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Michael Messner

HIST101 · HIST201 · HISTORY201 · HISTORY310 · HIST100 · HIST202 · HIST108 · HIST201H · HIST310 · HIS310 · HIS201 · HISTORY · HIST310H · HISTORY202 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
91.67%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you will keep up with the reading; he makes history fun and fairly graded.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousLots of ReadingCaringExtra CreditOpen Notes Exams
  • Students call him one of the best history professors and .
  • , but work and participation make a strong grade realistic.
  • and is common.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Do the reading, participate, and use allowed notes or and a high grade is very realistic.

Online students stress forums and open-note tests; in-person students stress lectures, notes, and participation.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable for a GE history course, but the .

; online also flags harder midterms/finals relative to weekly work.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but participation and some meetings still matter for the grade.

Online reviews mix optional attendance with required participation; in-person students warn not to miss class.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Roughly 92% would take again and comments call him a must-have history professor.

Strong praise spans both online/hybrid and traditional in-person sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and comments that he is not a if you complete the work.

Format shift

Online notes non-picky grading and ; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly reading and discussions are steady; not light, but usually manageable if you keep pace.

Format shift

Online students stress reading and forums; in-person adds notes and occasional presentations.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students rave about humor, clarity, care, and making history interesting in person and online.

Format shift

Both formats rate teaching highly; .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly discussions and and and notes.

Format shift

Online hybrid emphasizes forums/chats plus exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and packed; do the reading and notes and an A is very doable.

Main concern

Reading load and the need to show up and participate.

What students said

“Not exaggerating...Mr. Messner is probably the ”
HIST310
“ , and follow his instructions, you'll get an A no problem.”
HIST310
“He wasn't an easy A but if you did the work, showed up to class, and participated, you were graded accordingly.”
HIST100

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and hybrid sections rely on forums, chats, podcasts, and reading; easy to pass if you participate, though and .

Main concern

Lots of weekly reading and .

What students said

“Just do the work and you'll get an A.”
HIS310
“ basis is a must”
HIST310
“For the online course .”
HIST310H

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

sheets and track the assigned reading rather than trick questions.

Open NotesCheat Sheet AllowedReading-BasedExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid meeting comments mention notes or cheat sheets allowed and exams based on lectures and reading.

Cheat Sheet AllowedLecture-BasedReading-Based
“6 single page cheat sheet for exams”
HIST310H
“ if you read the book. He isn't tricky by any means.”
HIST310H
“Allowed to use certain page # of notes on mid-term and final.”
HIST310

Online

Online and hybrid reviews frequently report open-note tests and .

Open NotesReading-Based Midterm/FinalExtra Credit
“ basis is a must”
HIST310
“Along as you read and very easy to pass.”
HIST310
“the and the and had nothing to do with the assignments”
HIST310H

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Not exaggerating...Mr. Messner is probably the any course I have ever taken in my life!”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews across online and in-person history courses, emphasizing consistent praise and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

92/100

“BEST. CLASS. EVER !!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“ !”

📖 Reading Load

48/100

“There's a lot of reading in this class! OMG a lot!”

📝

84/100

“ basis is a must”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes learning FUN.
  • He's knowledgeable, funny, even musical.
  • His teaching style is interactive&interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just do the work and you'll get an A.
  • An A is very do-able if you do the work.
  • If you do all the .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • professor really cares about students
  • He genuinely cares about his students' success.
  • He's a super cool Professor and makes the class enjoyable

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

48 reviews over many years with highly , and fairness support strong confidence.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 5 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 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

Rather not say 1