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History

Andrew Hoyt

HIST20 · HIST17A · HIST17B · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
23.53%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you want a writing-heavy history grind and can keep up with weekly papers.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWeekly paper grindVideo-heavy lecturesToo much readingOverwhelming lower-div loadMixed passion vs delivery
  • Most reviews , and quizzes for lower-division history.
  • live teaching energy.
  • A few students still praise passion, understanding, and learning if they can handle the load.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some As appear, but , and volume make high grades effort-heavy and stressful.

Both formats demand weekly writing; neither is an easy A path.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Students call the reading and .

Online and and essays.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections require attendance for credit while as .

; online is often more open.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Low take-again rate and fans.

Negative tone is strong in both formats; online is especially harsh on workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

46/100

A few note late-work leniency or simple papers if , but .

Format shift

; one in-person note calls him lenient on late work.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Weekly 1000-word papers, quizzes, multi-book reading, and research essays dominate student complaints.

Format shift

Both formats describe paper overload; online also flags multi-book costs.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Passion is sometimes praised, but many say lectures are videos, boring, or not real teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Weekly reaction papers, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

Both formats are paper and quiz heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

teaching while still assigning heavy weekly writing.

Main concern

Boring video lectures plus more writing than English classes.

What students said

“the whole lecture is just videos. He doesn't actually teach.”
Hist-17B
“Theres a 1,000-word reaction paper and .”
Hist-17A
“LOTS OF HOMEWORK! , and writing than my English class.”
Hist-17B

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online history is paper-and-reading intensive with and textbook surprises.

Main concern

Hidden book requirements and .

What students said

“Too much work given for a .”
Hist-20
“There is also a 1,000-word essay required each week!”
Hist-17B
“he has no where stated until the .”
Hist-20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on weekly papers and friendly open-book exams.

Weekly quizzesWeekly reaction papersLong final essayReading-based assessments

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, weekly reaction papers and in some sections.

Weekly reaction papersWeekly quizzes6-8 page final essay
“Theres a 1,000-word reaction paper and .”
Hist-17A
“Your final is a 6-8 page essay!”
Hist-17B

Online

Online assessment is weekly essays, discussions, and quizzes; .

Weekly 1000-word essaysDiscussion responsesQuizzes
“There is also a 1,000-word essay required each week!”
Hist-17B
“ .”
Hist-20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . he is so much on homework, I've literally done 12 assignments for other classes and this 1 assignment I have for him is stressing me out more than anything else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (6 online, 11 in and lecture delivery. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Overload

14/100

“These lectures were shockingly bad. We are required to read three different textbook chapters by mid-week for a discussion response. There is also a 1,000-word essay required each week!”

🎥 Teaching Delivery

32/100

“ . He is a ok teacher but literally everyday is just a video which makes it 10x harder to engage.”

👎 Recommendation

24/100

“ .”

❤️ Rare Positive Support

70/100

“ and worked a plan with me when my mother passed away. a great prof!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the whole lecture is just videos. He doesn't actually teach.
  • Very informative and passionate about the material.
  • This Professor's lectures were very boring just talks the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Too much work given for a .
  • Class felt a bit overwhelming at times.
  • if you know what you're doing.

Theme 3

📖

  • , and writing than my English class.
  • You NEED both books in this class or you will NOT pass.
  • because there is a LOT of reading.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews are detailed and thematically consistent on overload, but the sample is modest and somewhat recent-heavy.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 59
1 out of 54

Course coverage

Hist-17B8 reviews
Hist-206 reviews
Hist-17A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

2

C 2

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2