Stephen Juarez

HIST017A · HIST101 · HIST1A · 17A · HIST16 · 17B · HIS17B · HIST017B · 017AHISTORY · HIS017A · HIS17A · 243 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: 10.99%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

unless you are a strong writer who wants an intentionally brutal challenge.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderUnclear instructionsEssay exam heavyCondescending feedbackAvoid for GE

Extremely harsh .
Students report , and unhelpful or .
online and in-person sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Even strong writers report C or and A.

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

, and postgraduate-style essay standards make a GE course feel punitive.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while and some online sections treat it as mandatory or participation-critical.

Online is more often optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

11/100

Nearly all detailed reviews warn students to run, switch professors, or .

; rare positive outliers do not reverse the pattern.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

; class averages on essays and midterms are often failing.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Huge weekly readings plus a few make-or-break essays create heavy cognitive .

Format shift

Online reading and .

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

Some call lectures informative, but most describe condescension, no help, and .

Format shift

In-person lectures get occasional credit; online teaching support is widely panned.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades rest on a few essay exams or .

Format shift

Both formats are graded by few high-stakes items.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews emphasize long unstructured lectures, few graded assignments, illegible or , and .

Main concern

One or two essay exams can fail half the class with little support.

What students said

“very few assignments for the grade book (3 essay exams, 1-2 prompts each and a )”
HIS017A

“He failed over half of the .”
17A

“The mean of the first midterm exam was below 50%.”
017AHISTORY

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students describe cluttered Canvas, huge reading loads, harsh essay , and .

Main concern

almost impossible once you bomb an essay exam.

What students said

“Nobody got above an 85 on either essay, and lack of effort on his part.”
HIST017A

“I've never seen such a .”
HIS017A

“I'd .”
HIS017A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and little recovery room.

Essay ExamsFew Graded ItemsHarsh RubricHeavy Reading

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams or papers that can fail large shares of the class.

Essay ExamsGraded by Few ThingsHarsh Midterms

“He failed over half of the .”
17A

“The mean of the first midterm exam was below 50%.”
017AHISTORY

Online

, and sometimes delayed posting of grades past drop dates.

Essay ExamsHarsh GradingConfusing CanvasHeavy Reading

“Nobody got above an 85 on either essay”
HIST017A

“2 midterms are 1/2 of your grade, each is a single 80-minute essay question. The average mid-term grade was 55%.”
HIS017A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“FIND ANOTHER TEACHER OR WAIT A SEMESTER SAVE YOURSELF.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (28 online, 22 in , and avoid warnings. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Collapse

11/100

“THE 2 STAR RATING IS .”

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10/100

“He failed over half of the .”

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18/100

“I've never seen such a .”

💬 Classroom Climate

15/100

“He is condescending and rude in his communications to students, and .”

Theme 1

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Nobody got above an 85 on either essay
class average on midterms was 40%

Theme 2

🧭 About Clarity & Help

There is ABSOLUTELY NO INSTRUCTION!!!
and
tells you to refer to his 4 page email

Theme 3

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don't run away, yeet yourself.
Literally the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

243

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over years, across formats, are and poor support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538

4 out of 528

3 out of 523

2 out of 544

1 out of 5110

Course coverage

017AHISTORY14 reviews

HIS017A13 reviews

HIST017A7 reviews

17A4 reviews

HIS17A3 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A 8 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

C+ 2 · C 5

D range

D+ 4 · D 3 · D- 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Not sure yet 1

Stephen Juarez

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

BrainBurner

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

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💬 Classroom Climate

📝 x x x x

🧭 About Clarity & Help

🏃 x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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