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Joan Gonzalez

HIST130 · HIST115 · HIST131 · HIST117 · HIST103 · HISTORY117 · HIS117 · HISTORY103 · HIS104 · HIST118 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other history option and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderGrades Hidden Until EndRude CommunicationHeavy Reading LoadUnclear Expectations
  • Recent online reviews are , and grade visibility.
  • She is a and paper load and little room to recover mid-term.
  • and debates, but overall recommendation rate stays low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and hidden scores mean an A usually takes sustained hard work with .

; online reviews emphasize grades hidden until the end more often.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and strict discussion rules make the content and pace feel demanding.

Online and ; online often lacks lectures and relies on videos and books.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory, and tags like Skip class? You won't pass. appear repeatedly.

In-person sections stress debates and presence more; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 30% would take again, and most recent comments urge students to pick anyone else.

A , but online sentiment is strongly against taking her.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and students often feel punished for .

Format shift

Online reviews stress delayed and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Multiple books, frequent discussion posts, and short terms.

Format shift

; online adds dense discussion and paper requirements with little lecture support.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

, and little teaching beyond posts or videos.

Format shift

In-person historically has stronger lecture praise; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Discussion boards, essays, and exams alone.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely discussions and papers; some in-person sections add debates and lecture follow-ups.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some students loved debates and lectures, while others reported rudeness, missed classes, or little real instruction.

Main concern

, and uneven teaching quality can still make the class stressful.

What students said

“I was originally scared because of her score, but once you're in her class, she's amazing!! Her lectures were interesting and made time FLY.”
HIST-130
“Professor Gonzalez was extremely rude and uncaring about her students. She ignored questions, and missed 8 classes in total”
HIST118
“She is a great professor who really loves her work. She .”
HIS117

Remote format

Online

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely described as rude, delayed, and opaque, with grades often hidden until the end and .

Main concern

Hidden grades, harsh last-minute criticism, and impossible.

What students said

“The worse professor you could ever take. She never lets you see .”
HIST131
“This instructor is hard, unappproachable, and doesn't welcome questions. I find her to be excessively sarcastic and very rude to students.”
HIS117
“RUN! This professor was awful! She is rude and extremely unresponsive/delayed in ”
HIST115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and reading-based quizzes or finals rather than clearly student-friendly open formats.

Discussion BoardsEssay HeavyReading Based QuizzesFinal Based On Book

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and some book-based finals; proctoring details are not clearly described.

In-Class DebatesLecture Follow UpsSo Many PapersBook Based Final
“with her you will have to talk because she does debates. Debates are very interesting and also make sure your paying attention in class because you will have lecture follow ups.”
HIST118
“ . She , which sucked.”
HIST131

Online

, and delayed feedback; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Discussion BoardsSo Many PapersGrades Hidden Until EndReading Based Work
“She is very specific about the really the only real assignments in the class besides two tests.”
HIST131
“ . You do a but you can't use opinions, historical facts, plot lines, events, biographical information, or summarize info”
HIST-130

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Choose another professor!!! She never lets you see .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (33 online, 17 in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

28/100

“There is absolutely NO teaching. All she does is post links and articles to view.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

📉

18/100

“She grades hard and takes a very .”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“3 mandatory books to read, your not allowed to turn stuff in on the due date must be 1-2 days before it's do or you don't get full credit.”

Theme 1

😠 About Communication & Tone

  • very rude and demeaning to her students
  • extremely disrespectful and
  • excessively sarcastic and very rude to students

Theme 2

📊

  • You won't see your grade for the is over
  • She closes out the semester with ungraded assignments so you are left in the dark
  • gives a lot of

Theme 3

📖 About Workload & Teaching

  • Get ready to read
  • . You basically teach yourself
  • Syllabus is a mess, just restating the same thing in different sections

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

59

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning years, with strong consistency on toughness, tone, and grade opacity, give high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 537

Course coverage

HIS11710 reviews
HIST11710 reviews
HIST13110 reviews
HIST-1305 reviews
HIST1035 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

15

B+ 2 · B 13

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

12

Audit/No Grade 2 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 1