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William O'mara

HIST101 · HIST100 · HIS100 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Only take if you love history lectures and can self-manage with and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProAmazing lecturesSlow graderUnresponsivePaper heavyLecture heavy
  • Lectures are often praised as engaging and history-rich, but many students feel abandoned online.
  • Grading is very slow and weeks.
  • Workload centers on long lecture videos, source-document writing, and multiple papers.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students earn A or A+ with lecture-based work and , but tough grading and .

Most grade evidence is online; the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Content is lecture-heavy with critical source writing and a fast 8-week pace for some sections, not a light survey.

Online difficulty centers on long videos and papers; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

and mandatory in others, with little consistent enforcement detail.

Online reports mix mandatory and optional; the as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

; praise for lectures is undercut by unresponsiveness, slow grading, and heavy paper load.

Recommendation is mixed online and negative in the one in-person accelerated review.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and complaints about missed work or .

Format shift

Strict-grader complaints are mainly online; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and multiple papers create a heavy writing load.

Format shift

Online work is continuous writing; the in-person 8-week course added daily assignments.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Many call him a great lecturer and walking history book, but unresponsiveness and .

Format shift

Online students split on lecture quality versus abandonment; in-person found him passionate but pace unsustainable.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Grade weight sits mainly on papers, journals, discussions, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing over traditional multiple-choice; online also stresses source-document journals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One accelerated 8-week section felt too fast with , and paper-based tests.

Main concern

Compressed pace with daily work and .

What students said

“There was no way I could manage assignments due everyday and watching every lecture. the 3 papers you already have to write.”
HIST101

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students praise passionate lectures and , but repeatedly cite MIA communication, unclear instructions, and .

Main concern

and near-zero email response leave students unsure of standing until late in the term.

What students said

“he is very difficult to contact. There is only two weeks left in the semester and he has only graded work from the first month.”
HIST101
“He was MIA the whole semester... the whole time it feels like you're on your own.”
HIST100
“Does not respond to anything so sense at all”
HIST100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

written papers, with limited open-web freedom and uneven clarity.

Lecture-based examsWritten paper testsNo Google on testsExtra credit available

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Accelerated section treated tests as written papers stacked on top of multiple course papers.

Written paper testsHeavy paper load
“ the 3 papers you already have to write.”
HIST101

Online

Online tests pull from lectures and may ban Google search; inconsistent.

Lecture-based examsNo Google on testsWriting projects
“ .”
HIST100
“You may not use Google search on the test.”
HIS100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His lectures were great (if you like history) but the whole time it feels like you're on your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (8 online, 1 in person), highlighting lectures, communication, and paper load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎙️ Lecture Strength

56/100

“Guy is a walking history book. Watch his lectures if you want to pass”

📭 Communication Gap

30/100

“I have sent multiple emails to him about grades and and have never received a response.”

📝

28/100

“There was no and watching every lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome prof. Guy is a walking history book.
  • His lectures were great (if you like history)
  • Professor O'Mara is passionate about history

Theme 2

⏱️

  • He takes forever to grade anything
  • he has only graded work from the first month
  • He was MIA the whole semester

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • So many papers
  • Hours long lecture videos
  • the 3 papers

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews from 2019-2025 with consistent themes on lectures and , but and mixed grades.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HIST1004 reviews
HIST1014 reviews
HIS1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1