Reviews of professor Rafael Mota

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hands down one of the most unorganized professors I have ever had. Lectures are very confusing and hard to follow as he jumps from topic to topic and gets flustered when he doesnt know what to say. Let out class early a few times because he "did not know what to teach." Grades essays harshly when the formats and details required are not even clear.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mota is a good professor, the class covers a lot of material and very abstract concepts so it's not an easy A at all. There's some extra credit opportunities and if you get on his good side and he sees you're interested in the class he will definitely help you out and go over stuff with you. Could be more organized, still a good professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Thought this class would be interesting, totally regret taking it with him. Says that he is willing to help students but barely answers his email and is never straight forward with what he wants. Lots of reading and essays you have to write just for him to give you a random grade anyway. Could get away with missing class every now and then.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is literally the worst professor I have ever had! Read the class description online and sounded really interesting but the first day of class Mota said that he changed the entire course and we would not be learning what the description said. He gives you scholarly articles 50 pages or more a week and a group presentation AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Mota gets a bad rep because he seems tough but he's really accessible and flexible outside of class. He can be a bit confusing in lecture but read the assignments and follow his notes and you'll definitely be fine. The papers can be hard but he gives lots of feedback and you do 2 drafts. Would love to take again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The material is difficult but if you are persistent than you will do fine in this class. Yes, Prof. Mota is a tough grader but he will sit down with you and go over papers/take home tests with you if you put in the time and work. He gets a bad rep often because students aren't willing to put in so much work for a 100 level class. Great guy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Mota is a great person outside of class and is pretty young considering he is a Professor. I thought this course was going to be related about Philosophy, rather it was more related to ALS. The class was still interesting just be prepared to write a decent amount of papers. Sometimes he explained the topics well and other times barely.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Absolutely horrible professor. This guy is unbelievably disorganized and it is shocking to me that he has a job at this school. He is also an open Marxist and his entire course consists of him trying to indoctrinate the classroom. Truly a bizarre experience. I do not recommend taking any course with him