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Brenda Farrington

HISTORY25 · HISTORY11 · HIS11 · HIST25 · HIST1 · HIST11 · HIST10 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
45.71%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you write strong analytical essays and want a ; avoid if you need hand-holding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough essay graderWriting-heavy historyVague feedback riskOrganized modulesNot for weak writers
  • Courses are almost entirely reading plus weekly or biweekly essays and peer replies.
  • Many students call grading harsh and .
  • Strong writers who like structured online modules can pass and even enjoy it; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A requires strong college writing under harsh essay standards, .

; some older in-person summer sections sound easier with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

and major essay exams make the content labor-intensive.

Online modules are repetitive essay cycles; but .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many online and work is asynchronous; some in-person sections still expect presence.

Online evidence ; in-person notes are mixed between optional and mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

; recommendations hinge on whether students and heavy writing.

Online reviews are more polarized; in-person includes both strong endorsements and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

and complaints of vague deductions for elaboration or thesis clarity define the experience.

Format shift

; a minority of both formats call her fair.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Expect frequent 500-1000 word essays, , and and final essays.

Format shift

Online workload is consistently paper-heavy; in-person historical sections sometimes add tests but .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some students praise organization, email speed, and ; many others say she does not teach and .

Format shift

Online teaching often reduces to textbook prompts; boring.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Assessment is dominated by discussion essays, peer responses, and and finals.

Format shift

Online is nearly 100 percent essays; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are split between well-organized fair experiences and and writing.

Main concern

Tough grading and unorganized or boring lectures.

What students said

“Farrington was extremely well-organized. Fast email responses. . . Challenging, but fair.”
HIST25
“Horrible Class! I cannot . Assigns so much reading and writing all to receive a low grade.”
HIST10
“Probably the most painful class Ive ever taken. Expect and writing long papers”
HIST11

Remote format

Online

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are textbook-and-essay driven with little lecturing, frequent discussion essays, and .

Main concern

Harsh or like English class, not history.

What students said

“Weekly essays were required, and no matter how much effort I put in, I rarely got full credit. .”
HIST25
“when the Midterm and Final essay came around, she grades VERY tough and ”
HIST11
“Honestly this was a pretty easy class to pass if you do your work and do more than the bare minimum.”
HIST25

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

windows rather than proctored closed-book tests.

Essay midterms and finalsLong word-count papersTextbook-based writingLittle to no proctoring mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some in-person courses use mixed multiple-choice and essay tests; .

Mixed multiple choice and essay testsEssay-heavy grading
“Tests are half essay, worth 50% of test.”
HIST11
“2 test, tons of , and very interesting.”
HISTORY11

Online

Online midterms and finals are multi-day essay papers often 1200-1700 words based on textbook prompts.

Take-home essay examsDiscussion essaysTextbook quotes required
“You are given three days to compose the , and they need 1200-1700 words.”
HIST25
“ if you are lazy or can not write well.”
HIS11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Probably the most painful class Ive ever taken. Expect and writing long papers, only to be Complemented on how well you wrote but still get Cs and Ds”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 and heavy writing themes. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

24/100

“All i have to .”

📚 Writing Workload

22/100

“All class work and reading. .”

🧭 Organization Praise

70/100

“This is my second class with Farrington. I appreciated the streamlined organization- very easy to navigate the material.”

👍 Split Recommendation

46/100

“Honestly this was a pretty easy class to pass if you do your work and do more than the bare minimum.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • SHE GRADES HARD. .
  • and heavy on writing.
  • If you are not an amazing .

Theme 2

📝 About Workload Format

  • The majority of the work is essays, 100% essays.
  • Six 500-1000 word essays, pretty easy, and a final and .
  • 1-2 essays per week and a lot of !

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She didn't do .
  • and directions.
  • She told you exactly what she expected of you and exactly how she wanted work to be done.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with consistent themes on writing load and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 516
3 out of 513
2 out of 510
1 out of 516

Course coverage

HIST1125 reviews
HIST2515 reviews
HIS113 reviews
HIST12 reviews
HIST102 reviews
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HISTORY112 reviews
HISTORY251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 14

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1