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Sam Pacheco

HIS47 · 17A · HIS10 · HIS46B · HIST17 · HIS5A · HISTORY17B · HIST17A · 17B · HIS17A · HIS6 · HIS17B · HIST10 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90.2%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Must-take history professor if you want engaging lectures, few graded items, and a realistic path to an A.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesEasy A via essaysExtra credit abundantNo examsGet ready to read
  • Students overwhelmingly call him one of the best and funniest history professors at Hartnell.
  • Grades rest on a few papers and .
  • , but lectures carry the material and make the class rewarding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

A , and plentiful make high grades common if you submit the papers.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

; and writing papers, not dense exams.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

though lectures are where learning happens.

All evidence is in person; a but not strictly enforced.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Roughly nine in and many call him a .

All evidence is in person; praise is consistent across HIS 17A/17B and related courses.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students report , and that makes failing hard.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Light

78/100

Typically three to four papers and reading instead of quizzes and exams; still some book reading.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Repeated praise for hilarious, informative, open-minded lectures that change how students see history.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

No tests in most sections; and occasional .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person history classes are lecture-driven, funny, critical, and graded mostly on a small set of .

Main concern

You still need to read assigned books and ; skippers miss the .

What students said

“The teacher is very easy-going. He makes the classes enjoyable and easy to understand. There are so many opportunities! It would be very hard not to pass his class.”
17A
“ . Super casual lectures. Funny guy that actually makes you interested to learn bc he talks about real history.”
HIS17B
“No exams, only 3 essays the whole semester as well as some given. ”
HIS17A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most classes have no traditional tests; assessment is essay-based and student-friendly.

No examsEssay-basedTake-home final sometimesExtra credit movies

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

92/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections rely on papers and sometimes a .

No tests3-4 essaysTake-home finalExtra credit
“No tests, but .”
HIS17B
“ . NO tets or quizes only 3 essays throught the semetere.”
HIS17A
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HIST10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Super casual lectures. Funny guy that actually makes you interested to learn bc he talks about real history, the ugly and the brutal.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and ease. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Pacheco is truly inspirational! He teaches real history and he opened my eyes to many things I did not know about it.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

88/100

“Class is .”

😂 Lecture Entertainment

93/100

“I never thought I would love History. Professor Pacheco is hilarious and you'll never be bored during his lectures!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are very informative and inspiring
  • he teaches untold history. relates history to modern events
  • Makes history fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It would be very hard not to pass his class
  • Easy A as long as and essays
  • his class consists of 3 five page papers for the whole semester, no reason not to get an A

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Just make sure you read and do a lot of critical thinking in your essays
  • Get ready to read
  • you don't have to read!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews with strong consistency on ease, lectures, and and courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 568
4 out of 517
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 15 · A 22 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values