AI Rate Professor

Political Science

James Manstrangelo

POLI222 · POLS222 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you put in work and communicate, risky if you need structure and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizingHelpful when you trySyllabus inconsistencyMixed clarity
  • Two older reviews split 5/5 vs 1/5 quality.
  • Praise for support and motivation clashes with criticism of clarity and syllabus drift.
  • Difficulty stays moderate-to-easy overall.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

He helps struggling students but will not lower the bar if , so an A still takes effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Difficulty averages about 2.5/5 and one student found the class approachable and fun.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

60/100

, but one student said he makes you want to come to class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Equal extreme praise and extreme criticism make recommendation highly student-dependent.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Supportive if you engage, but standards stay firm for students who do not work.

Format shift

In-person only; no grade outcomes reported.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Not described as heavy; focus is on doing the .

Format shift

In-person only; limited workload detail.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

One student loved his support and energy; another could not follow ideas or the syllabus.

Format shift

Conflicting in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Assessment mix not specified beyond general classwork expectations.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one calls him a great fun teacher who helps motivated students, another says he is horrible at sticking to a syllabus and explaining ideas.

Main concern

Inconsistent organization and communication quality.

What students said

“Great Teacher, is willing to work with you if you are having problems with the class of subject matter.”
POLI222
“Horrible teacher who can't stick to a syllabus to save his life.”
POLS222

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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Reviews .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

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“But he will not lower the bar if you are not willing to do the work.”
POLI222
“ but cannot express those ideas in a way that many students can actually comprehend.”
POLS222

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great Teacher, is willing to work with you if you are having problems with the class of subject matter. But he will not lower the bar if you are not willing to do the work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 conflicting in-person reviews (2011-2012); credibility Low-to-Medium due to small sample and polarity.

⚖️ Polarizing Experience

50/100

“Horrible teacher who can't stick to a syllabus to save his life.”

🤝 Supportive If You Try

70/100

“Great Teacher, is willing to work with you if you are having problems with the class of subject matter.”

🗣️ Clarity Concerns

40/100

“cannot express those ideas in a way that many students can actually comprehend.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Over all a fun teacher and makes you want to come to class and do the work.
  • Horrible teacher who can't stick to a syllabus to save his life.

Theme 2

📈 About Effort & Standards

  • he will not lower the bar if you are not willing to do the work.
  • but cannot express those ideas in a way that many students can actually comprehend.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only two reviews from 2011-2012 with polar opposite tones; useful signal but low modern reliability.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

POLI2221 review
POLS2221 review

Reported outcomes

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