AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Natalina Monteiro

POLSCI2112 · POLSC2976 · POLISCI1 · POLISCI · GLOB10 · PS125ETC · POLSCI1 · POLISCI7 · POLSC1 · POLSCI21 · POSCI1 · POLSC1682 · POLSC7 · POLISCI12 · GLOBAL10 · POLYSCI21 · PS1 · POLISCI2 · POL1 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
52.17%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Only take her if you need the course, will over-communicate, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing LecturerTough GraderHeavy ReadingDisorganized DeadlinesPassionate but Unclear
  • Students split hard between inspiring passionate teaching and .
  • Recent Global 10 reviews especially , and tough scoring on complete work.
  • Older political science sections more often praise her knowledge, humor, and office-hour help if you put in the work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but , and and luck with feedback.

Online recent reviews make the A path .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and and pacing demanding for many students.

; online adds deadline confusion on top.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

and participation, while as not mandatory.

; in-person more often expects presence and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation splits nearly down the middle between inspiring mentor and .

Recent online and some in-person Global 10 reviews are more avoid-oriented than older Poli Sci praise.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

and reports of 50 percent on complete timely work show harsh, sometimes opaque scoring.

Format shift

Strictness appears in both formats and is especially loud in recent online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and multi-page assignments stack up quickly.

Format shift

Both online and and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Passionate knowledgeable lectures impress some students, while disorganization and .

Format shift

In-person older reviews trend warmer; recent online and mixed Global 10 reviews pull the average down.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and finals all matter.

Format shift

; and participation weight.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many love her passion and stories, while , and organization weak.

Main concern

, and inconsistent clarity can still frustrate students who show up and complete work.

What students said

“Horrible Professor... Instead of explaining to me about the and pasted the instructions”
GLOBAL10
“Prof Monteiro is an INCREDIBLE teacher... she was absolutely lovely.”
POL1
“Show up and read from the CPA and get an A.”
GLOB10

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews skew more negative lately, , and weak communication, with a minority still finding her caring and .

Main concern

and late or opaque grades make online Global 10 high-risk.

What students said

“ and . I reached out weeks ago for feedback and she still hasn't responded.”
GLOBAL10
“She is vague and , and all around unorganized. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS.”
GLOBAL10
“she genuinely cares about her students, and wants to see them succeed.”
GLOBAL10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequently called hard and not .

Hard TestsTextbook Plus LectureOpen Book SometimesUnpredictable Content

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and films and are often tough enough that study and participation feel required.

Hard Tests and QuizzesLecture BasedTextbook BasedFilms on Tests
“The , and in-class films.”
GLOB10
“ and quizzes but not a .”
GLOBAL10

Online

Online students report difficult tests, sometimes open book, that still require heavy textbook reading and can include untaught material.

Hard TestsMostly Open BookTextbook DependentUnclear Alignment
“ and not based on the slides so you need to read the textbook (mostly open book tho).”
GLOBAL10
“For all 3 tests, she included material we didn't study or work on as an assignment”
POLSC7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 mixed online and .

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

52/100

“Dr. Monteiro was the first SMC professor I ever took, and she has undoubtedly been the best.”

📉 Recent Frustration

20/100

“Professor Monteiro is absolutely the .”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“The (very time consuming).”

🔥 Passion Praise

80/100

“She is very passionate about political science and she knows her stuff.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate about what she teaches
  • tends to drift of-topic and talk about irrelevant stuff
  • hilarious stories to tell

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • so make sure you write alot
  • if you stay ontop of the work and do its a pretty easy A tho

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • original due date

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven reviews across many years and both formats show a durable polarized pattern, not a tiny sample fluke.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 512
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

GLOBAL1014 reviews
POLISCI15 reviews
POL13 reviews
POLISCI23 reviews
POLSCI13 reviews
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POLSCI21121 review
POLYSCI211 review
PS11 review
PS125ETC1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 5 · A 11

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4