AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Thomas Masterson

POS12 · USGOVPOS2 · HISTORY101 · HIST2 · POS02 · POL2 · C3297 · USGOV · POS2 · PSOO · POS002 · C4203 · C5647 · 95 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
26.32%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless you are comfortable with , and very picky grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderMandatory AttendanceMemorization HeavyUnclear DirectionsGroup Project Risk
  • Most students describe and the group project.
  • Getting an A appears possible but , and exact formatting.
  • Teaching reviews are sharply negative because many , and hard to connect to the material.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires exact memorization, strong attendance, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The course content is not always described as conceptually advanced, but the , and grading precision make it feel difficult.

All difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

as graded and important enough that skipping class can damage the grade.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

27/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and boring lectures outweigh his occasional helpfulness.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

14/100

Students repeatedly describe grading as nitpicky, word-for-word, and unforgiving on tests and group projects.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

There is often little or , but , and a major group project create a high workload.

Format shift

In-person reviews consistently frame the workload as test and .

Teaching experience

Poor

31/100

Students often call him smart and sometimes helpful, but many , and not useful for learning.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades appear , and one major group project, with .

Format shift

and the group project as the main grade drivers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews consistently describe a lecture-heavy class with , and a risky group project.

Main concern

The main risk is losing points for exact wording, formatting, attendance, and .

What students said

“ so your and in which you have to memorize word for word and he will mark off if words are missing and if it's even out of order!!!”
POS2
“He's a nice teacher, and respectful. Lectures are pretty boring. He is a .”
POS02
“you basically decide your grade in this class. If you study, you'll get an A, if not, you get an F.”
POS2

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 describe exams as heavily memorization-based with strict word-for-word short answers, but they do .

Memorization TestsShort Answer ExamsWord-For-Word AnswersStudy GuidesGroup Project

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, study guides, and exact memorization, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring rules.

Memorization TestsShort Answer ExamsWord-For-Word Answers
“Everything has to be memorized word by word for the test.”
POS02
“The and short answers. MEMORIZE THE SHORT ANSWERS.”
C5647
“ .”
POL2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I have never had to work so hard for a bad grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

31/100

“He doesn't know how to lecture, much less teach. .”

⚖️

14/100

“ because each word answer must be word for word correct.”

📚 Effort For Grade

28/100

“I worked my ass off and got a 70% so beware”

👍 Recommendation Level

27/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are pretty boring. He is a .
  • Masterson Does not actually teach he spends 45 minutes writing on the board then turns around and asks if we have questions on what he wrote the class before.
  • Had Masterson in 2012 and could not stand him!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Tells you on day 1 he doesn't give A's and goes out of his way to make that happen.
  • If you study, you'll get an A, if not, you get an F.
  • This is not an easy class so think twice!

Theme 3

🧪 About Tests And Projects

  • The , etc rather than the content itself.
  • There is and .
  • The and .

Theme 4

❤️ About Personality

  • He is very smart BUT and everything is extremely hard to navigate in his class.
  • Masterson is a but a great guy.
  • Masterson is a and if you need help on anything he will gladly give it to you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

95

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 in-person reviews over many years with , and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 515
3 out of 517
2 out of 518
1 out of 519

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

13

C+ 2 · C 6 · C- 5

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1