Instructor record · Law · Spring 2023 – Spring 2026

Bijal Shah

Law · 8 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

LAWS 6880only instructor on recordLAWS 77313rd of 4 instructors

What the overall is made of

89BC evaluations8 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

78thMore challenging than 78% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”8 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

82ndMore work than 82% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

63BC — “Workload”8 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The line

All 13 items · means across 8 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9039th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9573rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9253rd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9247th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9047th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8839th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8940th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8952nd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9476th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9053rd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6382nd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9278th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9054th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Class by class

2 classes · 8 sections

How each position is worked outPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

LAWS 6880 Dangers of the Administrative State: Advanced Topics in Administrative LawOvr93Chal51stWork78th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record

4 sections on record · course itself rated 85 out of 100. See the full board for LAWS 6880.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	100	95	80
Spring 2025	01	86	83	60
Fall 2023	01	93	78	—
Spring 2023	01	94	83	40

All 13 items for LAWS 6880

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9343rd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9780th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9345th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9449th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9251st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8830th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8926th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9148th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9678th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9148th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9151st pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8832nd pctl

LAWS 7731 Administrative LawOvr85Chal69thWork81st

On this class's board3rd of 4 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 78 out of 100. See the full board for LAWS 7731.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	01	87	80	80
Spring 2025	01	81	74	60
Fall 2023	01	80	77	60
Spring 2023	01	91	83	60

All 13 items for LAWS 7731

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8822nd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9349th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9137th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9026th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8934th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8929th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8832nd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9362nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9039th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6581st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9369th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9146th pctl

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.