AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Trevor Nakagawa

POLSC1 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want a strong instructor who rewards consistent effort in political science.

Best fit · Effort For RewardResponsive FeedbackPushes LimitsDo the WorkTop Notch OnlineClear Expectations
  • High-quality teaching with
  • Content is demanding but manageable if you stay on top of assignments
  • Both online and in-person students praise instruction when effort is applied

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students can earn an A by completing the work, but he pushes limits and does not hand out free grades.

Online reviewer earned an A with ; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Difficulty ratings and comments describe a course that pushes limits and rewards prior knowledge plus steady work.

Both formats rate difficulty around 4 and emphasize doing the work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Online review explicitly lists attendance as mandatory; .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Students call him awesome and top-notch when you put in the work, with no strong detractors.

Positive tone is consistent across the one online and one in-person review.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

An A is attainable with full effort and .

Format shift

Only the online review reported a grade (A).

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and summer pacing mean steady effort is required.

Format shift

Online summer section felt more intense; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and solid instruction in both formats.

Format shift

; in-person also says he taught well.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Forum posts, essays, homework, and .

Format shift

Evidence comes mainly from the .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students say he teaches well and the class becomes easy once you do the work.

Main concern

Prior knowledge helps, but skipping work will hurt.

What students said

“Taught well. but you have to do the work to make it in the class.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online summer section was rigorous but and .

Main concern

Expect heavy work and .

What students said

“He was extremely responsive and gave thorough and and misc. assignments.”
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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize assignments and .

Assignment HeavyLimited Exam Detail

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

detail.

Online

Online comments focus on forum posts, essays, and .

Forum PostsEssaysHomework
“thorough and and misc. assignments”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Trevor Nakagawa is an awesome instructor. He was extremely responsive and gave thorough and and misc. assignments.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews (1 online, 1 in person), highlighting teaching quality and workload. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Top notch instructor.”

📚 Work Required

42/100

“do the work and its easy, depending on how much you know before hand, you might cruise, but better to do the work”

💬

90/100

“He was extremely responsive and gave thorough and and misc. assignments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • awesome instructor
  • Top notch instructor
  • Taught well

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Effort

  • he definitely pushes your limits
  • you have to do the work to make it in the class
  • do the work and its easy

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only two dated reviews spanning 2011-2016 limit confidence despite consistent positive teaching tone.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLSC12 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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