Francisco Carranza

HIS12 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 27/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already write well and ; easy A potential does not offset weak teaching and heavy writing.

Best fit · Self Taught ProWriting heavySelf-taughtTough graderPoor assignment clarityLots of papers

Students can earn As, but feel they teach themselves with .
and annotations .
and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Both reviewers earned As and called the class easy if you complete the writing load.

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

History content is manageable, but heavy writing makes the work feel heavier than the concepts.

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

as not mandatory for the online class.

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Despite As, students criticize teaching quality and .

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

though final letter grades can still be A.

Format shift

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Students report many papers, annotations, and .

Format shift

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students and leaves them teaching themselves.

Format shift

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and a small set of writing assignments.

Format shift

All evidence is from online HIS-12 reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Fully online HIS-12 is easy to pass with an A but feels like a and slow support.

Main concern

and unanswered emails.

What students said

“for being a history class this sure felt more like an english class due to the ridiculous amount of writing he required.”
HIS-12

“Essentially you are teaching yourself. me.”
HIS-12

Exam style

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Reviews focus on writing assignments rather than clearly describing proctored exams.

Writing assignmentsAnnotationsFew total assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Online HIS-12 evidence centers on papers and annotations; exams and proctoring are not clearly described.

Writing heavyAnnotationsAbout 8 assignments

“VERY writing heavy.”
HIS-12

“There were maybe a total of 8 assignments during this semester class.”
HIS-12

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Essentially you are teaching yourself. me.”
Voice snapshots generated from 2 online reviews, highlighting self-study burden, heavy writing, and . Credibility rating: Low.

📝 Writing Overload

26/100

“this sure felt more like an english class due to the ridiculous amount of writing he required.”

🧭 Self-Taught Course

34/100

“Essentially you are teaching yourself.”

🅰️ Grade vs Experience

82/100

“Overall, easy class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He also does a very poor
Essentially you are teaching yourself
me

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Overall, easy class
VERY writing heavy
So many papers

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

40/100

Evidence confidence

Two online reviews agree on writing load and weak teaching, but the sample is small.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIS-122 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Francisco Carranza

Avoid unless you already write well and x x; easy A potential does not offset weak teaching and heavy writing.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📝 Writing Overload

🧭 Self-Taught Course

🅰️ Grade vs Experience

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

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

Avoid unless you already write well and ; easy A potential does not offset weak teaching and heavy writing.