Natasha Ramos-Bernal

POL110 · PYSC101 · POLISCI110 · POLY110 · POLI103 · POLYS110 · POLSCI110 · POLYSCI110 · PS110 · POLS110 · POLIS110 · POLY1 · POLLS110 · POLY101 · POLYS101 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 56/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 57.89%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

Take her only if you can stay on top of and assignments; , but organization and workload complaints are common.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyLots of readingPractice quizzes match testsGoes off topicHeavy homework load

Many students get good grades if and keep up with readings.
Lectures often go off topic and can feel long or unorganized.
Workload spikes hard in short-term or online formats with daily reading and papers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Practice quizzes often match exams and many report As, but , and .

and heavy daily work; in person evidence focuses more on practice quizzes and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is intro political science, but volume of reading and .

Online short-term sections feel much harder due to daily chapters; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as mandatory while others say missing is fine if you get notes elsewhere.

; older in-person comments are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half praise her kindness and easy path to pass, while others warn about disorganization and overload.

; several 2020 online reviews are strongly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

, but some and long exams.

Format shift

Online complaints include topic disputes and ; in person grades often track study-guide effort.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent reading, articles, videos, papers, and .

Format shift

Online and 4-week sections report extreme daily work; regular term in person is heavy but more manageable.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate and sometimes entertaining, yet , and drifts off topic.

Format shift

In person emphasizes tangents and lecture length; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and one or more papers depending on term.

Format shift

Some and retakes; older in person is more test and lecture based.

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

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person she is often described as kind and passionate, but lecture-heavy with tangents; and .

Main concern

Long lectures that drift off topic and tests that may not match class discussion.

What students said

“Just be prepared to read a and canvas but its so easy”
POL110

“easy class. . great professor. just follow her instructions and you will pass her class easily.”
POLS110

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections mix kind support and with , and uneven organization.

Main concern

and last-minute Canvas dumps can overwhelm working students.

What students said

“Gives ”
POL110

“literally uploads tedious, long assignments to canvas the very same day they are due”
POLIS110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often multiple choice pulled from study quizzes, with , though .

Practice quizzes mirror testsMultiple choice examsTake-home exams sometimesRetake attempts reportedLong timed tests reported

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students often say tests follow practice quizzes or the book, with and some long closed-style exams.

Practice quizzes match testsTake-home finalMultiple choiceLong exams reported

“easy class. . great professor.”
POLS110

“The , but I sugguest doing them because ALL of the questions on the exams are from the .”
POLS110

Online

Online comments mention multiple test attempts and heavy quiz or reading-based work; .

Multiple test attemptsCanvas assignmentsReading-based quizzes

“Gives ”
POL110

“ and shes gives a lot of work but if you dont let it pile up youll be fine”
POLS110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you have to take POLS110 take her. Just be prepared to read a and canvas but its so easy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing praise for kindness and and organization complaints. Credibility rating: High.

📚

32/100

“Shes giving a ton of videos and articles everyday,on top we read a 20+page chapter everyday.”

🎯 Quiz-to-Test Path

70/100

“ALL of the questions on the .”

🔀 Mixed Recommendation

55/100

“Mrs. Ramos-Bernal is an amazing professor. If you have to take POLS110 take her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She talks way too much and goes off topic
and makes the class very entertaining
lectures are lecture heavy, hard not to fall asleep

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Do the quizzes and you'll for sure get an A
lots of work and reading but she does give good knowledge

Theme 3

🗂️ About Organization

and lazy

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with , and quiz-based tests support a solid read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525

4 out of 59

3 out of 54

2 out of 55

1 out of 57

Course coverage

POLS11024 reviews

POL1104 reviews

POLIS1103 reviews

POLLS1103 reviews

POLISCI1102 reviews

Show 11 more courses

POLY1102 reviews

POLYS1012 reviews

POLYS1102 reviews

11 review

POLI1031 review

POLSCI1101 review

POLY11 review

POLY1011 review

POLYSCI1101 review

PS1101 review

PYSC1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1

Natasha Ramos-Bernal

Take her only if you can stay on top of x x and assignments; x x x x x x x x, but organization and workload complaints are common.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 x x x

🎯 Quiz-to-Test Path

🔀 Mixed Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🗂️ About Organization

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

Take her only if you can stay on top of and assignments; , but organization and workload complaints are common.

📚