AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Gary Castaneda

PLSC103 · PLSC101PLSC102 · PLSC120 · POLISCI103 · PLSC150 · PHIL103 · POLYSCI102 · PS103 · PLSC101 · POLYSCI101 · PLSC102 · POLY102 · POLISCI102 · PLSC1011178 · POLISCI101 · POLY101 · POLIS100 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
29.17%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you can stay quiet, master APSA citations alone, and tolerate a harsh classroom vibe.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCondescendingTough GraderAPSA SticklerLecture HeavyMandatory Attendance
  • Many students call him rude, condescending, and unhelpful when asked questions.
  • Course content is often described as easy, but and personality tank the experience.
  • and participation can feel risky if you disagree with him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Content can be easy and study guides help tests, but APSA citation stickiness and .

Both formats report easy material with ; online comments stress APSA more.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Students often say the political science material itself is straightforward if you attend and use study guides.

In-person and online both describe content as manageable; personality, not concepts, drives the pain.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

skip class and you will not pass, plus locked doors and point loss.

; in-person adds strict lateness rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and many reviews because of rudeness and unfair treatment.

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative; but still often warn students away.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and assignment directions.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize citation nitpicking; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lecture-heavy classes with journals, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online short-session classes feel especially paper-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some praise knowledgeable lectures and humor, but many more report condescension, ridicule, and .

Format shift

In-person has more praise for lectures; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and a citation-heavy research paper.

Format shift

Both formats use papers and tests; online adds frequent journal-style writing.

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

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews mix strong lectures with frequent reports of , and .

Main concern

Hostile classroom climate and .

What students said

“THIS WAS THE . If you don't agree with him he doesn't like you”
PLSC102
“If you have any kind of question it will be met with a rude comment.”
PLSC101
“Don't ask questions! Professor often times very short or rude”
PLSC102

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report , and little real teaching help.

Main concern

Condescending feedback and .

What students said

“This is perhaps the only professor that . There is .”
POLIS100
“ . Will be condescending and straight up RUDE.”
PLSC120
“he automatically because super RUDE and PETTY. Gave me unfair treatment and started giving me 0s”
PLSC102

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually track study guides and lecture notes closely, while the .

Study Guide Matches TestMultiple ChoiceLecture-Based ExamsResearch Paper

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and notes; papers still get heavy citation deductions.

Study Guide Matches TestMultiple ChoiceLecture Notes On Test
“He gives you the test questions 2 weeks ahead of time.”
PLSC101
“his study guides have the exact same questions as the test.”
PLSC102

Online

Online comments rarely detail proctoring; focus is on tough written work and .

Tough Written AssignmentsCitation Heavy
“The class itself (PLSC 2) isn't too difficult and you do learn a lot. .”
PLSC102
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PLSC102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I really don't like being negative, BUT THIS WAS THE .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

😤 Classroom Climate

28/100

“When you ask a question he makes you feel stupid for asking it.”

📝 Citation Obsession

30/100

“The only thing cared about are the citations and references.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ . college career.”

📚 Content Difficulty

64/100

“Overall the class is super easy just keep your mouth shut and smile.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His class is entirely lecture based and he demands students ask him questions
  • he is a bit strict about the directions/citations for the essay but thats it
  • he knows his stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • More than half of the
  • If you do the work and pass
  • He takes off a lot of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very rude and
  • Napoleon Complex
  • and very funny

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with consistent themes on personality, attendance, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 511
3 out of 57
2 out of 511
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1