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Cynthia Van Valkenburg

MHIS107 · HIST107 · HISTORY107 · MHIST102 · HIST102 · HIST104 · MHIST101 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Skip if you can; the workload and chaos rarely match the learning payoff.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy BusyworkDisorganizedLate-Work LenientDefensive TonePaper Overload
  • Heavy journals, papers, and hidden module work dominate the experience more than lecture quality.
  • Many students still exit with A/B grades due to late-work leniency, not light effort.
  • Online sections draw especially harsh complaints about organization and learning value.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students still land A/B grades, but only after , and participation.

Online reviewers stress impossible busywork; and easy grades for showing up.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content is less the problem than volume of reading, essays, videos, and .

Both formats call the work heavy; and paid external sites.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and participation are frequently required, with .

In-person reviews emphasize class presence and groups; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

27/100

Only about a and busywork drowning out the niceness.

A few positive online and in-person outliers exist, but most recent detailed reviews still warn others away.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Late work is often accepted and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both mention late-work flexibility, though .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Journals, packets, essays, videos, and .

Format shift

Online workload complaints are especially intense; and group prep.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students split on her kindness, but organization, clarity, and defensive moments drag teaching quality down.

Format shift

; online focuses on module chaos and thin lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades , and weekly work than on a .

Format shift

Both formats stress continuous assignments; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In and late-work flexible, but , and uneven tone still frustrate many students.

Main concern

Mandatory participation and and occasional defensiveness.

What students said

“ and attend events for , and she's kind of hard on grading”
MHIST101
“Due dates are all over the place, Tons and tons of stupid YouTube videos. 5 essays due in one week for the midterm.”
HIST107
“Shes nice but snaps without being provoked and grades easy after assigning the most work she wont even look at.”
HIST107

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel overloaded with journals, paid external sites, and .

Main concern

Busywork volume and disorganization make grades hard to track and answers hard to find.

What students said

“the workload is awful. Constant journals that and it feels almost impossible to get the work done early”
MHIST101
“ and a lot of busy work that does not result in actual learning.”
HIST107
“Work is thrown into sections and you basically have to go find the work for yourself every week.”
HISTORY107

Exam style

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Assessments center on essays and continuous writing more than classic closed-book proctored tests.

Essay Midterm/FinalMultiple Short PapersQuiz SupportBusywork Weighted Oddly

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention essay piles around midterms, packets, and occasional finals, but .

Essay ClustersPacketsGroup Classwork
“5 essays due in one week for the midterm.”
HIST107
“Easy A but a lot of bookwork just use google and pay attention to the .”
MHIS107

Online

Online comments highlight long journals, external paid assignments, and .

Long JournalsEssay HeavyExternal Paid Sites
“we had a the same day that is about 500 words worth of writing”
MHIST101
“although ”
HIST107

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and a lot of busy work that does not result in actual learning.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning online and and organization themes. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Busywork Overload

18/100

“Constant journals that and it feels almost impossible to get the work done early as there's way too much to do.”

🗂️ Organization Problems

28/100

“Tons of no due date, suddenly all become due.”

👍

27/100

“ .”

📝 Late-Work Soft Spot

62/100

“she always accepted late work!”

😕 Mixed Personality

34/100

“Shes nice but snaps without being provoked and grades easy after assigning the most work she wont even look at.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • She relies on groups every single class so get ready to make some friends.
  • Although a and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A but a lot of bookwork
  • Everything is graded lightly but .
  • I feel like I've learned nothing from this course unfortunately.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's a super sweet professor and
  • She can get defensive and make comments that might come off as rude
  • Dont ask her questions she gets mad.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

22 detailed reviews across 2016-2025 with strong theme consistency on workload, organization, and mixed personality.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

HIST10710 reviews
MHIST1015 reviews
HIST1022 reviews
HIST1042 reviews
HISTORY1071 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 8

B range

11

B+ 5 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

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