Reviews of professor Andrew Pierce

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class consisted solely of reading the textbook and coming to class and taking very difficult quizzes. There was absolutely no class instruction (He doesn't lecture because he says its "not his strong suit") and you are forced to learn everything from the textbook (which is extremely boring).

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Pierce is my favorite POLS teacher so far. The readings are long and somewhat complicated but dont worry about the grades as he curves really heavily. He is knowledgeable and funny and genuinely cares about you learning. I really looked forward to going to his class

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Good professor, cool guy... but a lot of reading & quizzes. Hope you get a group that reads & likes you  peer evals (10%) & team challenges (20%). Test are worded very, very tricky, so make sure to read good. Somewhat difficult content, over complicated at times. Monday: quizzes/team work, Wed: Lecture, Fri: application assignment.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Monday: difficult quiz over readings. Wednesday: lecture, explaining why you were wrong. Friday: coding lesson. That's it. That's the whole class. Poli sci majors, if you need a theory and method class, don't take this one. That being said, he's a knowledgeable teacher, but his quizzes are difficult. Most of his tests are reused quiz Qs tho.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you want to go to law school, 100% take Dr. Pierce's class. This class helped me improve my LSAT score tremendously because of the application of certain principles rather than simply memorizing content. He's always open to helping out and his class was very enjoyable! Group discussion is encouraged and his tests are hard but super manageable!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor! So SO helpful! and takes a genuine interest in his students! Before class he would go around and talk to everyone and actually knew everyones name. Highly recommend. The content in his class is very interesting and informative about social issues. He does a great job at talking about pretty sensitive subjects in political science.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you want to have a more in depth knowledge and information on identity politics, I recommend Dr. Pierce. His class is structured so that we are able to learn the material in a more efficient way. There is a heavy load of reading, but it is very rewarding in the end. If you keep up with the reading and focus in class, you will do fine!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Weekly quizzes are the bread and butter of Professor Pierce's research methods class, so don't skip class or slack off studying regularly. Lectures are reasonably boring, but then again so is the class content so you can't blame him. I bet this guy's more entertaining outside of the classroom than in it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lots of group quizzes that count significantly so hope you get a group who actually reads.