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History

George Gastil

HIST101 · HIST102 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Take Gastil if you , and use ; excellent for non-majors who want an engaging history class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate History TeacherEssay-Heavy ExamsExtra Credit HeavyFun and FunnyTake-Home Friendly
  • Nearly all , and passionate about history with lots of .
  • and writing more than multiple-choice, with revise options and .
  • , but older consensus is highly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students report , and so much that failing is rare if you show up and write.

; no online sample.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is not intensive for majors, but you still must follow lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and optional in others, but missing class clearly hurts participation and essay material.

All evidence is from in-person reviews with mixed mandatory flags.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Almost every review strongly recommends him for , and fair with strong support.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

as lenient with revisions and heavy , though one recent essay was graded very hard.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but there is lots of essay writing and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and one of the best history teachers on campus.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Core and papers more than routine homework drills.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history classes feel lively and supportive, with , and generous if you attend and participate.

Main concern

if insight is thin, and missing class hurts.

What students said

“Prof Gastil is easily one of the . He was so helpful and informative.”
HIST102
“He is pretty laid back on due dates and .”
HIST102
“He said himself that if everyones generally getting good grades the course is too easy.”
HIST101

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.

Tests are long essays, often take-home, with feedback, revisions, and .

Essay ExamsTake-Home ExamsEssay RevisionsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

expectations and room to revise; no Lockdown Browser or webcam claims appear.

Essay ExamsTake-Home ExamsRevisions AllowedLecture-Based Material
“ .. long essays, but you learn so much more that way.”
HIST102
“ .”
HIST102
“Prof. and allows you to revise the essays.”
HIST102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof Gastil is easily one of the . He was so helpful and informative. .. long essays, but you learn so much more that way. He give SO much .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Gastil is a great professor. History classes can get boring, but he makes it fun with his jokes and how he is so passionate about history/teaching!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“Absolutely GREAT professor! .”

📝

84/100

“ .”

⚖️

40/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • He's so fun!
  • George rocks as a history teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He give SO much .
  • The , and he's pretty lenient about it.
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Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is funny and very open minded.
  • I had many medical issues and he understood and helped me keep up with the class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 detailed in-person reviews are mostly consistent and enthusiastic, but the sample is modest and one recent review is sharply negative.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST1026 reviews
HIST1015 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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