Jose Maldonado

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AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 62.5%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if and follow the syllabus exactly; skip if you want deep, structured lecturing.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPaper heavyEasy A if you submitStrict formattingExtra creditReading required

Many students call the class an easy A if and weekly work are turned in on time.
Instructions and formatting can be picky, which frustrates some online students.
passionate and community-centered for some, movie-heavy or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Repeated easy-A reports if , and on time.

Both formats emphasize turn-everything-in for an A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Intellectual content is not usually described as hard; volume of reading and writing is the main challenge.

Online and in-person both lean easy, though some online sections feel busier with long papers.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

60/100

, especially when grade is paper-driven.

Several in-person and online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

and content, but a notable group would avoid him for teaching style or workload design.

Recommendation is more and heavy writing; in-person is also mixed on teaching depth.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many say easy or fair grading with and makeups, though formatting .

Format shift

Online students .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent multi-page papers, chapter summaries, readings, and .

Format shift

Both formats are paper-heavy; accelerated online terms feel especially relentless.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Some find him inspirational and clear; others say lectures are videos, late arrivals, or .

Format shift

Online frustrations center on instructions; in-person critiques center on movies and limited teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and projects, with few or no tests in many sections.

Format shift

Most online and ; a few older online notes mention exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person is often easy if and readings, but some say he plays long videos and teaches less actively.

Main concern

Students seeking rigorous in-class teaching may feel they only watch videos and write papers.

What students said

“Maldonado is an easy A.”
CHIC007

“He is frequently late and basically plays movies for every class instead of teaching.”
CHICANO37

“ so an easy A”
CHICANO02

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is assignment- and ; many find it easy if organized, while and heavy writing.

Main concern

and strict formatting can cost points even when content effort is solid.

What students said

“Professor Maldonado was easy. My only issue was that his prompts and structure of .”
CHIC002

“Excessive work and work must be turned in on his terms not at midnight like everyone else's .”
CHIC08

“I took this class during the winter and it was a breeze!”
CHIC052

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most sections are paper- and student-friendly if you write a lot.

Few or no testsResearch paper finalChapter summariesExtra creditDiscussion posts

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; many classes have no traditional midterm or .

7-10 page research paperWeekly assignmentsNo tests in some sections

“Final consists of a 7-10 page research paper.”
CHICANO7

“ . Just 8 papers, 5 discussion questions, and audio notes.”
CHIC37

Online

Online evidence emphasizes essays, modules, and discussions more than proctored testing.

Essays and summariesDiscussion postsMake-up work and extra credit

“ .”
CHICANO008

“ and he gives you time to make up work.”
CHIC08

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Maldonado is an easy A. He bases your grade off Research assignments, Class Discussions, small assignments, four 4 page Chapter summaries, and a 7-10 page essay final.”
Voice snapshots generated from 36 reviews, highlighting easy grades, heavy writing, and mixed instruction. Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Path

80/100

“easy A, ! very fair teacher! !”

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32/100

“You are writing long 4-5 page summaries, discussions, and a final of 7-10 pages.”

⚠️ Mixed Teaching Quality

62/100

“He is frequently late and basically plays movies for every class instead of teaching.”

📐 Formatting Picky

55/100

“he wanted all the syllabus.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This class is an easy A.
He's super chill and easy literally this class was an easy a as long as you turn in
Easy teacher! Easy A but always seems to give out B's instead!

Theme 2

✍️ About Workload

Get ready to do lots of research on the assignments.
Lots of so it should be easy to pass this class regardless.
He does give a lot of homework.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures connect history, identity, and activism in ways that feel personal and empowering.
He plays hour long youtube videos during the lecture which was pretty boring.
protect your peace.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-six reviews spanning many years with and clear positive-negative split.

Inside 36 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Jose Maldonado

x x x x x x if x x x x x and follow the syllabus exactly; skip if you want deep, structured lecturing.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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.

🅰️ Easy A Path

📝 x x x

⚠️ Mixed Teaching Quality

📐 Formatting Picky

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

✍️ About Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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

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