Eric Fenrich

HIST17C · HIST1700 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

sparse and and a fast lecture pace.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFast LecturesUnclear InstructionsTest and Paper HeavyLocal History StoriesMixed Clarity

Only three reviews and they disagree sharply on whether lectures are great or too fast.
One and shifting assignment length expectations.
and and enjoyed local-history tangents.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

One A- with prep help, one B-, and one .

All ; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Reading and memorization load is real, but not described as unusually abstract beyond a fast lecture pace.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, and one does not specify.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Two of , but quality scores are mixed and one student strongly warns off.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and shifting length expectations appear in the lowest review; .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Tags and comments flag lots of , and memorization.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some love local stories and humor; others find lectures too fast and .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and and memorization.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Three in-person history reviews range from drop-worthy harsh grading to enjoyable storytelling with .

Main concern

and very fast lectures can leave students lost.

What students said

“ and grades very harshly: instructions said write a response paragraph but in class when they are due, says it needs to be 2 pages.”
HIST1700

“The midterm and ahead of time.”
HIST17C

“A lot of memorization but doable.”
HIST17C

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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early, but overall structure is traditional and reading-heavy.

Prompts given aheadMidterm and finalMemorizationPaper required

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One student found midterm and ; another describes heavy memorization and a .

Prompts given aheadTest heavyPaper

“The midterm and ahead of time.”
HIST17C

“Grade - 20% Midterm - 25% Paper - 25% Final 30% A lot of memorization but doable.”
HIST17C

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ and grades very harshly: instructions said write a response paragraph but in class when they are due, says it needs to be 2 pages.”
Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews with mixed signals on clarity and exams. Credibility rating: Low.

⚠️ Instruction Clarity Risk

32/100

“ and grades very harshly.”

🎯 Lecture Upside

48/100

“He also gave wonderful stories and his tangents were fun to listen to.”

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58/100

“The midterm and ahead of time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He lectures for the entire class and goes very very quickly.
He put local history in the context of the lecture.
He added humor whenever the lecture demanded it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Lots of .
A lot of memorization but doable.
Dropped the class midway through the semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews with conflicting tone, limited grade detail, and no multi-year consensus.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

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1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST17C2 reviews

HIST17001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Eric Fenrich

sparse and x x x x x and a fast lecture pace.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Varies

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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⚠️ Instruction Clarity Risk

🎯 Lecture Upside

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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F

No letter grade reported

sparse and and a fast lecture pace.

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