AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Sparks MacKey

POLI101 · POLIS1 · POLI1 · POLISCI1 · P1 · POL1 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you are strong at multiple-choice memorization and will live by the study guide; otherwise expect a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExam-HeavyStudy Guide DependentStrict ClassroomPolarizingNo Homework
  • , and final, often with a .
  • Study guides help some students to an easy A and .
  • Strict rules on phones, food, and and clarity.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some students get an easy A from study-guide definitions, while and poorly aligned with guides.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is introductory political science, but lecture pace, group work, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as required, with strict phone and punctuality rules and little tolerance for absences.

; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Recommendations and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

; , but many call tests hard, strict, and weakly matched to guides.

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Workload

Light

78/100

; workload is mainly reading and preparing for exams.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some praise real-world expertise and ; others call class boring, vague, or unhelpful.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

and final, with almost no homework weight.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, little or , and a strict classroom culture that splits students into fans and strong critics.

Main concern

Hard or unpredictable exams and .

What students said

“There is , but your grade .”
POLI1
“easy A if you follow her study guides. !!!”
POLI1
“ .”
POLIS1

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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Assessment is almost entirely multiple-choice style exams with study guides of uneven usefulness.

Multiple ChoiceStudy GuidesDropped Lowest ExamExam-Only Grade

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

lowest exam, and mixed reports on test fairness.

Multiple ChoiceStudy GuidesDropped Lowest Exam
“ , and finals. .”
POLI1
“ was a 4.0 student and got a B in her class)”
POLI1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“easy A if you follow her study guides. !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, highlighting exam dependence, study guides, and strict rules. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She explains very well in class and .”

📝

88/100

“There is , but your grade .”

⚠️ Polarized Recommendation

46/100

“ !”

📋 Study Guide Path

54/100

“This class is an easy A if you read the text book and follow/understand the study guides she provides.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr MacKey knows her stuff and really makes .
  • She's rude and .
  • She tries to make it as fun as possible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • all i did was write the definitions to the study guide vocabs and passed with an A.
  • If you're good with .

Theme 3

📏

  • doesn't allow you to use your phones or eat in class.
  • If going.
  • turn off those phones and come to class on time or she will say something to you!

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

and personality, giving solid but polarized signal.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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P11 review
POLIS11 review
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POLISCI11 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

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C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

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F

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