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History

Gilbert Estrada

HIST8B · ETHST1 · HISTORY11 · HIST18 · HIST8BH · SOCSC7 · HIST8A · SOSC1 · HIST33 · HIS33 · HIST72003 · HIST1871809 · 108 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
42.27%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want a project-heavy, tough-graded history style and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderArt projects over historyCondescending toneSlow gradingPolarizing humor
  • , and slow feedback that tanks confidence
  • Many online tasks center on coloring, crafts, and student-made videos instead of traditional history work
  • A minority find him energetic, funny, and no-textbook affordable, but drops and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even diligent students report picky deductions, vague rubrics, and mid-pack grades despite heavy time spent.

Both ; online project pickiness is especially severe.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content difficulty is moderate, but , and strict citation rules make the course feel harder than the material.

Online art-video load frustrates students; and participation pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many sections require attendance or participation, with public call-outs and skip-class warnings.

; online replaces seats with locked deadlines and zero late work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and recent reviews repeatedly say avoid, withdraw, or .

Negative tone is strong in both formats; a few in-person and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader is the dominant tag; tiny mistakes, spelling, and .

Format shift

Online and in-person .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Assignment count is often low, but each project is time-consuming art, video, or high-stakes writing.

Format shift

Online multiplies craft and recording work; .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Passion and humor help some, but condescension, disorganization, and .

Format shift

Online lectures are called dated or lazy; in-person energy is polarizing rather than consistently effective.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades , and quizzes more than balanced traditional exams.

Format shift

Online is project and craft heavy; some classes still include tests but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Some students love energetic sarcastic lectures; many others report condescension, podium banging, unclear rules, and .

Main concern

Classroom vibe can feel disrespectful and high-pressure while grades still come back hard and late.

What students said

“He constantly talked down to his students and was not a helpful professor.”
HIST18
“The professor's vibrant teaching style, full of energy, sarcasm, and humor, made every class session engaging”
HIS33
“ ! Rude and unprofessional!”
HISTORY11

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online work often means coloring, art builds, long self-lectures, harsh picky grades, and .

Main concern

Students feel they are not learning history and .

What students said

“ . and the assignments that he gives are beyond annoying.”
HIST8A
“I've spent more time completing the coloring book pages he assigns than learning about history.”
HIST18
“I don't withdraw from classes despite difficulties but I withdrew from this one”
HIST8A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment risk comes less from proctoring and and tests.

Tough grader on projectsVague rubricsFew high-stakes assignmentsQuizzes and essaysStrict source rules

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Participation pressure, note-taking policing, and and grade risk.

Participation heavyTough essaysFact-check strictness
“ ”
HIST18
“Beware, he is a !”
HIST8BH

Online

Reviews emphasize picky project grading and .

Art and video projectsHarsh rubricsSlow grading
“He grades way too hard. He ”
HIST8A
“ and not straight forward.”
HIST8A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Don't take his class, if you can.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized personality. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Overall Recommendation

28/100

“ ! Rude and unprofessional!”

🎨 Art Over History

30/100

“I've spent more time completing the coloring book pages he assigns than learning about history.”

⚖️

18/100

“he is the . Its like nothing you do is ever enough.”

🔥 Polarizing Lectures

40/100

“The professor's vibrant teaching style, full of energy, sarcasm, and humor, made every class session engaging and lively.”

Theme 1

📉

  • He grades way too hard.
  • Doesn't leave any reasoning as to why you got your grade.
  • He takes forever to input grades.

Theme 2

🎨 About Assignments

  • All of and
  • and do color by numbers!
  • Nobody has time to do this for a 10 POINT ASSIGNMENT mind you.

Theme 3

🗣️ About Classroom Tone

  • He constantly talked down to his students
  • bangs on his metal podium if he saw someone not taking notes
  • He is full of himself and lacks empathy.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

108

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with , and and art-project themes across years.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 512
1 out of 543

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

14

B+ 5 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

3

D 2 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1