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Todd Menzing

HIST185 · HIST121 · COLL148 · HIST175 · A175 · HISTG175 · HIST195 · HIST190 · HST175 · HIST170 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
65%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him if and writing, but if you need light workload or flexible grading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy readingDiscussion drivenFair but demandingPassionate historianMixed communication
  • Success depends on keeping up with reading, citations, discussions, and exams.
  • Many students respect his knowledge and feedback, but .
  • Online accelerated sections feel much heavier than the .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly , and studying.

Online evidence stresses heavy effort, while in-person evidence ranges from .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The content is not conceptually extreme, but the , and .

Online compressed sections feel harder because the same reading and writing are packed into fewer weeks, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance is only occasionally mentioned, while participation and .

Online reviews emphasize required discussion participation, while and class notes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

and structure, but the workload and communication issues create real hesitation.

Online recommendations are split by workload tolerance, while and knowledge.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Grades appear achievable but and detailed expectations.

Format shift

Online reviews more often call him a , while and complaints about inconsistent tests.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of reading, weekly discussions, quizzes, essays, and citations.

Format shift

Online accelerated courses are the heaviest, while , and essays.

Teaching experience

Average

66/100

He is often described as knowledgeable, passionate, and feedback-oriented, but clarity and tone are inconsistent.

Format shift

, while online reviews show stronger frustration with unclear instructions and rude messages.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades come from discussions, quizzes or exams, essays, reading-based work, and participation rather than one single method.

Format shift

Online sections lean toward discussions, quizzes, and essays, while , and lecture participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are more mixed over time, with strong praise for passion and knowledge but , and clarity.

Main concern

The main concern and study expectations.

What students said

“If you're at all interested in the subject, you'll love his passion for and knowledge of American history.”
HIST170
“His study guides are like 30 pages long for each ch and tests consist of about 3 chapters.”
HIST190
“Terrible. and misleading.”
HIST170

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews describe a structured but , and mixed communication.

Main concern

The main risk is a heavy workload with detailed citations and .

What students said

“Makes you *work* for your grade.”
HIST175
“I'm in week 3/4 of Menzing's online course and I like the material but the workload is RIDICULOUS.”
HIST175
“Not an easy A, you need to work for it.”
HISTG175

Exam style

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or easy quizzes and others describing timed or poorly aligned tests.

Open Book MentionedTimed Exams MentionedWeekly QuizzesEssay FinalTest Heavy in Some Sections

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention tests, quizzes, open-book or notes-allowed exams, but comments do not clearly prove a .

Open Book MentionedNotes Allowed MentionedWeekly QuizzesMultiple Tests
“He lets students use book and and quizzes; not a difficult a class if you attend and .”
HIST170
“ and book can be used.”
HIST175
“Grade is based on 4 tests and 1 essay.”
HIST195

Online

, and one explicit open-book test comment, but do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Open Book MentionedTimed Quiz MentionedWeekly QuizzesEssay Final
“The but open book, no reason to not pass.”
HISTG175
“ so you don't even have a min to read the question.”
HIST175
“ and .”
HST175

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Not an easy A, you need to work for it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“He is very passionate and and goes into great detail.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“I'm in week 3/4 of Menzing's online course and I like the material but the workload is RIDICULOUS.”

👍 Recommendation Level

63/100

“If you are actually interested in learning and participating this is a great class!”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of reading and writing.
  • Must cite all sources for full credit.
  • If and writing you will have a difficult time.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is extremely knowledgable and passionate.
  • .
  • came to receiving your grade.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • Not an easy A, you need to work for it.
  • Easy A if you put in the effort.
  • Tests and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 41 reviews span many years and give , and format differences.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 511
3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

Course coverage

HIST17519 reviews
HIST1706 reviews
HIST1905 reviews
HISTG1754 reviews
HST1752 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 7 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 3 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values