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Israel Pastrana

HIS102 · USHIST109 · USHISTORY109 · HIST109 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Strong pick for US history if the section is open, though the tiny review count means some risk remains.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAmazing LecturesEasy AChill & Laid BackNew PerspectivesParticipation Friendly
  • Students say lectures are cool, relatable, and hard to get a bad grade in.
  • Assessments look like essays and a couple of dates.
  • , but the sample is very small.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

90/100

Multiple students say it is hard to get a bad grade and difficult not to earn an A if you engage.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Material is presented as interesting and manageable, not a brutal survey grind.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

and participation , so flexibility is mixed.

Only in-person comments; and no.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Would-take-again is 100% and comments call him a so far.

Recommendation is unanimous among the six in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students emphasize clear criteria and that bad grades are hard to earn in his class.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

Typical load is a short essay, two exams, debates, and occasional group activities with .

Format shift

deadlines.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Reviews highlight awesome lectures, new perspectives, humor, and .

Format shift

No online teaching evidence is available.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

A modest mix of essay writing, exams, debates, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

All six reviews are in person and praise chill teaching, great lectures, and and light structure.

Main concern

Sparse sample leaves little detail on exact policies and consistency over time.

What students said

“Professor Pastrana made me fall in love with the history of the US and was an amazing teacher.”
USHISTORY109
“It really is difficult to get a bad grade in his class.”
USHIST109
“It would be hard not to get in A in his class.”
USHISTORY109

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and reviews rather than pure date memorization.

Essay QuestionsNot Date MemorizationExtra CreditClass Debates

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as essay-style with reviews and not heavily date-based.

Essay QuestionsNot Date RelatedExtra Credit
“ but and paragraphs.”
HIST109
“4-6 pages essay that was pretty easy if you read the book, 2 exams.”
HIST109

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It really is difficult to get a bad grade in his class. His lectures are awesome and I learned history from a new perspective which was awesome.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews with unanimous praise but limited sample size. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“His lectures are really cool and you learn some really neat perspectives on history.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

90/100

“It would be hard not to get in A in his class.”

👍

94/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Pastrana made me fall in love with the history of the US
  • He's super chill, laid back and easy.
  • GREAT professor. Very relatable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It really is difficult to get a bad grade in his class.
  • It would be hard not to get in A in his class.
  • but and paragraphs.

Theme 3

🧩 About Class Activities

  • We had debates in class and group activities every now and then.
  • available. Open and helpful.
  • great reviews and lectures!

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only six mostly brief reviews over several years limit confidence despite perfect positivity and 100% take-again.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST1092 reviews
USHISTORY1092 reviews
HIS1021 review
USHIST1091 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

0

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