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Lesley Kawaguchi

HIS10 · HIST101444 · HISTORY10 · ENVRN14 · HIST14 · HIS14 · HIST10 · 137 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
31.43%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you want a brutal history workout and can protect your GPA; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy readingLots of papersGPA riskPassionate but harsh
  • Workload and reading are extremely heavy for a 3-unit class
  • Tough, slow, and
  • A minority say she transforms hard workers for transfer and upper-division success

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As exist but most students say you must over-work for modest grades under tough subjective standards.

Online and ; online fails and C grades are especially common.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Average difficulty around 4.4 with , and high expectations.

Both formats report extreme workload; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and warn skipping hurts your grade.

In-person often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Would-take-again sits near 31% with .

; in-person is polarized but still net negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

and many claims that effort does not yield deserved As dominate the record.

Format shift

Harsh in both formats; online comments emphasize failing many students.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Weekly multi-page readings, outlines, essays, and papers far exceed typical 3-unit load.

Format shift

Overwhelming online and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call lectures amazing and life-changing; .

Format shift

In-person is more mixed; online lean strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grade driven by weekly writing, outlines, papers, and .

Format shift

Both formats assignment-heavy; and midterms.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are lecture-and-writing heavy with mixed praise for passion and preparation versus frequent and overload.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“One of the hardest classes I have ever taken but definitely transformed me as a student”
ENVRN14
“STAY AWAY!!!! if you want to maintain a good GPA.”
HIS10
“She will ruin your GPA and you'll be stressed all semester long! Avoid!!”
HIST14

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections feel especially brutal with , and many failing experiences.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“DO NOT TAKER HER CLASS! and she fails so many students.”
HIS10
“Participation is extremely mandatory or you'll lose lots of that must be short essays with proper format.”
HIS10
“ unless that is the only class you're taking.”
HIST10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In-class essay exams and tough standards are common; reviews do not clearly prove Lockdown Browser or webcam rules.

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays, research papers, and high-standard writing exams.

In-class essay midtermsResearch papersHigh grading standard
“In Scholars we had 5 outlines w/mini essays which we then ; another essay; and a research paper”
HIST10
“lecture class with essay exams.”
HIST14

Online

Online evidence focuses on weekly discussion posts and .

Weekly discussion essaysTough essay gradingHeavy participation
“assignments every week that must be short essays with proper format. and she takes an extremely long time to grade.”
HIS10
“There are ever changing rule on posting comments (weekly discussion groups), she ”
HIST10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“STAY AWAY!!!! if you want to maintain a good GPA. She will ruin your GPA even if you work your butt off”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Shock

12/100

“WAY too much work for a 3-unit class. ”

⚖️

22/100

“It doesnt matter how hard you try you will never get the grade you deserve !”

🔥 Polarized Impact

70/100

“what I learned from Prof. Kawaguchi -- about history, how world around me works, how to study, analyze + learn, + about myself -- helped me immeasurably”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She is a but if you are willing to do the
  • Yes you actually have to earn an A...
  • She rarely gives As, and fails a *lot* of students.

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • you read A LOT
  • Lots of homework but I'd rather do that and tests.
  • Makes you buy 2 textbooks

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Her lectures are scattered and disorganized.
  • She is an amazing professor who is passionate about the subject of history.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

137

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years show consistent workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 536
3 out of 522
2 out of 518
1 out of 528

Course coverage

HIS1018 reviews
HIST1414 reviews
HIST1010 reviews
ENVRN143 reviews
HISTORY102 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 3 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1