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Daniel Loomis

HIST40 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid Loomis unless you can handle a and limited grade safety.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDisorganized courseExam-heavy gradingHeavy readingTough gradingMixed lectures
  • Most , and exams that dominate the grade.
  • The and self-teaching because lectures and study guides may not fully prepare students.
  • A few students like his knowledge and lectures, but the overall experience is high-risk and inconsistent.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible for some students, but the , and unforgiving if .

Online evidence shows the harshest exam dependence and grading mistakes, while but includes hard grades and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

27/100

The material is demanding because students must read heavily, handle long lectures, and prepare for .

Both formats show difficulty, with online reviews especially emphasizing self-teaching and incomplete study support.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

Neither online nor .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students do not recommend him because of , and poor support.

Online reviews are mostly negative with a few positive exceptions, while but lean negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

because many reviews mention tough exams, few graded items, wrong , failed grades, and little grade recovery.

Format shift

Online reviews give the clearest harsh-grading evidence, while and midterm-heavy concerns.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload is heavy in practice because students report lots of reading, papers, long lectures, exams, and self-teaching.

Format shift

Online workload is dominated by reading and exams, while , and midterms.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some students respect his knowledge, but most comments describe disorganization, , poor timing, and weak support.

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly criticize disorganization, while teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

95/100

Assessment is overwhelmingly exam-centered, with repeated comments saying the class is graded only or mostly by exams and midterms.

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly say exams dominate the grade, while .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are strongly split, with one positive review but several harsh complaints about poor organization, rudeness, and .

Main concern

Students report , and .

What students said

“ .”
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“Daniel Loomis is an amazing professor is amazing and despite what others might say he's actually friendly.”
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“Not to mention the class is all Midterms.”
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Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews mostly describe a , and limited useful guidance, though a few students found the lectures interesting.

Main concern

Grades depend heavily on exams, and students report , and poor study support.

What students said

“WARNING!! He's so disorganized!”
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“The class .”
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“his lectures do not fully cover the study guides requiring you to read on your own.”
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Exam style

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because and may be hard or unscheduled, even though one online review says some exams are open book.

Open Book EvidenceExam-HeavyHard ExamsUnscheduled ExamsWritten ParagraphsMidterms

Assessment risk

Varies

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and do not clearly prove open-book rules, closed-book rules, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring.

Midterm-HeavyExam-Heavy
“Not to mention the class is all Midterms.”
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Online

Online reviews mention open-book exams, hard exams, unscheduled midterms, written paragraphs, and , but do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring.

Open Book EvidenceHard ExamsUnscheduled ExamsWritten ParagraphsExam-Only Grading
“Grades only 5 exams and 1 essay that are open book.”
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“ .”
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“he's very .”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“WARNING!! He's so disorganized!”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and polarized teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Course Organization

25/100

“WARNING!! He's so disorganized!”

🧪

95/100

“The class .”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

35/100

“His study guides and lecture videos will not help you, and .”

Theme 1

🧪

  • .
  • The class .
  • he incorrectly graded 4 of my exams

Theme 2

📚

  • Get ready to read
  • .
  • His lectures do not fully cover the study guides requiring you to read on your own.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures were good and pretty entertaining.
  • Incredibly inconsiderate and somewhat rude, and very insensitive to personal circumstances.
  • With the lectures he gets off topic and talks about a movie based on the notes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews across recent years give rich, consistent evidence of and disorganization, despite some polarized opinions.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

HIST4012 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1