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History

Kelly Gerhold

B17B · 17A · HIST17B · CRN71931 · HIST18 · HISTB1 · 71931HISB17B · B2 · HIST17A · B17A · HISTB2 · HISTB17B · HISTB17A · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
76%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take Kelly Gerhold if you can follow long lectures and want a fair history class with manageable exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEntertaining LecturesStudent-Made ExamsLecture HeavyEasy Weekly SummariesOccasional Disorganization
  • Most students find her engaging, funny, and .
  • Grades are usually manageable because and exams often use student-chosen questions.
  • The main risk is lecture organization, since some students dislike the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students often earn A grades through , and exams that are usually predictable.

, while online evidence supports easy summaries but includes one grading complaint.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The history content is usually manageable if students attend lectures and keep up with summaries and papers.

In-person reviews describe easy-to-follow content for note takers, while online reviews are fewer but mostly positive.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

because lectures contain the key material.

In-person reviews more clearly show attendance matters, while but .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend her because she makes history engaging and gives fair, student-friendly exams.

Both formats lean positive, but online confidence is lower because there are only three reviews and one is negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Many students report , and exams built from class questions.

Format shift

, while online evidence is positive but includes one grading-delay complaint.

Workload

Moderate

64/100

Work usually includes weekly summaries, papers, and exams, but students often call it manageable or easy.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly summaries and , while but manageable writing.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students describe her as funny, passionate, and engaging, though a minority call her lectures rambling or confusing.

Format shift

Both formats include strong praise, but organization.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades , and a final rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

and essay exams, while online reviews mainly mention summaries and videos.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair exams, but some students find lectures rambling and unorganized.

Main concern

Students who need slides or tight structure may struggle with lecture-only delivery.

What students said

“Super easy if and ask questions to get engaged.”
HISTB17B
“Lectures are very unorganized and confusing because there are no powerpoints or .”
HIST18

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive about teaching and weekly work, but .

Main concern

The main online concern is delayed or .

What students said

“Easy weekly summaries!”
HISTB17A
“She didn't grade assignments very well even after official grades were out .”
CRN71931

Exam style

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Exams are usually student-friendly because students often help choose questions and can prepare directly from lectures.

Student-Chosen QuestionsEssay ExamsMidterm and FinalNot Too HardFew Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support essay-style midterms and finals .

Student-Chosen QuestionsEssay ExamsMidterm and FinalFew Tests
“The but she allows the class to come up with the questions that will be on them.”
HIST17A
“the midterm and and then she reviews it”
HIST17A

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, Lockdown Browser, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you struggle with history, this is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“History may be boring for you but she made it fun.”

📘 Course Manageability

82/100

“Exams and .”

📝

86/100

“This makes the questions not too difficult and allows the students to be better prepared for what they will see on the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes history fascinating!
  • Lectures are very unorganized and confusing because there are no powerpoints or .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • One of the easiest classes I have ever taken!
  • Accepts late work just takes off a .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • Midterm and !
  • The whole class makes the final so .

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is strong because 27 reviews cover many years and repeatedly identify the same teaching style, workload, and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
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3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 4 · A 8

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1