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Alexander Dinh

HIST20 · HIST21 · ETHN20 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
35.53%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

; only take him if you want a brutal writing-heavy challenge and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh tough graderHeavy reading and papersLecture-heavy GEPolarizing personalityRewarding if you grind
  • Workload and or ethnic studies GEs.
  • Online sections draw especially and impossible standards.
  • A , and life-changing if they fully commit.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Getting an A demands full-week effort, perfect stylistic fit to his standards, and still often fails for many students.

Online reviews emphasize impossible As more .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

, and complex source-analysis writing make this far harder than a typical GE.

Both formats call the content heavy; online adds more time-sink complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online is often asynchronous or non-mandatory, while .

; in-person is more mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

especially for GE seekers.

; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, withheld full credit, and low exam averages.

Format shift

Harshness is reported in both formats and is even louder online.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Lots of reading, papers, long lectures, and multi-day assignments overwhelm typical GE students.

Format shift

Online students stress day-long homework; .

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some call him caring and inspirational, but , and support uneven.

Format shift

; online skews very negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams all matter; writing rigor is central.

Format shift

; online leans even more writing-heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and reading-heavy, but some students enjoy the atmosphere and call the struggle rewarding.

Main concern

, and subjective rubrics still frustrate many even face-to-face.

What students said

“ , and there's a *ton* of reading, but doing well felt very rewarding as a result.”
HIST21
“The feedback is vague, the lectures are long... and the /B.”
hist20
“If you want to ”
ETHN20

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections feel like harsh writing bootcamps with , and .

Main concern

Many report zeros, incomplete grades, or and massive time sinks.

What students said

“If you want to get an A you have to dedicate the whole .”
hist20
“Horrible. if you want an A, he dont want you get an A in his class”
HIST21
“Professor Dinh offers a history class disguised as a harsh writing class.”
hist20

Exam style

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Exams and essays are difficult and subjectively graded; open notes do not make the class student-friendly overall.

Essay-heavy examsOpen-note mentioned sometimesUnclear or shifting criteriaLow class averages reported

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams reward careful notes and academic language, but averages and full-credit barriers stay harsh.

Lecture hints for quizzesEssay questionsTough gradingLow exam averages reported
“the tests have class averages of 50% The final exam average was 56/120, 46.67%”
hist20
“pay attention as he will give hints to what the quiz questions and .”
HIST21

Online

Online exams and essay tests are described as extremely hard with and .

Harsh essay gradingLong lecture videosTest and homework heavyCriteria changes reported
“He just changed the all semester... one week before the final to a more difficult form.”
HIST21
“ but he justifies it with and 85 is an A.”
hist20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If . If you're taking his class now. Pray.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

18/100

“The teacher is nice but grades extremely harshly.”

📚 Workload Overload

15/100

“The do it”

💔 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“ . DO NOT”

🔥 Polarizing Impact

40/100

“This class was also the most challenging class I have taken, but it was also the most impactful class I have taken.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . You can tell this professor really cares about his students
  • his lectures are very boring
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's NOT easy.
  • he
  • if you follow the directions, you will get partial credit. You need to go above and beyond for full credit.

Theme 3

⚠️ Run Away Warnings

  • save yourself a semester long pain and despair and .
  • I wish this class was in person so I could wrap my car around a tree on the way there.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty mixed online and and heavy workload support a high-confidence picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 537

Course coverage

HIST2124 reviews
hist2019 reviews
ETHN207 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

20

A 15 · A- 5

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2