Paul Franco - Bowdoin College

Professor: Paul Franco
Department: Political Science
College: Bowdoin College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: GOV012
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
objectively perfect professor. paced the class well so that I felt challenged yet never overwhelmed. go to all his office hours he loves getting to know his students. fun guy.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: GOV012
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Franco is the best. He knows the texts and thinkers he teaches but he welcomes divergent opinions in student interpretation. Tough grader, great guy.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: GOV245
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Franco is one of the best professors that I've had at Bowdoin. He's dangerous to anyone who has fixed ideas about politics, particularly if they're expecting an easy grade on their way to law school. If you're curious and self-reflective, though, he's exceptionally good.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: GOV245
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Phenomenal. Best professor I had at Bowdoin.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: GOV200S
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The man. Hey, no one said college was supposed to be a breeze, right?
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: GOV012
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Franco is charismatic, engaging, and very helpful. Not to mention he's a genius. If you're willing to work to your full potential, he's the perfect professor. I had him for a freshman seminar and it was by far my favorite class that semester.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: GOV317
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very obvious that he changed an A- into B+ on a final exam and even admitted it when confronted about it, although he refused to correct the "mistake".
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: GOV
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Had him for Modern Political Phil. - he really sparked my interest in the subject. he was really hard grader though, earning an A is an ultimate challenge.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: GOV108
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
great freshman seminar. obvious that he is really excited about political philosophy (almost overwhelming sometimes). class discussions are great. he's a tough grader, but also very willing to help you outside of class, and when you go to meet about a paper, you find yourself staying late to talk about lots of other stuff too.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: 240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Franco is an excellent and inspiring professor. I learned so much in his class. He grades pretty tough but will let you show him drafts beforehand.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: 240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he's an awesome guys & really enthusiastic in class. i had to take the class for my major, but i'm actually glad i did b/c although pol. phil. can get boring, plato, aristotle, etc are people to know before i graduate, with any other prof. this class would be miserable, he makes it bareable at least, reasonable workload, tough grader B's possible
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: GOVORSUCH
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Franco scores again!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: GOV
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Franco has become my major.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: GOV210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
...he will smile in your face and give you a D... stay away
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: GOV
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Boring...
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: GOV
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Best professor at Bowdoin.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: GOV246
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I've taken four classes with him -- he's such a great professor! Challenging, demanding, and not an easy grader, but his classes are always very interesting, lots of debate, and he's always available out of class for help on papers and stuff.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: GOV
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: GOVT241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great Professor
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: GOV
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
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