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History

Michelle Ferry

HIST48 · HIST18 · HIST1O · HIST5A · HIST10 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
84.21%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

if you will keep up with the reading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSweet and caringReading heavyClear feedbackEasy if you keep upHistory made fun
  • Online history is manageable with weekly quizzes, discussions, and 1-2 papers if you read
  • , and engaging lecture style
  • and bias

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Doing the weekly reading, quizzes, discussions, and .

Online recent reviews sound easiest; older in-person still fair but more mixed.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is standard intro history made accessible, but and .

Online reading load is the main challenge; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Online is typically flexible; and communication.

; in-person older reviews treat attendance as important.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most modern students recommend her for kindness and manageable structure, with .

Online recent reviews are strongly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and easy full credit when instructions are followed.

Format shift

; in-person essay pickiness appears occasionally.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly reading, discussions, quizzes, and one or two papers; not crushing but not featherlight.

Format shift

Accelerated terms feel .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Sweet, clear, and often hilarious lectures with .

Format shift

Online experience is consistently strong; older in-person reviews more polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly quizzes/discussions and analysis papers; .

Format shift

Online leans quiz and paper heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and , but older reviews criticize exam logistics and occasional bias or disorganization.

Main concern

A minority report unorganized exams, political slant, or weak teaching focus.

What students said

“GREAT INSTRUCTOR! AND ENTERTAINING. I NEVER LIKED HISTORY UNTIL I TOOK HER CLASS.”
HIST1O
“I guarantee you will NEVER be bored in any of her classes!”
HIST48
“You won't learn anything from this professor, stay away.”
HIST5A

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online winter/summer history is structured around weekly reading, discussions, quizzes, and one or and .

Main concern

Multiple chapters a week and .

What students said

“As long as you follow the !”
HIST10
“Took her online history class over the winter break & was an easy A!”
HIST1O
“Super easy to pass this class. One and the next ”
HIST10

Exam style

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Assessments center on reading-based quizzes and .

Weekly quizzesOpen-book style reading quizzesPrimary source papersStudy guides for testsTimed quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides; some older terms had multi-part tests and shared-copy logistics issues.

Lecture-based testsStudy guidesEssay plus multiple choiceTwo exams plus final
“SHE ALWAYS GIVES YOU THE STUDY GUIDE A WEEK PRIOR TO THE TEST. NO H.W, 2 EXAMS PLUS FINAL”
HIST18
“Essay and terms for short answer are given a .”
HIST10

Online

Online uses timed or multi-attempt quizzes from readings plus discussion posts and 1-2 analysis papers; .

Weekly quizzesDiscussion postsPrimary analysis papersExtra credit
“she has weekly quizzes that are 20 questions in 20 minutes based on details in the text”
HIST5A
“Quizzes are 10 questions and 15 minutes long so be ready. , but answers change.”
HIST10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“enrolled in this class a couple days after it began. I was nervous bc it was an accelerated/8 week course. ended up being a total breeze, super straight forward and easy assignments. the prof. is a real gem”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 , and mixed older in-person views. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“She really gives a damn about the material and the students.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“Easily . 10/10 recommend fr!!”

📖 Workload Reality

58/100

“ , but its history lol.”

❤️ Student Support

85/100

“Professor Ferry was incredibly sweet and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • AND ENTERTAINING.
  • I guarantee you will NEVER be bored in any of her classes!
  • She's very energetic and interested in her material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • was an easy A!
  • As long as you do the work youll pass.
  • If you stay on top of your work, you can get 100%

Theme 3

⚠️ Mixed Concerns

  • Initially this class drained me because we had to read multiple chapters a week
  • You won't learn anything from this professor, stay away.
  • She was more interested in talking about the show Vikings, rather than teaching.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

38 reviews with strong recent online consistency, but and more mixed.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST1024 reviews
HIST5A5 reviews
HIST184 reviews
HIST1O4 reviews
HIST481 review

Reported outcomes

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19 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 6 · A 11

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

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D range

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F

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