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Philosophy

Miguel Balboa

PHIL3ONLINE · PHIL1 · PHIL1488 · PHILOSOPHY3 · PHIL5 · PHIL3731 · PHIL3 · PHILPHIL · PHILCRIT · PHIL4 · PHIL3717 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and can handle vague instructions; be cautious if you need tight structure.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLaid-Back PhilosopherEasy GraderMovie ClipsUnclear OnlineCritical Thinking
  • In person he is often fun, funny, and easy if you show effort.
  • Communication and organization complaints cluster around older online-style offerings.
  • Papers, quizzes, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and As for effort and presence.

Both recent online and As; clarity issues do not always block grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Philosophy and logic can feel abstract and challenging, even when the teacher is laid back.

Online recent reviews find it doable with reading; in-person difficulty varies by course.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Often no strict roll, though attendance and .

; in person often flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Strong fans and strong critics leave recommendation contingent on format and tolerance for vagueness.

Recent online is strongly positive; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students repeatedly call him an and flexible late work.

Format shift

and in person when communication works.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Readings, online quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats mention reading and papers; load is moderate.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Charismatic and clarifying for .

Format shift

Recent online teaching is praised; older poorly supported sections tank the average.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Papers, quizzes, and cases dominate; .

Format shift

Assignment-heavy pattern appears across formats.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many love the humor and ; older remote-feeling sections slam him as MIA and unclear.

Main concern

, and surprise papers in poorly run sections.

What students said

“Only 3 writing assignments and a and tests. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE!!”
PHIL3
“He's an so you'll pass pretty much no matter what but the class is such a waste of time”
PHIL5
“This teacher is MIA. .”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Recent online PHIL3 , and an easy A with reading and quiz appeals.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“amazing professor, I , and now I can say that I want to get more philosophy classes.”
PHIL3
“An easy 'A' if your willing to put in effort.”
PHIL3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments lean take-home quizzes and strict proctored exams.

Take-home quizzesOnline quizzesPapers over examsQuiz appealsOccasional midterm/final paper

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and early paper review for near-perfect scores.

Take-home quizzesPapersMidterm sometimesEarly paper feedback
“Only 3 writing assignments and a and tests.”
PHIL3
“turn in and he'll tell you what else to write, turn it back in and get nearly 100 every time.”
PHILCRIT

Online

Online students report quizzes you can dispute and .

Quizzes with point appealsReading required
“if you mess up on quizes you can argue a question and ”
PHIL3
“If you do the .”
PHIL3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“An easy 'A' if your willing to put in effort.”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 reviews (2 online, 34 in person), contrasting easygoing in-person energy with older remote organization failures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“He was probably the best teacher I've had at the JC. ”

👍 Recommendation Rate

58/100

“ IF AT ALL POSSIBLE!!”

📉 Organization Risk

30/100

“ . Never gets back to you, and .”

⚖️

76/100

“He's an so you'll pass pretty much no matter what”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super laid back but teaches a lot of fun interesting stuff.
  • Great use of film clips to illustrate logic/critical thinking.
  • He makes it easy to learn difficult material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do all the and study a little for the exams and you could get an A.
  • Symbolic Logic is a hard class. Over half of our class dropped out
  • Only 6/7 total graded assignments, which he grades very easily.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • I've had
  • Prof. was MIA for weeks, no responses
  • Surprise final project - 1500 word paper

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-six reviews across years provide a historically weak remote communication.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 59
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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