Rafael Elizalde

POL1 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 95.45%
Difficulty: 1.4

The decision

Must-take POL1 for an easy A with fun lectures if you keep up with light weekly work.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAmazing lecturesEasy AChill and relaxedClear grading criteriaHilarious

Nearly universal Easy A with , and
Lectures are engaging, real-world, and respectful of all political views
but ; keep up and an A is realistic

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Students repeatedly call it easiest A ever with easy essays, quizzes, and if you simply complete the light work.

Both formats report easy As; and A+ grades.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

91/100

Content is beginner political science with relaxed lectures and never anything too hard.

; online still describes the class as fine and fairly easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

while others say it is not mandatory; missing too much can hurt.

; in-person reports are split between mandatory and optional.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Nearly every student would take him again for , and an easy high grade.

Recommendation is overwhelming in person; online sample is tiny but not negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

, and many A or A+ outcomes with .

Format shift

In-person students emphasize generous easy As; -.

Workload

Light

86/100

Short weekly assignments, about three essays, and .

Format shift

Online adds chapter reading and four reading responses but still light overall.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise passionate, hilarious, real-world lectures and a respectful open classroom.

Format shift

; online is thinner but still positive on care and clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and news analyses more than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Same assignment-heavy pattern online and in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person POL1 is widely called super easy with , and easy quizzes; students rave about passion and chill vibe.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Dude is awesome. Easiest A ever.”
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“Great lecture and an easy A!”
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“Super easy class - 3 very easy essays - quizzes very easy, one per week”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online POL1 is still easy with reading, weekly quizzes, and a few reading responses; but .

Main concern

You must keep up with reading and quizzes; .

What students said

“Fairly easy if you keep up with the , and quizzes.”
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“His class was fine”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly easy quizzes and .

Short weekly quizzesTimed short quizzesEssays with clear guidelinesOnline quizzes on own timeNo final in some sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and ; quizzes or tests can be online on your own time.

Three essaysShort weekly quizzesOccasional online quizzes or testsNo final in some sections

“ .”
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“Not a lot of assignments and and can be done on your own time”
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“Make time for the short quizzes, though, because of time limits.”
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Online

Online work is weekly chapter quizzes and reading responses; no webcam or Lockdown Browser is described.

Weekly 5-question quizzesReading responsesTextbook PDF

“Weekly 5 question quizzes based on the chapter. .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dude is awesome. Easiest A ever.”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 , and light workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Elizalde is very passionate about his teaching... lectures were thoroughly engaging and provided clear and precise material.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

94/100

“Easy A for sure as long as you do all of the assignments and .”

👍 Recommendation

96/100

“ ! Literally easiest class ever quizzes are not hard either!”

📚 Light Workload

86/100

“Short weekly assignments, 3 essays with questions given about a topic and you just answer in paragraph format.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures
Very fun and interesting. Very honest
Uses real life scenarios to teach, not the textbook

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Super easy class
Easiest A ever
As long as you keep up, you should easily pass with an A or B

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's cool, very chill
Caring
Respectful of both sides and cracks jokes

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

22 recent detailed reviews with strong grade and quality consistency support high confidence.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

POL122 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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