Michael Lorenz

HIST22 · 17A · HIS22 · HIST04A59001 · HIST17AHONORS · HIST17A · HIST17B · 17B · HIST04B · HIST04A · HIST4A · 97 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 83/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if ; do the pages, use open notes, and enjoy the lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReading-heavy historyOpen-note examsPop quizzes on readingsHilarious storytellerExtra credit options

Engaging story-style lectures with humor and real passion for history
Grades are fair if you keep up with and
Open-note exams and make the course very passable for consistent workers

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

, and make As realistic if you complete readings and quizzes.

Online students also report easy A with effort; summer online is the main exception.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

, but volume of reading and writing keeps it from feeling light.

In-person and online both revolve around heavy reading more than conceptual complexity.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend him for engaging lectures and .

In-person praise is stronger; online summer and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and cushion students who put in consistent effort.

Format shift

A few , but most formats feel lenient.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Reading load is heavy with regular quizzes and papers, though .

Format shift

Online summer modules and long lecture videos raise the workload.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Passionate storytelling lectures and .

Format shift

In-person engagement scores higher than mixed online organization and email responsiveness.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reading quizzes, papers or journals, and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is widely liked for funny, story-driven lectures, with and .

Main concern

Skipping reading tanks quiz scores and a .

What students said

“The and sometimes he'll even give out the answers to some questions.”
HIST17A

“DO THE READING and you will be just fine.”
17A

“Great professor, will work with you.”
17A

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online history is doable with readings, lectures, and open-note exams, though summer loads and .

Main concern

Accelerated online or summer sections can feel overwhelming with long lectures and dense reading.

What students said

“easy A is if you put in a decent amount of effort.”
17B

“ lectures and it is open note.”
HIST22

“ .”
HIST04A

Exam style

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Exams are student-friendly with open notes and lecture-aligned items, while .

Open notesLecture-based examsPop reading quizzesExtra creditAnswers sometimes reviewed

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and track lectures closely, with frequent reading quizzes.

Open notesPop quizzesLecture-based examsNotecards allowed sometimes

“The and sometimes he'll even give out the answers to some questions.”
HIST17A

“He allows big notecards to .”
HIST17A

Online

and lecture-based with available.

Open note examsLecture-based testsExtra credit

“the and it is open note”
HIST22

“all , and some exams, and writings once every 2 weeks”
17B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you do the work, he will grade you fairly. DO THE READING and you will be just fine.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (11 online, 39 in , and open-note exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“He was funny, explained History like it was a story”

📚 Reading Load

42/100

“Get prepared to read and write!”

📝

84/100

“the and it is open note”

👍 Recommendation

74/100

“ and have taken him twice for HIST17A and 17B. 10/10”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

makes history come alive
hilarious, reasonable and wants the
entered the class with a smile, shared funny and personal stories

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A is if you put in a decent amount of effort
for word
offers a lot of opportunities for

Theme 3

📖

there will usually be a
You'll have to read fifteen to twenty pages for homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years and both formats consistently describe reading-heavy, lecture-friendly history courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 553

4 out of 519

3 out of 512

2 out of 58

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 17 · A- 3

B range

B+ 4 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Michael Lorenz

x x if x x x x x; do the pages, use open notes, and enjoy the lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Reading Load

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📖 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

if ; do the pages, use open notes, and enjoy the lectures.

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