Marlon Gruen

HIST16 · HIST12 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you love history lectures and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTest HeavyTough GraderPassionate HistorianParticipation Matters

Passionate and knowledgeable in history when students engage him
, and final
and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

and only a few graded items, so an A requires serious advance study and participation.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is lecture-heavy history with moderate conceptual load, not beginner fluff and not a pure brain-burner.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Students consistently report attendance as mandatory.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

History buffs and engaged students recommend him, but others dropped after sparse materials and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

, and final carrying almost all weight.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Long lectures and reading plus difficult tests, but .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate and caring for engaged students, yet criticized for uninformative slides and weak Blackboard updates.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course , and final rather than ongoing homework.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person history lectures are long and content-rich; engaged students praise passion and discussion, while , and grades on only a few items.

Main concern

Sparse slides, tough high-stakes tests, and .

What students said

“If you're a ! You'll want to pick his brain.”
HIST12

“ so and be prepared to participate in class”
HIST16

“Literally only Graded on 3 things, Midterm, Essay and Final.”
HIST16

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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Tests are described as difficult and carry most of the grade, with limited other graded work.

Difficult TestsFew Graded ItemsMidterm and FinalIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and ; tests need advance study.

Difficult TestsMidtermFinalEssay

“ so ”
HIST16

“Literally only Graded on 3 things, Midterm, Essay and Final.”
HIST16

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're a ! You'll want to pick his brain.”
Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews, . Credibility rating: Low.

📚 Teaching Passion

58/100

“Professor Gruen has so much knowledge of history.”

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30/100

“Literally only Graded on 3 things, Midterm, Essay and Final.”

👍 Split Recommendation

58/100

“Great and understanding professor overall.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is so willing for discussion and is very passionate about his subject
Lectures are long and mainly consists of in
Lectures the whole entire time, none of the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

so
Literally only Graded on 3 things, Midterm, Essay and Final

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

and limited grade detail reduce confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST162 reviews

HIST121 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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In person

Online

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📚 Teaching Passion

📝 x x

👍 Split Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you love history lectures and .

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