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Michael Seager

HIS6AND7 · HIST26 · HIS7 · HIS2 · HIS6 · CAHISTORY · HIS26 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
78.85%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take him for history if you will attend lectures and study notes; if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate history lecturesGraded by few thingsPop quiz extra creditLecture-note focusedFair but test-based
  • and passion for the subject.
  • Grade mostly rests on quizzes, midterm, and and .
  • Easy if , and study; hard if you are a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students get A or B+ by attending, taking notes, and ; the but test-based.

Online and and strong outcomes for prepared students.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is standard survey history; challenge comes from pace and detail volume, not obscure theory.

In-person comments emphasize dense lectures more than the smaller online sample.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

as mandatory or strongly needed because pop quizzes and lecture notes drive the grade.

; online allows asynchronous lecture access more often.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

and repeated praise for , and engaging.

Recommendation is strong in both formats, with far more in-person volume.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students note , and lenient short-term grading when information load is high.

Format shift

Leniency comments appear in both formats; online winter .

Workload

Light

74/100

; main work is reading optionally and studying for quizzes and exams.

Format shift

Both formats repeatedly say graded by few things.

Teaching experience

Excellent

87/100

Consistently praised for passion, clarity, humor, and making history relevant and memorable.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong online and in person; a minority cite fast speech or late slides.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Almost entirely quizzes, midterm, final, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person he is widely praised as an inspiring lecturer; , and .

Main concern

Fast lecture pace and high stakes if you bomb a .

What students said

“Really easy grade, just a bit of ... there's no way to fail this class.”
HIS6
“If you are not a this class. He gives no assignments so you cannot fall back onto anything if you fail a test.”
HIS7
“As long as you pay attention and .”
HIST26

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online or converted sections stay lecture-and-test based, often with few assignments and doable quizzes if you keep up.

Main concern

Long fast lectures and grade dependence on a small number of tests.

What students said

“There ! Only tests ... and 2 quizzes ... Very doable class!”
HIS7
“The only assignments were 4 quizzes that were 15 questions each and 2 pop quizzes”
HIS7
“you are , and the final.”
HIS6

Exam style

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Standard closed-style history exams and quizzes based on lectures and .

Multiple choice quizzesEssay portions on examsPop quiz extra creditClosed-note styleStudy guides

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person expect midterm and final with MC and essays, .

Midterm and finalLong essay questionsEC pop quizzesLecture-based tests
“The only problem are his tests and quizzes.(Multiple choices and out EC-pop quizzes.”
HIS7
“ but as long as and attend lecture you will be fine.”
CAHISTORY

Online

and a and a simple curved scale in some terms.

MC quizzesPop quizzesFinal examNo projects
“Only tests (15 m/c questions, I think) and 2 quizzes (5 m/c questions, I think). Very doable class!”
HIS7
“an 85-100 was an A. The only assignments were 4 quizzes ... and 2 pop quizzes”
HIS7

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As long as you pay attention and . ... His grading system also makes the class super easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, emphasizing lecture quality and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

87/100

“you can tell he's extremely passionate about history, I find that admirable.”

📚

82/100

“no homework assignments but you definitely want to pay .”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“Seager is the so far”

🅰️ Easy If Prepared

80/100

“Overall, this class was a pretty easy A. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • His lectures are engaging and his passion for history was pretty inspiring
  • he keeps it interesting and doesn't put you to sleep
  • I finally got to understand certain parts of US history

Theme 2

📈 About Tests and Workload

  • Graded by few things
  • There !

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • He really cares about students and it shows
  • he argued with them for 30 minutes just to get me in
  • He's a cool laid back professor and always made lecture fun

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

96

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with and strong agreement on teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 563
4 out of 515
3 out of 512
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

HIS727 reviews
HIS611 reviews
HIS264 reviews
CAHISTORY3 reviews
HIS22 reviews
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HIS6AND72 reviews
HIST261 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 2 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

18

B+ 11 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3