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History

Richard Oxsen

HISTORY · HIST1 · WESTERNCIL4B · HIST101 · WORLDCIV · HIST4 · HIST17 · HISTORY17A · HIST4A4B · HISTORY4A · HST17A · 4A4B17B · HISTORY4 · WESTENCIVILIZA · HIS17A · HISTORY17B · HIST17B · HIST001 · WESTENCIV · HIST17A · HST4A · HIST4A · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take Oxsen if you are a strong listener and note taker, but if you need visual structure or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture BasedGreat for Note TakersFunny StorytellerNo HomeworkPoor for Visual Learners
  • many students find him funny and knowledgeable, while and boring.
  • Grades can be easy if students attend, listen closely, and .
  • The class is a bad fit for visual learners because reviews repeatedly mention no board work, handouts, or .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

An A is very reachable for students who attend and copy lecture notes carefully, but it is not effortless for weak note takers.

All Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

The content is not usually described as intellectually hard, but the unstructured lecture style makes it harder to process.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

as strictly enforced, but it is practically important because .

Only in-person reviews exist, and as .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Many recommend him for entertaining lectures and easy note-based tests, but visual learners and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Tests are often described as easy and lecture-based, though poor notes can make grades much harder.

Format shift

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Workload

Featherlight

90/100

Reviews repeatedly mention no homework, no classwork, no textbook need, and only a few tests.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

He is knowledgeable and entertaining for many students, but frequent complaints about rambling and poor organization lower the score.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Assessment is dominated by a small number of .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a lecture-only class with , and sharply mixed opinions on organization and engagement.

Main concern

Students who cannot take fast, detailed lecture notes may struggle badly.

What students said

“ if you're a good listener.”
HIS17A
“CHOOSE ANOTHER TEACHER IF YOU ARE VISUAL LEARNER!”
HIST17A

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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and manageable with strong notes, but some students report short-answer and .

Lecture-Based TestsShort Answer and EssayReview SessionsFew Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and review sessions, with some reviews mentioning short answer and essay tests.

Lecture-Based TestsShort Answer and EssayReview SessionsFew Exams
“ and .”
HIST17A
“His class is very easy because he only has 3 exams that based on his lecture.”
HIS17A
“The and the reviews that he gives.”
HIST17A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you're a good listener.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“ and he really knows a lot about history.”

📈 Grade Strategy

78/100

“To get an easy A, show up to class, write down everything he says, and study what you wrote down.”

📝 Assessment Style

90/100

“His class is very easy because he only has 3 exams that based on his lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He tells history like a story and throws in funny things.
  • His lectures are all over the place and unorganized.
  • He teaches off the top of his head, never refers to the book, no study guide for exams, and never writes anything on the board.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was beyond easy. If you have two brain cells, and show up to class, you'll get an A.
  • Dude I slaved to get an A in his class.
  • as long as you go over the notes.

Theme 3

🧾

  • .
  • Virtually no homework, just 3 tests the whole semester.
  • and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-five in-person reviews across many years give rich, consistent evidence about his lecture style, workload, and .

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 515
3 out of 56
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1