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History

Richard McMillan

HIS13 · HIS11 · HIST · USHISTORY · HIS005 · HIS12 · HIST005 · HIST05 · HIST011 · HIS012 · 490 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
86.59%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take him for an entertaining easy history A if you can handle digressions and older humor; skip if offensive jokes are a dealbreaker.

Best fit · Easy A HunterStorytelling lecturesHilarious and engagingNo homeworkExam-only gradingEasy A with notes
  • Lectures feel like storytelling; success depends on attending and note-taking
  • ; grade is mostly a
  • A vocal minority strongly objects to offensive jokes and political comments

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students say an A is easy if , and study the ; lowest quiz is often dropped.

; the one online review also calls it super easy.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Content is accessible through storytelling lectures with little .

In-person consensus is that history feels easy under him; online sample is tiny.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory or strongly needed because , though some say no.

Mixed in-person reports; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

High take-again rate and but intense set of .

Recommendation is driven by in-person reviews; online .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Few , and exams often described as straightforward from notes.

Format shift

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Workload

Featherlight

92/100

Students repeatedly say no homework; only a handful of quizzes and a final.

Format shift

Both formats describe light work; in-person evidence is abundant.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Praised as a master storyteller who makes history engaging; some find lectures off-topic or offensive.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate; online praise is brief.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Grade is almost entirely 4–5 quizzes plus final, often multiple choice with .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students love his storytelling, humor, and light workload, while a minority report offensive remarks and political pushing.

Main concern

Offensive jokes and digressions bother some students; .

What students said

“This man is the Dalai Lama of professors. Truly a must-take.”
HIS012
“ up, listen to the lectures, and .”
HIS11
“I've never met anyone so openly sexist... .”
HIS012

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

The single online review calls him the and an easy history class.

Main concern

Too little .

What students said

“the . super easy class for history.”
HIS11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are a small set of and a final; friendly if .

Lecture-based quizzes4–5 exams plus finalLowest quiz droppedMostly multiple choiceSome reading questions

Assessment risk

Standard

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

roughly 4 quizzes and a and some reading; lowest quiz often dropped.

Lecture-based examsLowest score droppedNo homeworkMultiple choice quizzes
“You're graded on 4 quizzes and . !”
HIS11
“You're graded on 4 quizzes and a score is dropped.”
HIS12
“There is no HW but about 4 tests and they're roughly 50 questions and they're really easy on top of that.”
HIS13

Online

Only one online review; easy.

Easy overall class
“the . super easy class for history.”
HIS11

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Took his 11&12 classes simultaneously. This man is the Dalai Lama of professors. Truly a must-take.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and controversy themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“His style of teaching feels less like a lecture, and more so like an engaging storytelling.”

🪶 Workload Lightness

92/100

“ ! Everything is based on the class lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ if I could.”

⚠️ Content Warnings

30/100

“ he twists American History.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Brings history to reality, and gives you context that the textbook won't give.
  • lectures feels like when a friend of yours tells you a story
  • His lectures are very easy to follow & very accommodating.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Most light work class of the century. You only have 4 tests and the final.
  • easy A if you try.
  • All you have to do is show up to class and and You can pass this class easy.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Controversies

  • super republican and pushes his beliefs heavily during class.
  • he did say the N-word with a hard R in class for absolutely no reason
  • ; .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

490

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span and about offensive remarks.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5371
4 out of 565
3 out of 522
2 out of 514
1 out of 520

Course coverage

HIS1115 reviews
HIS0127 reviews
HIS127 reviews
HIS137 reviews
HIST0054 reviews
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HIST0114 reviews
HIS0053 reviews
HIST1 review
HIST051 review
USHISTORY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

32

A+ 15 · A 14 · A- 3

B range

13

B+ 5 · B 8

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1