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Shannon VanZant

HIST2B · HIST27 · HIST17A · HIST17B · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong self-starter who can handle heavy writing and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy Paper LoadSlow GraderLecture HeavyPolarizingUnrealistic Deadlines
  • Workload is paper- and
  • some lenient moments
  • In-person lectures are long and low-interaction; and quizzes

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

A grades happen, but many say you need near-perfect work and .

Online HIST27 reviews stress 100% on every task; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and dense lectures make the content feel demanding for GE history.

Both formats report heavy reading; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory or participation-weighted; a few allow optional presence.

; online still tags participation as important.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

and recent comments repeatedly say save yourself or .

Online and in-person both split, but negative warnings dominate overall tone.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and nitpicky paper standards outweigh occasional lenient AI or effort-based stories.

Format shift

A few in-person reviews found her lenient; most online and .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly , and unrealistic summer deadlines.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strong in both formats, especially online HIST27.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Some praise help and transparency, but many report monologue lectures, little support, and rude moments.

Format shift

; in-person teaching quality draws the harshest reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Long papers, discussions, and reading responses dominate; quizzes and exams exist but writing drives the load.

Format shift

Online emphasizes papers and untimed quizzes; and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Lecture-heavy sessions with lots of homework and papers; some call her transparent and lenient, many call her harsh and unhelpful.

Main concern

Rude or disengaged .

What students said

“One of the . She doesn't help her students with understanding things clearly, she mostly just talks the whole time”
HIST17B
“Overall a very lazy professor who provides a ridiculous amount of reading and ”
HIST2B
“she TALKED AND TALKED, everybody fell asleep in her class. She was a VERY lenient grade though”
HIST17A

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and but crushing volume for many, especially summer.

Main concern

Massive paper and and .

What students said

“This class was one of the most labor intensive classes I have ever taken, and yet the course work was surprisingly easy, there was just so much coursework.”
HIST27
“In order to receive an A in this class, a student must receive 100% on every assignment.”
HIST27
“Lots of reading, writing, and homework but , and encouraging.”
HIST17B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and exams; some online quizzes allow unlimited time and attempts.

Long Essay PapersReading-Based QuizzesTimed and Untimed MixMultiple Attempts on Some Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize difficult exams and .

Difficult ExamsMany PapersLecture-Based Testing
“ridiculous amount of reading and ”
HIST2B
“ and due dates aren't long enough.”
HIST17B

Online

Online quizzes are sometimes untimed with multiple tries, but papers and .

Unlimited Quiz AttemptsUntimed QuizzesLong Source-Based Essays
“ and attempts.”
HIST17B
“Each chapt has 1 untimed quiz and but 1 try.”
HIST2B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you don't . Save yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews with medium credibility, balancing heavy-workload complaints against a minority of positive reports.

📚 Paper Avalanche

18/100

“This class is ridiculously difficult, with , and a landfill amount of work.”

🐢

32/100

“ . So . and due dates aren't long enough.”

🗣️ Lecture Monologues

30/100

“she TALKED AND TALKED, everybody fell asleep in her class.”

👍 Minority Defense

60/100

“Although her papers seem stressful, as long as you get your point across in grade.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • a student must receive 100% on every assignment
  • . So .
  • She was a VERY lenient grade though

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • labor intensive classes I have ever taken
  • Lots of reading, writing, and homework

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She was honestly rude
  • Most transparent professor I've had
  • Professor Zant is a nice person but her expectations and deadlines are just not realistic.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

21 fairly detailed reviews with consistent workload themes, but opinions on personality and leniency diverge.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

HIST17B6 reviews
HIST17A5 reviews
HIST275 reviews
HIST2B5 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 7

B range

3

B 3

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1