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History

David Dileo

HIST16HISTORY · HIST22 · HIST16 · HIST17 · HIS17 · HISTORY17 · HIST1617 · HUM25 · HIST17H · HIST15 · HUMANITIES25 · 154 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

If you want mind-opening history lectures and are willing to show up and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirational lecturerThought-provoking discussionsWeekly one-page papersFew or no testsMust-attend class
  • Students call him life-changing and better than university professors for history and humanities.
  • Workload is light weekly write-ups plus a .
  • Attendance and participation are effectively mandatory and central to success.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Do the weekly page and show up and most students say an A is realistic, though and critical thinking is required.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and attend, but discussion and analysis run deeper than a pure fluff GE.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

notes, and tags that skip class means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Overwhelming consensus is to take any class he teaches for inspirational lectures and real learning.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

Clear criteria and ; , but doing weekly work generally yields strong grades.

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Workload

Light

78/100

Typically one page weekly plus a , with few or no tests.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students repeatedly call him the and deep subject mastery.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades mainly come from weekly short papers, participation, and a .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

- and discussion-heavy with weekly short papers, strong praise for inspiration, and .

Main concern

Long mandatory lectures and if you dislike history or .

What students said

“This class completely changed the way I view the world, and I am eternally grateful for it.”
HIST15
“Zero tests, and .”
HIST15
“I can confidently say that i learned more in this class than any other class i have ever taken”
HIST15

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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Many sections have no tests or quizzes and ; some courses use open essay exams with prompts given early.

Few or no testsWeekly one-page papersFinal essayEssay exams with prompts ahead

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with advance prompts, plus weekly short write-ups.

Zero testsWeekly one-page paperFinal reflection essayEssay midterm and final
“Zero tests, and .”
HIST15
“ . Full page of "thoughtful" notes each week from the reading”
HIST15
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HIST1617

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor DiLeo's class was by far the greatest single class that I have taken in my life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning HIST and HUM courses. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“I am currently a history major at Berkeley right now and I have to say that Prof. DiLeo was the most amazing professor I have ever had.”

👍

92/100

“Even if !!”

📝

78/100

“1 page summaries of assigned chapters are given each week and a he grade on.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were fascinating, subject matter was interesting
  • His lectures are fascinating and better than any class I have taken at Berkeley.
  • He makes you think and delve deeper into a subject that is often skipped over.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you do the readings and show up to class, you will get an A.
  • but only takes about an hour or so to complete.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • incredibly approachable and his genuine interest in hearing the perspectives of his students
  • truly cares about his students and about your success.
  • Prof Dileo is an inspiration, to say the least.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

154

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years show strong consistency on teaching quality, workload, and attendance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5125
4 out of 514
3 out of 59
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

HIST1518 reviews
HIST179 reviews
HIST226 reviews
HIST165 reviews
HUM255 reviews
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HISTORY172 reviews
HIS171 review
HIST16171 review
HIST16HISTORY1 review
HIST17H1 review
HUMANITIES251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 3 · A 8

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

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F

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