Sondra Ricar

HUM1B · HUMAN001A · HUMANA · POLTI1 · POLISCI · HUM001A · HUMN1A · POLSC001 · HUM1A · HUMN001B · HUMANITIES1A · HIST17B · POLI001 · POLI1 · HUMAN001 · HUM1B2500 · HUMAN1B · HISTO17A · POLISCIHUM01 · POLIT001 · HIST17A · POLI10 · POLIT1 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 42.11%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can commit serious weekly writing and reading; skip if you want a light GE.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy reading loadWord-count gradingWriting intensiveOrganized online modulesEssay exams

, and many writing tasks
A is common if you hit word counts and deadlines, but many say the
Online reviews stress time sinks; in-person and older political science

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As appear when students complete all posts and readings, but missing work or .

Online leans word-count passable; as tougher.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Ideas are not advanced theory, but volume of reading and writing makes the course feel hard for a GE.

Online short terms amplify difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online is mostly asynchronous participation; and category rules.

; several in-person reviews imply show-up matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Would-take-again is low-to-mid because workload outweighs organization and .

Some online students love structure; many GE-takers in .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, but essays and category minimums are often strict.

Format shift

Online word-count grading is softer; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Repeated tags and quotes describe tons of reading, multi-part nightly work, and long discussion posts.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy load; .

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and engagement; others call her critical, biased, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Strong online communication praise coexists with in-person personality clashes.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly discussions, quizzes, document assignments, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussions and timed essays; and long finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and hybrid-labeled , and often strict category grading; some students love her energy while others report harsh essay marks and .

Main concern

and category-based fail rules can punish otherwise solid overall averages.

What students said

“Final is 4 hours, 2500 paper comprehensive. She is a lot of work.”
HUM1A

“ ! You can be a historian and still get a bad grade!”
POLIT001

“Sondra is GREAT! All you have to do is follow the directions, do the reading and homework”
POLISCI

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online humanities/ but extremely writing-heavy with , and timed essay exams often graded largely on effort and word count.

Main concern

Massive weekly word counts and elective.

What students said

“it's not worth stressing out over having to post 1100 words for every discussion”
HUM1B

“every week she assigned 5 writing assignments that were graded solely on number of words written”
HUM001A

“not graded by grammer, just make word count and put in time”
HUMN1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments center on timed essays and writing tasks rather than proctored multiple-choice risk.

Timed essay examsQuestions given beforehandOpen discussion participationPop quizzesLong paper final

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasionally very long paper finals; reviews do not clearly prove lockdown or webcam proctoring.

Essay examsPop quizzesLong paper finalCategory grading

“Final is 4 hours, 2500 paper comprehensive.”
HUM1A

“There are .”
HIST17B

“min 4 pages.”
POLIT1

Online

plus weekly quizzes and discussion posts; proctoring software is not clearly described.

Timed essay examsQuestions beforehandWeekly quizzesDiscussion word counts

“The questions are given berforehand. The rest of ”
HUMN1A

“The some theme you were learning.”
HUMAN001A

“ and .”
POLI10

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This is the most work out of any course I've ever taken and it's a basic elective humanities course.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (24 online, 26 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

22/100

“having to post 1100 words for of that”

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55/100

“Grades responses ONLY on word count, not content.”

💻 Online Organization

75/100

“Sondra was the .”

⚠️ Recommendation Caution

45/100

“ because it's not worth stressing out”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and on topic.
She can come off as rude, but if you reach out .
she definitely makes political science way more fun than it should be.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Extremely easy class but TONS of homework.
if you do all of the work and show her you understand the topic, you will pass.
! You can be a historian and still get a bad grade!

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
So many papers

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across online and themes despite mixed likeability.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532

4 out of 518

3 out of 58

2 out of 58

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

B+ 5

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

F 1

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Sondra Ricar

x x x if you can commit serious weekly writing and reading; skip if you want a light GE.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Workload Overload

✍️ x x

💻 Online Organization

⚠️ Recommendation Caution

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can commit serious weekly writing and reading; skip if you want a light GE.

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