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Nathan Lopez

HIS70 · HIS19381 · HISTORY18 · HIST70 · HIST1721211 · HIST18 · HISTORY70 · HIST90958 · HIS09494 · HIST93122 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
63.16%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a rigorous, writing-heavy history course and are comfortable with strict expectations.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadHarsh grading riskPassionate lecturesWriting intensiveFormat-sensitive
  • Nathan Lopez is praised by many in-person students for passionate, engaging history lectures.
  • Recent online Ethnic Studies reviews are , and proctoring tools.
  • The course can reward disciplined students, but the effort-to-grade tradeoff is inconsistent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

Good grades are possible, but many students describe , and high effort for full credit.

Online evidence is much harsher in recent reviews, while heavy but manageable.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The material and structure are demanding because students report , and exams.

Online reviews describe especially stressful Ethnic Studies workloads, while but often engaging history courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but lectures, notes, and participation appear important for passing.

, while online reviews focus more on deadlines and written assignments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Recommendations split between students who love his passionate teaching and students who warn strongly against the workload and grading.

, while recent online reviews substantially lower the overall recommendation.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Many students say he rarely gives full credit, expects citations, and penalizes writing details.

Format shift

, while some in-person reviews call him easy or fair.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of reading, essays, discussions, papers, quizzes, and long lectures.

Format shift

Both formats show heavy workload, with recent online Ethnic Studies reviews describing it as especially draining.

Teaching experience

Average

70/100

His teaching is often passionate and engaging, but recent online reviews describe stressful course design and poor value for effort.

Format shift

, while online feedback is sharply mixed and recently negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears to combine papers, discussions, quizzes, exams, reports, and .

Format shift

Online sections mention quizzes, essays, discussions, and proctored exams, while , and book reports.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mostly positive about his passion and lectures, but many still warn that the , and attendance.

Main concern

The workload is heavy and students must keep up with , and tests.

What students said

“ BUT BE READY TO WORK!!!”
HIST93122
“lectures are fine, but it is just too much work; .”
HIST70
“AMAZING professor, truly passionate about what he teaches and makes it a conversation and stimulates thought.”
HIST70

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are polarized, with older history students praising clarity but recent Ethnic Studies , and Honorlock.

Main concern

Recent online students , and monitored exams.

What students said

“Do yourself a favor and find a different professor his work load will drain you”
HIS09494
“I had to download honor lock . Find another professor.”
HIS09494
“Amazing professor. Easy to follow, lectures are long but .”
HIST70

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed but includes recent strict monitoring and .

HonorlockScreen-lock monitoringNot open bookTimed essaysOpen-book evidence in older online review

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence includes screen-lock monitoring and non-open-book exams in one review, while and online note-using tests.

Screen-lock monitoringNot open bookLecture-based testsTests online in one review
“screen-lock monitoring for ”
HIS09494
“the ”
HISTORY18
“ because you can use your notes”
HIST70

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Honorlock and , though one older review says the final and .

HonorlockWeekly exam promptsTimed essaysOpen-book in one older review
“He makes you put Honor lock on your device.”
HIS09494
“Both the final and .”
HIST70
“for finals/midterms, you have to write 2 essays timed.”
HIST70

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do yourself a favor and find a different professor his work load will drain you”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“You will read+write A LOT.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Professor Lopez teaches with passion and genuinely engages you in the subject.”

⚖️

25/100

“He NEVER gives full credit for anything !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 Teaching Style

  • He is passionate and makes learning easy.
  • The lectures were insanely long
  • He gives the and leaves you hungry for more.

Theme 2

📈 Difficulty and Grades

  • Simple grammar mistakes can cost you your grade.
  • Not hard, but just a lot of writing which could be annoying.
  • You will only fail if you do not put the work in.

Theme 3

📝 Workload and Exams

  • Every week you have 2 units.
  • there is an awful lot of essays and he is very strict on how they are written.
  • This class is REALLY work-heavy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 38 reviews with balanced online and in-person counts, though opinions vary strongly by term and course.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 8 · A 11

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2