Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100An A requires sustained and dense weekly assignments.
Both formats reject easy A expectations; LAW16 positives still require real work.
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
An A requires sustained x x x x x x x and dense weekly assignments.
Both formats reject easy A expectations; LAW16 positives still require real work.
Is the course easy?
Content is reading and writing intensive with AP-like rigor for a lower-division load.
Online and x x x x x x; LAW16 is demanding but more rewarding for some.
Is attendance flexible?
Many sections require Zoom or x x and participation is heavily weighted.
x x x x x x and several history sections; some online history is less strict.
Is this professor recommended?
x x x and dominant warnings about stress harsh zeros and communication outweigh minority raves.
In-person LAW16 has more MustTake style praise while x x x x x.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
18/100
x x x x x x x and final papers scored very low dominate student reports.
Format shift
x x x x x x and in history; some LAW16 students call him fair if effort is high.
Workload
Overwhelming
16/100
x x x x x x and internship style work overload students with other classes.
Format shift
Both formats report excessive work; x x x x x x.
Teaching experience
Poor
36/100
Passion and knowledge are real for some but unprepared lectures poor communication and unfair AI enforcement tank the experience for many.
Format shift
LAW16 in-person teaching praise is high; online history teaching ratings are often very low.
Assessment method
Balanced
55/100
Mix of x x x x x x and final exams.
Format shift
Online leans papers and finals; in-person LAW16 adds internship and presentations.
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Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person reviews split between LAW16 fans who love passion and mandatory-effort success and history students who report overload harsh zeros and bias claims.
Main concern
x x x x and little flexibility if you fall behind.
What students said
“Difficult but doable! My fav class and Professor :)... ever!”
“x x x x x x unless you approach him... assigns so much work and never grades on time”
“If you signed up for the x x x x.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
Online history sections are workload-heavy with x x x x x and repeated AI zero complaints plus weak email response.
Main concern
False AI flags zeros and grades that arrive too late to improve.
What students said
“Will accuse you of using AI. Graded everything extremely late until the last day of break.”
“Literally the worse teacher I've had and the most stressful course.”
“Accuses you of x x x x x x... Overall, I would not recommend this class or professor to anyone.”
Exam style
Major assessments are high-stakes writing and finals with strict AI policing and little student-friendly leeway.
Assessment risk
Strict
34/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x and research essays are also described as harsh with zeros and little flexibility; LAW16 fans say success tracks effort.
“I gave it all in x x x x and gave me a zero out of 100!”
“What you put in to the course is what you get out of it.”
Online students report hard finals segmented papers and AI flags that can zero major work.
“he uses an outdated ai detector and if even gives you 1% match to ai he will give you a 0.”
“When I tell you I got flagged for x x x x x? And he graded it the 4 days before semester ended”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“x x x x x”
“He is a x x x. I've worked really hard at this class and don't feel like my grades reflect the effort.”
“Even if you write your own he flags you for ai.”
“The amount of work for this class alone equates to a full schedule.”
“Do not expect an easy A, and if he go into the class knowing you will have to put in effort, you will learn so much!”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
147
Lifetime ratings
84/100
Evidence confidence
Fifty recent detailed polarized reviews with recurring AI workload and x x x x x x x x.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
49 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 5
B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1
C 6 · C- 1
D 1 · D- 1
F 1
Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 6