Eloy Zarate

WORLDHISTORY · HIS2B · HIST007A · HIST002A · CRN52651 · 2B · HIST2A · HISTORY7A · HIST7A2B · HIST · HIST2B · 1A · HIST007B · HIST002 · 2A · HIST7A · HIS7A · HIS1A · 372 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 53.92%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you will read weekly do all work on time and ; otherwise pick a less workload-heavy history professor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit HeavyLots of ReadingPolarizing StyleFree TextbookTough But Fair For Some

Abundant and free texts can protect grades if you keep up
and
inspirational to some and condescending or rude to others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Weekly can lift a B to an A but and volume mean you still must grind.

Online EC paths are clearer; some in-person still report never getting full credit.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Material is standard world or US history but and .

Summer online can feel easier with EC; compressed terms feel brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

54/100

and free resources; half warn to stay away over tone and workload.

Split is strong in both formats with slightly more recent online praise mixed with anger.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

46/100

Tough grader reputation is offset by frequent and .

Format shift

Online students mention weekly EC buffers; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Constant reading quizzes discussions and units.

Format shift

Online .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Engaging funny lecture videos for some; boring condescending or .

Format shift

Online video style divides opinion more than pure lecture delivery.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Weekly quizzes discussions reading and papers with EC; some test-heavy terms.

Format shift

Online emphasizes module quizzes and discussion boards.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person fans praise memorable lectures and high standards; and too much work for the units.

Main concern

and personality friction can sour an otherwise learnable class.

What students said

“Honestly, the . He cares so much about his students”
HIS7A

“He references ancient aliens as real history, he said that aliens built the pyramids.”
1A

“When I asked a simple question about a due date, he became verryyy passive aggressive and demeaning.”
HIST007A

Remote format

Online

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online is structured around video lectures free textbooks quizzes and but and the professor harsh in messages.

Main concern

and blunt emails frustrate busy students.

What students said

“Offers lots of and and are very funny.”
WORLDHISTORY

“The entire class is just an ego check for him. He gives ungodly amount of work”
HIST2A

“He also responds really fast like 10 minutes tops especially on a weekend night.”
2A

Exam style

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Assessment is quiz discussion and writing heavy with .

Chapter QuizzesDiscussion BoardsExtra Credit WeeklyReading BasedDetail Heavy Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and graded writing with tests tied to text and lectures.

Reading Based TestsWriting AssignmentsExtra Credit

“make sure to get the textbooks as that is where all of ”
HIS2B

“His class requires a lotttt of reading and quite a bit of writing.”
2B

Online

Online uses video quizzes chapter quizzes discussions and ; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Video QuizzesChapter QuizzesDiscussion PostsWeekly Extra Credit

“Every week, there is an and boosted my final grade from a B to an A).”
HIST002A

“the and useless numbers you have to memorize”
HIST007B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Honestly all the negative reviews are a result of students expecting to receive an A while doing no work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 history reviews (30 online 20 in person), balancing extra-credit praise against workload and tone complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎁 Lifeline

70/100

“Impossible to do poorly with the amount of EC opportunities he provides.”

📚 Workload Intensity

30/100

“get ready to read a , and forget having a life outside of this class”

🎭 Polarizing Personality

50/100

“he is a very rude professor”

👍 Recommendation Split

54/100

“if youre serious about learning history please take him youll have no regrets.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lecture videos he did with his wife, they were always fun and interesting
He challenges you to think for yourself
talks about irrelevant things, complains every day about his job

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

he never ever gives full credit
Put the effort in and you will do well in his class
Lots of , but I'd rather just have the

Theme 3

📧 About Tone & Access

his responses were very condescending
responds really fast like 10 minutes tops
unapproachable & extremely childish

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent and older reviews across online and in-person history courses show a stable love-hate pattern around workload and tone.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5146

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2 out of 536

1 out of 578

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2

Eloy Zarate

x x x if you will read weekly do all work on time and x x x x; otherwise pick a less workload-heavy history professor.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎁 x x Lifeline

📚 Workload Intensity

🎭 Polarizing Personality

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📧 About Tone & Access

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will read weekly do all work on time and ; otherwise pick a less workload-heavy history professor.

🎁 Lifeline