

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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and ; prompts are often shared early and StudySpace helps.

Midterm and FinalEssay Prompts Given EarlyQuiz HeavyStudySpace Helpful

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; students say reviewing quizzes and prompts makes them passable.

In-Person MidtermIn-Person FinalEssay ComponentWeekly Quizzes

“ !”
PS102

“She also tells you exactly what the .”
PS102

“For the and follow the instruction to prepare the essay question, which will be given advanced.”
PS103

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dr. Spengeman is an awesome professor! though lectures are long, she does a good job of keeping the class awake.”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews (2010-2015), highlighting teaching passion, quiz load, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Professor Spengeman is a wonderful instructor and really makes the class interesting.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

68/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“Her class really does seem more like a 5 unit class! She and assignments!”

📝 Getting the Grade

58/100

“u just hav to pay attention, she covers most of he material. if u listen in class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She really gets into her lectures, very passionate about this subject
She makes sure everyone in class participates w discussions
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You have to work really hard for an A
Super easy!
Hard to get an A. Is a 3 units class, but is more work than a 5 units one!

Theme 3

📝

JUST USE STUDYSPACE!
she even lets you show her a rough draft beforehand
and NO !

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 detailed in-person reviews spanning 2010-2015 show mixed but recurring themes; grades rarely reported and all data is older.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 56

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

PS1027 reviews

PS1034 reviews

PS1052 reviews

PSPOLI1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Sarah Spengeman

x x x x x x if you attend and stay on top of quizzes; expect more grind in some terms than others.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Reality

📝 Getting the Grade

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you attend and stay on top of quizzes; expect more grind in some terms than others.

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