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Paul Gilmore

HIST23HIST30 · HIST12 · HIST34 · HIST30 · HIS12 · GLST223977 · HIST11 · 195 lifetime ratings

AI rating
87/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
77.14%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want engaging history lectures and can keep up with notes, reading, and essays.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaptivating lecturesLecture-heavyAttendance mattersReading and essaysFair but demanding
  • Students consistently praise his passionate, memorable history lectures.
  • Grades are manageable with , and study effort.
  • The main risk is long lecture-heavy classes with some strictness around attention and writing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

69/100

An A is realistic with , and studying, but students repeatedly say you must work for it.

Online evidence is more forgiving, while and essay quality.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The content is not usually described as conceptually brutal, but the , and fast enough to punish distraction.

Online reviews call the class manageable, while and dense note-taking.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is effectively required because quizzes and .

Both formats stress keeping up, but major gaps.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Most students recommend him because his lectures are engaging, passionate, and memorable despite the workload.

Both online and and broader evidence from in-person classes.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Grading is usually fair with and dropped scores, but .

Format shift

Online comments mention achievable grades, while in-person comments show .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and papers rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

Online reviews mention papers and readings, while , and writing volume.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students repeatedly describe him as passionate, funny, knowledgeable, and unusually engaging.

Format shift

Both formats praise his teaching, but impact.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and lecture-based preparation.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions papers and work, while , and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person , and a steady mix of reading and papers.

Main concern

Missing lecture or .

What students said

“ !”
HIST12
“ as long as you study.”
HIS12
“If you're not paying attention to the lectures you will not pass.”
HIST12

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are strongly positive but still describe lecture-heavy work and writing.

Main concern

Students still need to keep up with lectures, readings, and papers.

What students said

“Gilmore's lectures are captivating - he brings history to life with personal anecdotes.”
HIST12
“The class is easy, just do the work and skim the reading.”
HIST12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and manageable with study, but the and attendance matters.

Lecture-Based ExamsStudy RequiredDropped Lowest ScoresExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

easy with studying, with some dropped scores and a harder final noted.

Lecture-Based ExamsDropped Lowest ScoresHarder Final
“ as long as you study.”
HIS12
“ review session before it.”
HIST12
“His quizzes and .”
HIST12

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, Lockdown Browser, midterm, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“In person his lectures are transformative, I often because his lectures captivated so much of my attention.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Professor Gilmore is the so far.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ .”

⚖️ Grade Effort

69/100

“Overall he is a great professor but be prepared to work for your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are amazing and he is very knowledgable.
  • He kept me so engaged throughout every single lecture.
  • He really tries to make the material fun to learn.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • and a couple of .
  • The , and paper-heavy...
  • lots of reading and writing but most topics are genuinely interesting

Theme 3

📈

  • as long as you study.
  • He offers lots of ex credit.
  • BUT .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

195

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span many years and show , and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5121
4 out of 540
3 out of 523
2 out of 56
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 3 · A 10 · A- 5

B range

16

B+ 7 · B 9

C range

8

C+ 5 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3