Mark Mairot

HIST101 · HIST105 · HIST100 · HISTORY101 · HIST109 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 55/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 52.94%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you will read heavily and ; do not expect an easy GE history A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy readingTest and essay heavyLecture heavyTough graderPassionate but uneven

Expect , and .
Nice and passionate personality, but .
; success needs college-level effort, not an easy ride.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are reachable with full effort, but and As.

Online essays graded hard; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and detail-heavy quizzes make content harder than typical 100-level history.

; online essays and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

; a few say optional.

Mixed but and in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

53/100

About 53% would take again; good for engaged readers, poor for students seeking an easy history class.

Online and and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags and and tests.

Format shift

; and memory heavy.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly reading near 20 pages, discussions, quizzes, papers, and big exams create heavy work.

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussion boards and essay exams; in-person emphasizes lectures and tests.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Passionate and sometimes clear and helpful, but .

Format shift

; recent in-person reviews criticize classroom control.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Midterms, finals, quizzes, and major papers dominate; graded by few high-stakes items.

Format shift

Online uses essay midterm/final; and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person is lecture heavy and test heavy; some praise passion while .

Main concern

Closed-note tests and incomplete lecture coverage make memorization brutal.

What students said

“100% of the .”
HIST100

“Do not count on the lectures to do good on the tests.”
HISTORY101

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and high-stakes essay midterms/finals; reading load is large.

Main concern

Essay midterms and and can tank the course grade.

What students said

“The midterm and final were both papers worth 250 points each.”
HIST101

“expects too much for a 100 level course.”
HIST101

Exam style

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High-stakes closed-note tests or .

Essay midterm and finalZero notes testsQuizzesHeavy readingTough paper grading

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes; lectures may not fully cover tested material.

Zero notes testsTest heavyLecture heavyPop quizzes

“ so it is difficult, especially the midterm and final.”
HISTORY101

“Then 100% of the .”
HIST100

Online

Online midterms and ; quizzes and discussion boards fill the rest.

Essay midtermEssay finalDiscussion boardsQuizzes

“The midterm and .”
HIST101

“The midterm and final were both papers worth 250 points each.”
HIST101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I think most of the negative reviews are from people expecting an easy ride in this class, which it is certainly not.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: High.

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30/100

“there is a good chunk of reading per week, around 20 pages.”

📝 High-Stakes Essays

30/100

“The midterm and final were both papers worth 250 points each.”

👍 Effort Pays Off

70/100

“It feels like and is graded like a college class, so put in college effort and an A is reachable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is a .
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He's also a very understanding professor if

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

expects too much for a 100 level course.
so it is difficult, especially the midterm and final.
put in college effort and an A is reachable.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

there is a good chunk of reading per week, around 20 pages.
Will be doing a LOT of reading and studying outside of class
a lot of homework and essay .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews across online and load and high-stakes assessment.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 54

3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST1005 reviews

HIST1015 reviews

HIST1053 reviews

HISTORY1013 reviews

HIST1091 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Mark Mairot

x x x if you will read heavily and x x x; do not expect an easy GE history A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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📝 High-Stakes Essays

👍 Effort Pays Off

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will read heavily and ; do not expect an easy GE history A.

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