AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Blake Respini

PS1 · POSCI2 · POLI1A · POSCI01 · POLI1 · POSCI101 · PLSC210 · POSCI1 · POLS1 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you like politics and can keep up with and writing every week.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy ReadingLots of WritingLecture TyposPassionateWorkload Heavy
  • Political science and writing for a lower-unit course.
  • Students split on whether grading is fair or inconsistent, with frequent complaints about typos in lectures.
  • Passionate teaching helps motivated students, but many warn the workload is excessive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is reachable if you stay on top of weekly work, but reading and writing volume make it far from automatic.

Online comments include both free A with diligence and tough inconsistent grading; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Intro politics content is readable, but long lectures, dense reading, and and time load.

and writing more than abstract theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others report flexible or .

Online reports ; in-person comments are less consistent.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

, yet motivated students who like politics often praise the learning payoff.

Recent online reviews skew more critical; older in-person and mixed reviews are warmer.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Some students call him not tough and late-work friendly, while .

Format shift

Online reviews more often say tough or vague; some in-person and older notes call him fair.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Repeated reports of , and more hours than other classes combined.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strong in both online and in-person accounts.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students credit passion and learning value, but typos, bias, and .

Format shift

Praise for passion appears in both formats; organization and typo complaints also span both.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and a smaller set of tests or finals rather than pure exams.

Format shift

Online leans paper-heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and older mixed-format reviews , and frequent spelling or organization issues.

Main concern

Reading and writing load is high and lecture notes can be error-filled.

What students said

“Week 3 lecture notes was 53 pages of slides.”
POSCI1
“ and final.”
PLSC210
“I HAD TO STUDY AT LEAST 15 HOURS A WEEK JUST TO GET A B!”
PS1

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections involve long lectures, lots of reading and , and complaints about typos and .

Main concern

Workload and easy online credit.

What students said

“He is passionate about teaching, but expects WAY too much work from you for a 3 credit intro class.”
POSCI1
“does not try to communicate on how .”
PLSC210
“Just stay on top of the weekly assignments and you will earn an A.”
POSCI1

Exam style

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Assessment often centers on writing and than strict proctored exams.

Take-Home MidtermsStudy GuidesWriting HeavyFew Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, and take-home midterms with heavy writing overall.

Take-Home MidtermsStudy GuidesFew Tests
“A few tests and the final. and final.”
PLSC210
“he made all the !”
POLI1A

Online

Online evidence focuses more on papers and weekly assignments than proctored exams; .

Weekly AssignmentsPaper Heavy
“Just stay on top of the weekly assignments and you will earn an A.”
POSCI1
“ .”
POSCI1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is passionate about teaching, but expects WAY too much work from you for a 3 credit intro class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 , and learning payoff. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

28/100

“I spent more time on his class than my other 3 combined.”

🔥 Teaching Passion

55/100

“Respini is a really good professor. He is passionate about politics and makes it interesting for all of his students.”

✍️ Writing Heavy Path to A

52/100

“easy to get an A if ur willing to write a lot”

🤔 Mixed Recommendation

42/100

“ if you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Love Blake. and clear.
  • He also imposes his opinion about the government and society in the lecture notes.
  • His lectures have entirely too many typos in it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I HAD TO STUDY AT LEAST 15 HOURS A WEEK JUST TO GET A B!
  • Just stay on top of the weekly assignments and you will earn an A.
  • class is really hard, with numerous reading and writing.

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

  • Week 3 lecture notes was 53 pages of slides.
  • expects WAY too much work from you for a 3 credit intro class.
  • lots of reading and writing !

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews over many years with recurring workload and passion themes give solid confidence despite mixed tone.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

Course coverage

POSCI112 reviews
POLI13 reviews
POSCI23 reviews
PLSC2102 reviews
POLI1A2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1