AI Rate Professor

Political Science

L Ross

POL1 · POLI1 · POLSC1 · POLISCI1 · GOVT1 · POLPOL · ENG92 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you will read weekly, use , and study beyond lectures for the harder exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit heavyWeekly quizzesTests can surpriseInteresting lecturesMixed difficulty
  • Most students find her caring, energetic, and able to make politics interesting.
  • Weekly quizzes and help, but .
  • Outcomes range from easy A with steady work to tough C grades for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many say do the work and you are fine, but and lower grades despite effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content can feel easy with reading and quizzes, yet critical-thinking tests raise the intellectual bar for some.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

; expectations are inconsistent across terms.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Strong majority recommend her for energy and care, tempered by a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and clear criteria help, but a and harsh.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly chapter quizzes, reading, and most.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Often described as caring, knowledgeable, and engaging, with some criticism about tangents and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

65/100

; one English section used essays with no tests.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person POL and related classes show a mostly loved professor with , and occasional complaints that exams feel disconnected from lectures.

Main concern

A minority warn that self-teaching.

What students said

“She is a really nice professor. There are , but the and kinda tricky.”
POL1
“When the in lectures and very difficult.”
POL1
“This was a very easy class. She gives you plenty of time to turn in and if you don't get an A, you are a fool.”
POL1

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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Quizzes are often easy if you study, while and less lecture-aligned.

Weekly chapter quizzesPop quizzes possibleCritical thinking testsExtra creditLimited study guides

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report easy weekly quizzes but .

Weekly quizzesTricky testsExtra creditBeware pop quizzes
“the and kinda tricky. The , if you study.”
POL1
“When the in lectures and very difficult.”
POL1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is a really nice professor. There are , but the and kinda tricky.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, balancing strong praise with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“AMAZING! Super helpful and cares about her students.”

⚖️

48/100

“When the in lectures and very difficult.”

🎁 Buffer

70/100

“But she gives a lot of .”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes a boring subject fun and interesting
  • relates everything in the book to things currently happening
  • goes on relevant tangents sometimes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , if you study
  • and kinda tricky
  • as long as you read and do your work, guaranteed A

Theme 3

⚠️ Critical Warnings

  • don't do it. She hardly lectures
  • This class is one where you basically have to teach yourself everything
  • Don't expect her to know your name by the end of the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews across many years with both praise and criticism provide a detailed, mostly consistent picture.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLI19 reviews
POL14 reviews
POLISCI12 reviews
11 review
ENG921 review
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GOVT11 review
POLPOL1 review
POLSC11 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values