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History

Dennis Frisch

HISTORY2 · HST · HISTORY · HIST1 · HIST24 · HIST2HIST24 · HIST · HIST25 · HST25 · HST2 · HST224 · HISTHIST · HIST12 · HISTOR305 · HIST2 · HIST2AND24 · ASIANHISTORY · HIST42 · EASTASIAN · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you love history and will treat the class like a university seminar; otherwise pick someone else.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerUniversity-Level RigorEssay HeavyHardcore History MentorHarsh on SlackersTake-Home Term Papers
  • Extremely demanding history courses built around , and .
  • Serious history majors who work hard often call him life-changing and get As; casual students report GPA damage and misery.
  • Lectures are dense and analytical, not entertainment, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

As are possible with serious effort, thorough notes, and strong essays, but comments repeatedly stress this is not an Easy A.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

, and college-level essay expectations make content intellectually hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

, and missing lectures hurts essays that depend on his lecture material.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

History majors often call him essential and transformative, while many other students urge avoiding him completely.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Students report work, and little cushion for weak writing.

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Weekly multi-page study guides, heavy reading, and .

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Deep subject mastery and strong mentorship for engaged students, but .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

and term papers, with weekly quizzes and limited traditional timed tests.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

history majors praise deep analytical training and rewarding rigor, while many non-majors describe crushing workload, boring lectures, and .

Main concern

, and strict essay standards can tank GPA for unprepared students.

What students said

“This is NOT an Easy A class. I passed both of his classes with A but worked really hard.”
HIST24
“ terms of knowledge and sheer influence. His classes are NOT easy.”
HIST25
“ AND QUALITY OF LIFE.”
HIST2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and open-book quizzes rather than proctored closed-book exams, though content difficulty remains high.

Take-Home EssaysOpen-Book QuizzesTerm PapersStudy Guides

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections , and long term papers based heavily on lectures.

Take-Home EssaysOpen-Book QuizzesTerm PapersLecture-Based Papers
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HIST2HIST24
“GRADES ARE COMPLETELY .”
HIST25
“ 10+ pages (if u want an A).”
HISTORY2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Extremely challenging history classes that will teach you to think & understand history. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 , and major-only fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Depth

50/100

“ terms of knowledge and sheer influence.”

📚 Workload Intensity

18/100

“You get study guides for but sometimes they are 12 pages long. You'll probably spend between 3 and 7 hours on each.”

⚖️ Grade Reality

30/100

“This is NOT an Easy A class. I passed both of his classes with A but worked really hard.”

🚨 Warning for Casual Students

46/100

“ ! TRY TO FIND A DIFFERENT TEACHER! WILL MAKE YOU MISERABLE.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He knows SO MUCH.
  • He talks, and talks, and talks
  • His classes are NOT easy. If you are not a history major or hate history, don't bother.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I actually got an A+ on a 30-pg essay!
  • 95% of people got a C grade.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • read 90pgs a week
  • .
  • for the midterm and paper was 7+ pages in length.

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

45 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show , and major-only fit despite polarized quality scores.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 57
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1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

2

A+ 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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