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History

Jaime Cruz

HIST12 · HISTORY11 · HISTORY12 · HISTORY10 · HISTO11 · HIST42 · HIST11 · HIST10 · 95 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want critical ethnic-history perspectives and will read; avoid if you need polished, engaging lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReading HeavyStudy Guide ExamsPassionate but TangentsMandatory AttendancePolarizing Lecturer
  • Do the readings and study guides and many students call the class an easy A.
  • empowering and eye-opening for some, slow, stuttering, and off-topic for others.
  • online-ready.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Study and many report A grades if they read and .

Mostly in-person evidence; limited online comments also stress study guides.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

Content is accessible with , though volume can feel high.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is taken daily and skipping is .

In-person is strict; one online review reports a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

About six in ; love him for perspective or leave over lecture style and personality.

In-person is deeply polarized; online sample is small and negative-leaning.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Often fair if ; some call .

Format shift

Mainly in-person reports.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly readings plus reflection papers and study-guide prep; not endless busywork but not light.

Format shift

Similar reading demands online and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Deep content knowledge and passion clash with stuttering, tangents, and uneven classroom management.

Format shift

In-person has both 5-star passion and 1-star engagement reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Midterm and ; exams matter most with study guides provided.

Format shift

; online also uses midterm/final study guides.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and very mixed lecture enjoyment.

Main concern

Boring or .

What students said

“If you study & follow the guide, you will get an A. Don't rely too much on the bad reviews in here!!”
HIST10
“Professor is not engaging, he stutters and goes off topic all the time.”
HIST10
“ and with a time limit for exams and midterm”
HIST10

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Few online reviews and unbearable lecture style.

Main concern

Long stuttering lectures and .

What students said

“He provides study guides for mid term and final. Participation is a big thing. and caring.”
HIST10
“ because he stutters uncontrollably or lost in thought. !”
HIST10
“he dropped from the class with a W with not warning at ALL. The reason being having excessive absences”
HIST12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

guided by provided study guides.

Study GuidesHandwritten Essays From MemoryMidterm and FinalReflection Papers

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are frequently handwritten essays from memory with study guides.

Handwritten Memory EssaysStudy GuidesTimed ExamsReflection Papers
“The mid-term and order to get an A do the study guides and memorise them.”
HIST10
“ and with a time limit for exams and midterm”
HIST10

Online

and participation without clear proctoring tool details.

Study GuidesParticipationHeavy Reading
“He provides study guides for mid term and final. Participation is a big thing.”
HIST10
“Test heavy, So ”
HIST12

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“IF YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY LEARN HISTORY, THIS IS THE CLASS TO TAKE. PROF. CRUZ MAKES LEARNING HISTORY INTERESTING AND ENGAGING.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and split lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

📘 Study Guide Path to A

74/100

“He provides you with a midterm and and you will do well.”

🗣️ Polarizing Lectures

40/100

“His lectures are long and boring. and he takes it everyday.”

🔥 Critical History Lens

80/100

“Cruz allows you to see history from an ethnic perspective which is often overlooked.”

🚪

15/100

“ , and punctuality, so don't be late or absent.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very passionate about history and offers different historical perspectives
  • he stutters and goes off topic all the time
  • His lectures can really change your perception of the world

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy class to pass if you keep up with the readings
  • As long as you read you
  • , but he's an if you just prove to him you did the reading

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • !
  • don't be detoured by his stern demeanor
  • he is racist. Once I met him outside of school and he complain about Chinese peoples and black peoples

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

95

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over a long span with , and polarizing lectures support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 521
3 out of 59
2 out of 57
1 out of 521

Course coverage

HIST1039 reviews
HIST113 reviews
HISTORY102 reviews
HISTORY112 reviews
HIST121 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 5 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1