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History

J Robertson

HIST101 · USHIST201 · HIST201 · HST201 · HIST100 · HIST202 · HISTORY · HIST102 · HIS100 · HISTORY101 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating
23/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

unless you already like history, can self-study from the book, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBoring lecturesEssay-heavy examsHard graderSelf-study requiredLow support
  • Most students describe the lectures as boring, quiet, rambling, or unclear.
  • Grades are heavily tied to essay exams, often with little guidance or feedback.
  • A minority of history-focused students found value if they read closely and wrote well.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

An A is hard because , and heavy self-study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The course content becomes challenging because and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

, though skipping increases self-study pressure.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students advise avoiding him because lectures are boring, support is weak, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly call him a hard or .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Homework is often light, but reading and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

The dominant pattern is boring, quiet, disorganized lectures with .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Grades are mostly based on midterm and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews consistently describe a and .

Main concern

Students repeatedly report , and limited help.

What students said

“Really long lectures no one can understand, everyone just shows up for the midterm and final.”
HISTORY101
“HW is light, but its the blue books you should worry about.”
HIST102
“ . It's so boring. The and theyre extremely hard.”
HIST100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The exam style is strict because and tough grading.

Essay ExamsMidtermFinalBlue Book ExamsLimited Study Guidance

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final essay exams, often in blue books, with limited hints or study guidance.

Essay ExamsMidtermFinalBlue Book Exams
“The and theyre extremely hard.”
HIST100
“ .”
HIST102
“The tests are extremely difficult because he never gives any hint about what to study, and the in the lectures.”
HIST101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Really long lectures no one can understand, everyone just shows up for the midterm and final.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Professor Robertson is a smart man but a terrible teacher.”

📝

25/100

“The tests are extremely difficult because he never gives any hint about what to study, and the in the lectures.”

⚖️

18/100

“He grades them really hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are boring and unclear.
  • .
  • He has the tendency to ramble and go off topic a lot!
  • Absolutely hands-down the most BORING prof I have ever had.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's a .
  • The and theyre extremely hard.
  • You need to be .
  • You bomb one test, you're done, you do ok on one test, kiss the chances of an A goodbye.

Theme 3

📚 About Learning Fit

  • If you enjoy history, take Roberston--he really knows his stuff.
  • All you need to do is read the book and know how to write a decent essay.
  • If you really want to learn, sit in the front row.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

59

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across many years show strong , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 55
3 out of 58
2 out of 519
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

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