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Michael Powelson

HIST11 · HISTORY12 · HIST3222 · HISTORY11 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Worth it for History if , and use his .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousAmazing lecturesTake-home examsExtra creditGet ready to read
  • Funny, passionate
  • and finals

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and make high grades achievable with solid note-taking.

Most ; the online review also calls exams simple.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

History content is manageable when he breaks events down, but reading and .

In-person comments dominate; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and needed for notes and quizzes.

Evidence is almost entirely in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About 80% would take again, with strong praise for humor and fairness and one notable negative review.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Flexible deadlines, , and effort.

Format shift

and most often.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Expect , and note-heavy .

Format shift

In-person comments stress PowerPoint notes and a few papers; online requires article reading.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call lectures amazing, hilarious, and passionate despite occasional off-topic rambling.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strongest in person; the online review still recommends him.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and final, and occasional papers.

Format shift

and quiz breakdown.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students , and a strong desire to help students pass.

Main concern

Attendance and note-taking matter; lectures can go off-topic or feel long.

What students said

“ . Mid term and and .”
HISTORY12
“Hes funny but goes off topic way too much!”
HISTORY11

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review calls him chill with simple exams but .

Main concern

Only one older online review limits format confidence.

What students said

“He is so chill. ! You will definitely learn and his class is easy. You do need read the articles.”
HISTORY11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Midterms and while quizzes come from lecture PowerPoints.

Take-home midtermTake-home finalPowerPoint quizzesExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final plus a few easy quizzes based on notes.

Take-home midtermTake-home finalPowerPoint quizzes
“Mid term and and .”
HISTORY12
“3 quizzes 1 midterm and ”
HISTORY11

Online

and and reading is required.

Simple midterm and finalArticle reading
“ and .”
HISTORY11

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I highly recommend him for American History. Professor Powelson breaks down the important events and to understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 , and mostly strong recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

😂 Lecture Energy

88/100

“He is sooo funny with all his stories & experiences.”

📝

84/100

“Mid term and and .”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are pretty interesting
  • hilarious
  • simple lessons

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class was easy
  • offers

Theme 3

⚠️ Mixed Notes

  • goes off topic way too much
  • lectures can be boring though

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews spanning many years are , and recommendation with .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HISTORY116 reviews
HISTORY125 reviews
HIST111 review
HIST32221 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1