AI Rate Professor

History

Bill Wrightson

HIST300 · HIST480 · HIS300 · HIST302 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want an engaging but demanding history class built around lectures, participation, and essay exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesParticipation mattersEssay examsTough graderLecture heavy
  • Students often love his lectures and say he makes history interesting.
  • The class is old-school, lecture-heavy, and strongly participation-based.
  • , so this is not an easy-pass class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Getting a , and strong essay performance rather than minimal effort.

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The course is intellectually demanding because , and essay-based thinking.

; there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as central to passing and learning.

; there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, but only if the student accepts the workload and .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Multiple reviews call him a and show grades clustering around B or C rather than easy A outcomes.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

The , and essay exams that require sustained attention.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students praise him as knowledgeable, funny, and engaging, though one review says his teaching style hurt learning.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Reviews repeatedly describe grades as .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All analyzed reviews are in person, and they describe a demanding lecture-and-discussion class with strong teaching for motivated students.

Main concern

The course is tough, test-heavy, and difficult for students seeking an easy grade.

What students said

“The class is tailored to a very specific type of learning style (class is 100% lecture with some participation and grades are 100% essay exams), so be careful.”
HIST480
“He really makes you think and challenges you.”
HIST300
“ if you want an easy pass or and easy class.”
HIS300

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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The class is exam-heavy with essay exams, but reviews do .

Essay ExamsTest HeavyOpen-Ended EssaysNo Online Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe essay exams and rules or closed-book policy.

Essay ExamsTest HeavyOpen-Ended Essays
“grades are 100% essay exams”
HIST480
“Also, your grade , so be ready.”
HIST302
“ and essay questions”
HIS300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, participation, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“He is an amazing professor.”

🧠 Course Challenge

34/100

“He really makes you think and challenges you.”

📝

92/100

“Has 4 essays which make your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Favorite professor ever.
  • He actually makes History sound interesting as he makes it into a story rather than list a bunch of dates.
  • He's an incredibly knowledgeable teacher and very effective at explaining the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It was a very tough class but he always told me exactly what I did wrong.
  • if you want an easy pass or and easy class.
  • Out of the 40 kids in the class at the start, 12 took the final.

Theme 3

🗣️ About Participation

  • Hes laid back but expects students to participate.
  • Just be warned that you will need to read a lot out of the textbook in order to make the class discussions fun and productive.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

The seven reviews are detailed and consistent, but several are old and there is no online-format evidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST3003 reviews
HIS3002 reviews
HIST3021 review
HIST4801 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1