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History

Gerald Forlenza

HIS6AND7 · HISTORY6 · HIS9 · HIS7 · HIS1148050 · HIS6 · HIST6 · HIST1 · HIST7 · 175 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
54.1%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you learn from spoken lectures, will read the book, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPure lecture no slidesExam-only gradingExtra credit quizzesStoryteller styleSelf-study textbook
  • Class is almost entirely oral lectures with .
  • Your grade hangs on a .
  • History majors and note-takers often like him; visual learners and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

helps, but As , and strong exam performance.

A few online students claim easy As; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content is dense, lectures are hard , and .

Both formats are challenging; online timed exams and in-person story lectures both trip students up.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

so you do not miss lecture material and extra-credit quizzes.

; some online terms make live lectures optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

great for disciplined history students, a poor fit for gen-ed seekers needing structure.

; some online terms read more favorably when study guides are used.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

54/100

Exams are tough, but and study guides can lift the .

Format shift

Leniency mainly comes from in both formats rather than easy exams.

Workload

Light

68/100

; the and occasional essays online.

Format shift

; online may add essays and timed tests.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Passionate storyteller for many, but and weak alignment between lecture and tests for others.

Format shift

In-person passion is praised more; online clarity and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades rest on two or coursework.

Format shift

True for both formats; online sometimes adds essays.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

entertaining story lectures for some, impossible for visual or and .

Main concern

and tests that often mismatch the storytelling lectures.

What students said

“Run do not walk out of this class, lecture so you never know your grade.”
HIS6
“Grade and quizzes.”
HIS7
“I actually absorbed information. Great story teller makes it more memorable and .”
HIS6

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and vague, others pass with lecture notes, study guides, and essays.

Main concern

and delayed grades without strong visual structure.

What students said

“ . as the book chapters however, the questions are so specific they are not in the book or the lectures.”
HIS7
“Prof. Forlenza is a real GEM... . Just read the and youll be great.”
HIS7
“This is a guaranteed A for sure.”
HIST1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and lectures, with EC quizzes as the main softener.

Exam-only gradeExtra credit quizzesStudy guide terminologyNo slides or Canvas support

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus EC quizzes; lectures rarely use slides and grades often appear only at the end.

3 exams onlyExtra credit pop quizzesTerms sheet before examsNo Canvas gradebook
“The entire class is based on 3 tests, but he gives so much you could have 15-20 points before even starting the test.”
HIS7
“ .”
HIS6

Online

Online students report timed exams, essay questions, and very specific items that may not appear clearly in notes or book.

Timed examsEssay questionsStudy guidesHard specific questions
“the questions are so specific they are not in the book or the lectures.”
HIS7
“Online exams and .. 4 essays, 2 exams , and a final”
HIST7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are a visual learner this professor is not for you! All he does is stand up in front of the class and talk for almost two hours”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 history reviews, contrasting lecture fans with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Style Split

55/100

“Great story teller makes it more memorable and .”

📝

36/100

“Your grade AND ”

👍 Depends Who You Are

52/100

“if you're a history major, he actually cares about his subject and is entertaining in his lectures.”

🏃 Run Warnings

25/100

“Run do not walk out of this class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures consist of just him talking and occasionally writing words on the board
  • He is a very funny professor, but his .
  • If you ever wondered what a History of Magic class .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Read book or else you will fail.
  • Got a D in both test but A.
  • so unless you studied every word of the book it would be really difficult.

Theme 3

🧰 About Course Structure

  • so you never know your grade
  • No powerpoints such a stressful class.
  • He gives a list of topics that will be on the and study each topic using the book.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

175

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span and highly consistent , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
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2 out of 530
1 out of 525

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 4 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 6