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Rachel Standish

HISTHIST · HIST2A · HISTORY2B · HIST2B · HIST17A · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
51.28%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can self-teach from the free textbook and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderGet ready to readTeach yourselfEssay examsMixed reviews
  • Course is textbook-driven with and timed essay exams; lectures are often missing online.
  • , though organized students who follow rubrics can still earn As.
  • , so outcomes depend heavily on self-discipline and writing skill.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many As exist, but tough grading, picky rubrics, and reading and writing effort.

Online reviews stress tough grading and self-teaching; and writing-focused.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Heavy textbook reading, papers, and and logistically demanding.

Online is reading-and-essay heavy without lectures; in and reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Many online sections list attendance as no; in person is more often yes, but the .

Online attendance is often optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; praise for structure and free books clashes with complaints of harsh grading and .

Online is more polarized; a and structure.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and picky rubric comments dominate, with and essays harshly.

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading; online students especially stress TA harshness and picky criteria.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and multi-essay exams create a dense weekly load.

Format shift

Online is especially reading- and writing-heavy; in and discussion work.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

and flexible, but many say online is teach-yourself with little lecture support.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is more criticized for missing lectures; in-person reviews are more .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Timed essay exams, quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes textbook quizzes and essay exams; in .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

More mixed; and structure, others cite zero communication, harsh writing grades, and .

Main concern

and limited communication for some students.

What students said

“Mrs. Standish is a very good teacher. She's caring and attentive to her students ... .”
HIST17A
“Honestly, this worst teacher I ever had in Delta. .”
HIST2A
“This was a very much "teach yourself" course. But if you .”
HIST2A

Remote format

Online

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and free textbook work with , and timed multi-essay exams; little to no video lectures.

Main concern

Tough or , and .

What students said

“She wants her students to fail. ... she does nothing she doesn't upload lectures or .”
HIST2A
“There were in the online class, gave a lot of homework, and .”
HIST17A
“Overall, it was a pretty straightforward class. ... The coursework is mostly based off of the textbook, so prepare to read.”
HIST2A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

prompts plus textbook-based quizzes.

Timed essay examsStudy guidesTextbook based2 hour writing windows

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and strict grading on essay quality.

Hard essay examsWriting focused gradingStudy and reading required
“ , STUDY PLEASE!!”
HIST17A
“her exams are tough 2 essay questions strict grading.”
HIST2A

Online

400-500 words plus quizzes drawn from the free textbook.

Timed essay examsStudy guidesTextbook open for quizzes sometimesMultiple choice plus essays
“Lots of reading and writing tho. Honestly the difficult part was only the 3 exams where you have 2 hours to write 2 essays.”
HIST2A
“Tests are 2 essay prompts 400-500 words and lasts 2 hours at most (the study guide has 6 questions so prepare for any to be chosen).”
HIST17A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You basically teach yourself everything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 , and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Reading Load

34/100

“Be prepared to read. The textbook is required, most of the assignments, quizzes and .”

⚖️

32/100

“She is a and very picky. It is an easy class if you manage to meet her absurd expectation.”

🎯 Teaching Support

50/100

“This was a very much "teach yourself" course. But if you .”

👍 Split Recommendation

48/100

“I have no idea why this professor has such low scores, pretty average professor wasnt difficult.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • While she did not provide lectures, most of the content was based on the textbook.
  • Dont expect mini-lessons from her
  • Great Professor. I enjoyed her online class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • I spent DAYS studying. ... I believe the professor grades harshly.
  • Don't understand how I got a B- when I had an A for most of the semester

Theme 3

📝

  • the 3 exams where you have 2 hours to write 2 essays
  • Only thing I found challenging was the 1000 word Chicago style paper.
  • MAKE SURE YOU READ THE GRADING CRITERIA or you won't get 100% on the discussions

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

45 reviews over many years show a and tough-grader complaints.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 511
3 out of 58
2 out of 57
1 out of 58

Course coverage

HIST2A18 reviews
HIST17A16 reviews
HIST2B6 reviews
HISTORY2B3 reviews
HISTHIST2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 6 · A 7 · A- 11

B range

6

B+ 2 · B- 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2