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Steve Smith

HIST17 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can stay engaged through long lectures and prepare well for a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyTest HeavyMixed ReviewsFew Graded ItemsSometimes Late
  • Mixed quality scores with one student praising easy structure and another finding lectures hard to sit through.
  • Course is graded , so .
  • and content is manageable if you stay focused in lecture.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Students report a pretty easy class with occasional leniency, but grades still depend heavily on a .

All evidence is from in-person HIST17 reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is moderate and manageable if you follow lectures, not conceptually brutal.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

; the other does not flag strict attendance rules.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; the other would not because lectures dragged and he was often late.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

He can be lenient at times and grades rest on few items, which softens the overall pressure.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Light

78/100

Outside of lectures and a semester-long .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

He knows the material, but lectures are polarizing and tardiness undercuts the experience.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Only a handful of grades, with most of the .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person HIST17 is lecture-driven with few graded items and mixed opinions on how engaging the lectures feel.

Main concern

Long lectures can drag and grades rest on a small number of tests.

What students said

“Class was overall pretty easy. The at the beginning of the semester and was due at the end of the semester.”
HIST17
“His lectures were very informational and he knew his stuff, but they were often hard to get through.”
HIST17

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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Exams are central and lecture-focused; .

Test HeavyLecture-Based ExamsFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

total, three of them exams.

Test HeavyFew Graded ItemsLecture-Based Exams
“As long as you pay attention to the lectures, you should be able to pass the exams.”
HIST17
“There are only 4 grades the whole semester, and three of .”
HIST17

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Class was overall pretty easy. The at the beginning of the semester and was due at the end of the semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting mixed lecture quality and . Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Lecture-Driven Course

52/100

“Lectures the entire class. As long as you pay attention to the lectures, you should be able to pass the exams.”

🧪

78/100

“There are only 4 grades the whole semester, and three of .”

⚖️ Mixed Recommendation

48/100

“He can be lenient at times, which made the class much easier.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures were very informational and he knew his stuff, but they were often hard to get through.
  • He was often late to class, though it is understandable since he lives far from Saddleback.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class was overall pretty easy.
  • He can be lenient at times, which made the class much easier.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only two mixed reviews over two years with limited detail and conflicting takeaways.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

HIST172 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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