AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Judith Lawton

POLI9 · POLS001 · POLI1 · POLISCI1 · POLY1 · POLI · POLISCI · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
67.57%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Doable for an A if you stay organized, but expect and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLate gradingGet ready to readExtra creditEasy if you keep upPolarizing lectures
  • Many students earn As if they stay on top of , and deadlines
  • Chronic late grading and , especially online
  • Lectures and political-bias comments split the room; older reviews often call the class passable with study guides

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students who complete readings, discussions, and quizzes often land As, aided by and study guides.

Online and in-person both report easy As if work is done; online complaints .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is introductory political science with lots of reading, but concepts are rarely described as intellectually brutal.

Both formats call content manageable; online feels heavier due to volume of weekly assignments.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as mandatory for success, while many online sections .

Online as optional; in-person reviews frequently say skipping hurts.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

About two-thirds would take her again for the easy path to a solid and boring-lecture complaints.

Recent online sentiment .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many As and , though .

Format shift

Online students ; in-person more often say fair.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly readings, discussions, quizzes, and easy.

Format shift

Online accelerated terms feel especially heavy on reading and due dates.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Caring and clear for some, absent or painfully boring for others; .

Format shift

Online recent reviews stress absence and ; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Steady mix of discussions, quizzes, projects, midterms, and .

Format shift

Online leans assignment-heavy; and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

guides to boring long lectures; many still say show up, do the work, and you pass.

Main concern

Long boring lectures and occasional bias complaints can tank engagement even when grades stay fair.

What students said

“Overall really easy class as long as you do your work. The only thing is that it took her forever to grade things.”
POLI1
“Gives study guides and so .”
POLI1
“Her lectures are way too long and boring”
POLI1

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are often described as manageable busywork with weekly posts and quizzes, but recent reviews hammer end-of-semester grading delays and .

Main concern

while grades arrive extremely late, making it hard to correct course mid-semester.

What students said

“She grades very late, some of my stuff from week 3 was barely graded as of week 16.”
POLI
“gives too much to read & doesn't grade until of end of semester!”
POLI
“ and you'll get an A.”
POLI9

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are usually manageable if you read and use study guides; reviews do .

Midterm and finalQuizzesStudy guidesDiscussion posts

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes with study guides posted, often easy if you prepare.

Study guidesMultiple examsQuizzes dropped
“Gives study guides and so .”
POLI1
“Theres 3 exams & about 10 quizzes.”
POLI1

Online

Online students describe quizzes plus midterm and if you read; .

Online quizzesMidterm and finalReading-based tests
“There and the final, both super easy if you read.”
POLI
“1 midterm and 1 final, not hard if you read.”
POLI1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“An easy online class if that's what you're looking for. There are and discussion posts and quizzes so I suggest you really stay on top of that.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (17 online, 33 in , and lecture polarization. Credibility rating: High.

⏱️

30/100

“She grades very late, some of my stuff from week 3 was barely graded as of week 16.”

📗 Easy If Organized

78/100

“ and you'll get an A.”

😴 Lecture Polarization

45/100

“SOOOOOOOO boring, it was painful.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A
  • Overall really easy class as long as you do your work
  • two opportunities for

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • lots of small assignments

Theme 3

💬 About Teaching Climate

  • safe space where everybody could share their opinions
  • constantly finds ways to talk to you about very liberal ideas
  • She's a kind professor

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years and both formats, with , and easiness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 517
3 out of 57
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

POLI130 reviews
POLISCI17 reviews
POLI6 reviews
POLI93 reviews
POLS0012 reviews
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POLISCI1 review
POLY11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 6 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 8

C range

4

C 2 · C- 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2