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History

Dylan Ellefson

HIST34 · HIST24 · HIST011 · HISTORY24 · HIST25 · ASIANHISTORY · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you already love East Asian history and can .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMonotone LecturesTough Paper GraderReads From BookTimed Essay ExamsOffice Hours Helpful
  • Many students find lectures dull, textbook-bound, and hard to stay engaged with.
  • Handwritten timed midterms and finals often leave students unfinished.
  • Office hours and and quiz scores for motivated students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

As are possible with notes, office hours, and heavy writing effort, but he is widely called a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and timed exams make the course feel hard and slow-moving.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

40/100

Reading and , and pop quizzes reward being in class for board notes.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Most students warn others off , and unrealistic timed writing loads.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Multiple students call him a and say essay expectations exceed class time.

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Essays, pop quizzes, reading, and .

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Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Monotone textbook lectures dominate; East Asia content is stronger but engagement is low.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Assessment centers on handwritten midterms and finals, essays, and pop quizzes.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and demanding, with long lectures, tough papers, and timed handwritten exams.

Main concern

Monotone delivery and unfinished timed essays frustrate students seeking transfer history credits.

What students said

“The most boring class ever! .”
ASIANHISTORY
“the midterm and the and most students don't finish in time.”
HISTORY24
“If , and his help will automatically improve your essay grade.”
HIST24

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

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Handwritten timed midterms and finals often cannot be finished, with .

Handwritten Timed ExamsIn-Class EssaysPop QuizzesTough Paper Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and timed, with essays and IDs that many cannot finish.

Handwritten Timed ExamsIn-Class EssaysPop Quizzes
“the midterm and the and most students don't finish in time.”
HISTORY24
“He expected my class to write a 3-4 page long essay ... Most of the students couldn't even write that fast.”
2485
“ and are in essay form.”
HIST25

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The most boring class ever! .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, , and timed exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

40/100

“His flat monotone voice and his lack of intrest in the class, will make you hate history.”

📝

32/100

“the midterm and the and most students don't finish in time.”

⚖️

30/100

“You may work a lot for .”

🛠️ Office Hours Help

60/100

“go to his office hours, and his help .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He reads directly from the book
  • lectures are extremely long.
  • once he starts to discuss East Asia, his eyes light up

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class was too hard
  • he is a .
  • and .

Theme 3

📝

  • most students don't finish in time.
  • 2 essays, 2 tests, some pop quiz.
  • if you attend class!

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

and directionally consistent on boredom and , but the sample is modest.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST252 reviews
HIST342 reviews
24851 review
ASIANHISTORY1 review
HIST0111 review
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HIST241 review
HISTORY241 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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