AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Daniel Gonzalez

POLISCIV01 · POLSV03 · V01 · ESRM03 · POLIS1 · POLSV · POLISVO1 · POLSV01 · POLSCI · POLSVO1 · POLSCV01 · POL1 · POLS · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
73.08%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Great GE easy-A choice if you do the and can tolerate a and some organizational quirks.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AStudy Guide Equals TestCurrent EventsGroup ProjectLots of Reading Online
  • Widely known as an easy political science option with study guides that match exams.
  • discussions, quizzes, and .
  • Recent online reviews are more mixed on organization, flexibility, and tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

91/100

, and high A rates make an A very achievable with basic follow-through.

Both online and ; online recently has a few tougher-tone outliers.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Content is basic POLS/current events with limited conceptual depth for most students.

and quizzes; in person is lecture and discussion light.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory, others are flexible online, and older reviews emphasize just showing up.

Online is more flexible overall; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and engaging current-events talk, tempered by organization and group-project gripes.

; recent online reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

84/100

Study guides mirror exams, discussions grade easily, and .

Format shift

In person is consistently generous; online mostly lenient with occasional tough comments.

Workload

Light

76/100

Main work is readings or quizzes plus discussions and .

Format shift

Online has more weekly quizzes and discussions; in person is lighter day to day.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Students like current-events energy and approachability, but organization, tangents, and recent tone issues pull him below excellent.

Format shift

In-person older reviews are warmer; online reviews more often flag unorganization.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and a large group paper or presentation.

Format shift

Online leans quizzes and discussions; in person emphasizes study-guide exams and group papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person sections lean easy with , and a large group paper, often letting students leave early.

Main concern

and some find lectures tangential or boring.

What students said

“He gives you a study guide for midterm and and answers are the same as the and youll be good.”
POLSVO1
“Super easy class! Bought the textbook and never once did I open it to use.”
POLSCV01
“THE !”
POLSV01

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online POLS is usually easy A territory with , and , but organization and due-date handling draw more complaints lately.

Main concern

Occasional passive-aggressive grading comments, due-date glitches, and uneven flexibility.

What students said

“Amazing first professor. Lots of reading, but the textbook is free and online. ... Easy to get an A.”
POLSV01
“If wanting to take pols at VC, professor Gonzalez should be your first choice.”
POLSV01
“he is not flexible or . He left passive aggressive comments under assignments, graded tough”
POLSVO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

or study guides with answers provided in advance.

Study guide equals examMultiple choiceQuizzes from readingsGroup paperTake-home or open study materials often

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; group research papers replace or reduce finals in some terms.

Study guide equals testGroup research paperCurrent events discussionOften no finalExtra credit
“the questions and answers are the same as the and youll be good.”
POLSVO1
“ prior to the test. . No HW.”
POLSCV01

Online

Online exams are large multi-choice sets built from prior quizzes; discussions and .

QuizzesMidterm and final multi-choiceDiscussion postsReading-based testsExtensions sometimes available
“both 100 multiple ”
POLSV01
“test questions are the same as the practices, so .”
POLSV01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy to get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (16 online, 34 in , and group-project tradeoffs. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reputation

91/100

“Easy to get an A.”

📘

88/100

“He gives you a study guide for midterm and and answers are the same as the and youll be good.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“If wanting to take pols at VC, professor Gonzalez should be your first choice.”

🗂️ Organization Tradeoff

45/100

“My biggest gripe with him, was his lack of organization.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy to get an A.
  • Super easy class!
  • Take if you want easy work

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes his class interesting especially when things are going on in the world
  • Talks current events in beginning class, then lectures.
  • his lectures are very informative and interesting.

Theme 3

👥

  • THE !
  • One group project at the end of the semester, 30 page research paper and presentation.
  • but overall good dude.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years and both formats give a large, detailed, and mostly consistent Easy-A profile with known tradeoffs.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 516
3 out of 512
2 out of 57
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 8 · A 19

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3