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History

Kristin Hargrove

108ONLINE · HISTORY120 · HIST124 · HST108 · HIST3264 · HIST108 · HIS109 · HISTORY108 · HISTORY109 · HIST109 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong writer who accepts heavy workload, strict formatting, and a high risk of frustration.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy WritingMLA FocusedDisorganized OnlineAvoided By Many
  • , and heavy writing that overshadows history content.
  • Online reviews especially criticize disorganization, late or confusing course setup, and excessive workload.
  • A minority of students say effort, writing skill, and can lead to a good grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students earned A grades, but most describe heavy writing, strict MLA expectations, and .

Online reviews stress excessive workload and , while strong writers who do a lot of work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The history content is often less difficult than the writing and formatting demands, but .

Both formats report writing-heavy difficulty, with online students adding more complaints about disorganization.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Participation is mentioned, but reviews do not consistently prove a .

Online reviews emphasize discussion participation, while rule.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

The dominant student advice is to avoid her because of , and poor organization.

, but online reviews are especially severe about disorganization.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly call her a tough or and say small formatting issues can heavily damage grades.

Format shift

Both formats report harsh grading, with online and MLA citation issues.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of reading, weekly writing, discussion boards like papers, essays, projects, and .

Format shift

Online workload complaints are intense and frequent, while and tedious work.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Many students describe her as , and overly focused on MLA instead of history.

Format shift

Online teaching is criticized for poor organization, while and weak history focus.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Assessment appears , and formatting, with some exams mentioned.

Format shift

Online evidence emphasizes writing and discussions, while and presentations.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews also lean negative, with many , and excessive writing, though some students enjoyed her class.

Main concern

Students say grades depend heavily on writing, formatting, and .

What students said

“ !”
HIST124
“Only 2 exams, no quizzes, but .”
HISTORY108
“If you're willing to do a lot of busy work and you have decent writing skills an A is almost guaranteed.”
HIST109

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing , and poor responsiveness.

Main concern

Online students repeatedly report heavy writing and .

What students said

“Content is posted out of order and she becomes combatant in the Q&A forum.. if you ask a question.”
HIST108
“LOTS OF WRITING.”
109
“ .”
108ONLINE

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as writing-heavy and not multiple choice, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Essay ExamsNo Multiple ChoiceFinal MentionedExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays, but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Essay ExamsNo Multiple ChoiceIDs
“Only 2 exams, no quizzes, but .”
HISTORY108
“ to write about five "IDs" and a 5 paragraph essay”
HIST108

Online

Online reviews mention a midterm and final, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

MidtermFinal
“midterm and final.”
ANTH130
“Only 2 exams, no quizzes, but .”
HIST108

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do yourself a worshiping favor and run for your life from this horrible teacher/course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“I didn't learn a single new piece of history.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“Run or get out while you can.”

⚖️

12/100

“She is also not very helpful, she did not bother responding to my various emails.”

📚 Workload Load

12/100

“You can put 40 hours a week into this class and fail.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You wont learn a thing about history in this class!
  • She is focused more on proper formatting than the content of the class
  • She is easy going and hip (makes things easier to understand) and funny.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • ! as 1 point 1% of your grade.
  • If you're willing to do a lot of busy work and you have decent writing skills an A is almost guaranteed.
  • So much is assigned is is not extra and has become necessary to get a good grade.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • This class requires a LOT of writing.
  • The weekly discussion board merits about a 2-3 page paper EACH WEEK!
  • There is quite a bit of . Writing as well!

Theme 4

⚠️ About Organization

  • (good luck finding the current week)
  • Content is posted out of order and she becomes combatant in the Q&A forum.. if you ask a question.
  • and she rarely updated grades.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four reviews across many years give a large, detailed, and consistent pattern despite a few positive outliers.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 516

Course coverage

HIST10818 reviews
108ONLINE5 reviews
HIST1095 reviews
HIST1245 reviews
HIS1093 reviews
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HISTORY1082 reviews
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HST1081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2