Rachel Petrocelli

HIS39 · HIST101 · HIST22 · HIST32 · HIST34 · HISTORY38 · HISTORY39 · HIST39 · HIST33 · HISTORY · HIST38 · HIS33 · HIST398 · HIS38 · HIST1 · HISTORY22 · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 66/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 71.43%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you will read, write, and want deep history learning; skip if you need a low-effort GE.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturesHeavy ReadingClear ExpectationsSassy PersonalityCritical Thinking Focus

Many call her inspiring, knowledgeable, and among the best history professors at SMC.
Heavy reading and .
some love her sass and clarity, others call her rude or GPA-risky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

As and A-pluses are common when you read and write well, but papers and .

Almost ; the one online review is moderate.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is college history with and critical writing rather than pure memorization.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

72/100

and passion despite personality and workload friction.

Recommendation is driven by the large in-person set.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

and clear guidelines help, but papers and .

Format shift

and tough paper grading.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and occasional bluebook work.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Strong praise for and critical thinking, offset by some rudeness complaints.

Format shift

Teaching praise .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of reading-based online tests, essays, discussions, and some timed bluebook exams.

Format shift

and paper detail.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly praise engaging lectures and transferable skills, with a vocal minority citing rudeness and .

Main concern

Sass, fast lectures, and .

What students said

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HIS39

“If you value .”
HISTORY

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online review notes cool but sassy tone and .

Main concern

What students said

“this class had an incredible amount of reading”
HIST101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and ; others use timed essay or bluebook finals graded strictly.

Open Book Online TestsBluebook FinalTimed Essay TestsReading Based

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report and timed essay or bluebook finals in others.

Open Book Online TestsBluebook FinalTimed Essay Tests

“She .”
HIST33

“The tests were horrible though, and shes a .”
HIST22

Online

The single online review .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ . She really knows her stuff.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, nearly all in-person history courses plus one online section. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

76/100

“Her class was an eye opener, I was transformed by it.”

📚 Reading Load

34/100

“she assigns a ton of but you have to read alot of it.”

⚖️

50/100

“Receiving an A is not easy, but its doable.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“If you like history, you must take her class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

, and interactive
she is very passionate about the topics discussed
She's funny and very cool. An absolute must!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

she is a
and
If you value .

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

TOO much sass
She is kinda tough on the papers but she will help you!
plain rude

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with , and polarized personality, though mostly older in-person data.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 14 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

C- 2

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Rachel Petrocelli

x x if you will read, write, and want deep history learning; skip if you need a low-effort GE.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

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.

🎯 Teaching Passion

📚 Reading Load

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💬 About Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

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F

No letter grade reported

if you will read, write, and want deep history learning; skip if you need a low-effort GE.

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