AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Albert Ponce

ETH202B · HIS111 · POL101 · HIS101 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already share his politics and want activist-style lectures rather than neutral instruction.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolitical BiasPreachy LecturesPolarizingMandatory AttendanceGroup Projects
  • Majority of reviews accuse him of preaching ideology instead of teaching facts.
  • Grades and treatment often track whether students share his progressive views.
  • A vocal , and life-changing.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Many report low grades and say agreement with his politics matters more than effort for an A.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and , and dense political content make the course demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Most .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Only about a , and the dominant theme is bias and poor teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students report grades suffer if they disagree with his ideology, with many D and F outcomes.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Comments cite lots of , and group projects with few graded items carrying heavy weight.

Format shift

All workload comments come from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Most students say he preaches and rants rather than teaches, though a minority call him passionate and inspiring.

Format shift

All teaching comments come from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, participation, and homework rather than many exams.

Format shift

All assessment comments come from in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call him a biased preacher who tanks grades for dissent, while a smaller group calls him inspiring and caring.

Main concern

and repetitive, one-sided lectures.

What students said

“This guy doesn't know how to teach, he knows how preach-- and boy does he preach.”
POL101
“If you don't agree with and politic ideology don't expect a good grade.”
ETH202B
“Dr. Ponce has been one of the . He's inspired me to pursue political science as my major.”
POL101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews emphasize projects and , so .

Group ProjectsParticipation MattersGraded by Few Things

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a few heavily weighted assignments rather than proctored exams.

Group ProjectsParticipation MattersGraded by Few Things
“He's brilliant. He knows his subject matter. , but the few you do have are very important.”
POL101
“Ponce would not have the amount of students he has if it were not for prerequisites. His lectures are boring and repetitive, and he assigns a lot of homework.”
POL101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you don't agree with and politic ideology don't expect a good grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews, highlighting bias, teaching quality, and minority praise. Credibility rating: High.

📢 Ideological Bias

22/100

“When Ponce tries to preach about ideas, he'll always denigrate Conservative values, and promote Socialists ideas.”

👎 Teaching Quality

32/100

“This guy doesn't know how to teach, he knows how preach-- and boy does he preach.”

❤️ Minority Praise

90/100

“Dr. Ponce has been one of the . He's inspired me to pursue political science as my major.”

📚 Heavy Workload

32/100

“His lectures are boring and repetitive, and he assigns a lot of homework.”

Theme 1

📢 About Political Bias

  • If you don't agree with and politic ideology don't expect a good grade.
  • I gave Ponce a 2 on Clarity, because on everyone else.
  • If you're looking to spend hours of your time listening to Left Wing opinion, look no further.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This guy doesn't know how to teach, he knows how preach-- and boy does he preach.
  • Very little facts, objective insights, or useful information within Ponce's lectures.
  • Boring. All he does is ranting about how evil the police are.

Theme 3

⭐ About Supporters

  • He inspired me to do social change I love the class.
  • He's brilliant. He knows his subject matter.
  • I enjoyed the group presentations, as it really forces you to get involved with your classmates.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed, mostly consistent in-person reviews from 2015-2018 with and bias themes support a high-confidence read despite polarization.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

POL10111 reviews
HIS1112 reviews
ETH202B1 review
HIS1011 review

Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D- 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values