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History

Brandon Reilly

HISTORY20 · HIST1 · HIST20 · HIST21 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will attend, study notes, and can handle long lectures; expect a fair but not effortless history course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerOpen-Book Essay HelpHit-Or-Miss EnergyAttendance Often MandatoryChill If You Study
  • Listening in lecture and .
  • Some find him engaging and accommodating; others call lectures dull and monotone.
  • Not a free A, but fair if you study and use the textbook on open portions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is reachable by listening and , but tests still need real studying.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content volume is typical survey-history with , and a .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, though one student still passed after frequent absences with accommodation.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and help, tempered by boring-lecture complaints.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

65/100

Essay portions reward key information and allow textbook use; overall not a free pass.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Expect , and a two-part final.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Passionate and approachable for many; and low engagement.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and ; project can also matter.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many praise passion, fairness, and ; a few call lectures boring and not easy.

Main concern

Long note-heavy lectures and if you are not into the material.

What students said

“if you just listen during lecture, you will get an A.”
HIST21
“Not an easy A. You would have to be really interested in dead presidents to like this class.”
HISTORY20
“He's pretty chill overall.”
HIST20

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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Tests mix MC and essays; , so friendly on tools but still content-heavy.

Multiple-Choice Plus EssayOpen-Book Second ExamTextbook Allowed On EssayIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay; second exam is open book with required quotes and citations.

Multiple-Choice Plus EssayOpen-Book Second ExamTextbook Allowed On Essay
“ , but the majority of the grade comes from how much key information you put into the essay portion. (Seriously, you can use your textbook for this so not that hard).”
HIST21
“Second is open book but you need to cite and incorporate quotes.”
HIST1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if you just listen during lecture, you will get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, balancing praise and boredom critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Great professor who is passionate in what he teaches.”

📚

62/100

“Second is open book but you need to cite and incorporate quotes.”

😴 Lecture Energy

40/100

“Professor Reilly reads his lectures from printed sheets of notes; when mixed with a monotone vocal structure leads to increasingly dull lectures.”

👍 Recommendation

70/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's fun, wants to chat with the class, and .
  • Reilly does not have have a very engaging teaching style.
  • HUGE basketball fan so he's easy to talk to and to get help from.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you just listen during lecture, you will get an A.
  • Not an easy A.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • We had two midterms, a 4-6 page paper and a .
  • The but cover a lot of material.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven in-person reviews from 2014-2016 give a consistent mixed picture but a modest sample and older dates limit certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

HIST204 reviews
HIST11 review
HIST211 review
HISTORY201 review

Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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No letter grade reported

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