Ray Tracy

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AI rating: 64/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 63.41%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you will actually read and write every week; rewarding for history learners, frustrating if you only want an easy credit.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough grader on dialogsGet ready to readPassionate lecturesHard A easy BExtra credit available

Heavy reading and experience
Passionate Ray Thoughts lecture videos help a lot and many students find him funny and organized
Easy to earn a B with consistent work, but an A

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many say a B is reachable with steady work, but dialogs and so an A takes serious reading and writing effort.

Both ; a few short online terms report easier As with consistent effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

, but long chapters and frequent writing keep the course from feeling light.

Compressed 4-8 week online terms feel much heavier than full-term sections.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

66/100

because of passion, humor, and learning payoff despite tough grading.

Online majority is positive if you accept the workload; some in-person or high-stakes dialog experiences are strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

, discussions, and papers where perfection is often expected.

Format shift

Online dialog scoring drives most complaints; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students repeatedly warn about , and papers every week.

Format shift

Short online terms are especially brutal; longer terms feel more manageable but .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Passionate, organized lecture videos and humor stand out, though a .

Format shift

Online Ray Thoughts videos are highly praised; a .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

42/100

Weekly quizzes, dialogs, discussions, and papers carry the grade; many .

Format shift

Online is assignment and quiz driven; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and hybrid-labeled , and strong lectures; older campus sections often praise humor and clarity.

Main concern

Some students report and very harsh scoring on written work.

What students said

“hard to get an A but easy to get a and you'll learn plenty.”
HISTV59

“Horrible teacher. ”
HISTV46

“He's a but is fair in my opinion.”
HISTV07B

Remote format

Online

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Ray , and tightly graded dialogs or discussion posts.

Main concern

and wording expectations can feel unclear or subjective.

What students said

“Not an easy A but !”
HISTV46

“Honestly it was a fun class and it was pretty easy to get an A.”
HISTV56

“I would say this class is hard to get an A easy to get B.”
HISTV56

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly open-schedule quizzes and written dialogs rather than high-stakes proctored finals, though .

Weekly quizzesDialog postsOften no midterm or finalExtra creditReading-based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and reading more than classic closed-book finals; exam logistics are rarely detailed.

Reading quizzesDialogsTough written grading

“Each week consisted of 3 quizzes, a dialogue that has to be no longer than 6 paragraphs, and a forum where you reply to 4 classmates. ”
HISTV07B

“He is a posts.”
HISTV56

Online

Online , and papers; several students note and occasional canceled finals.

Quizzes with attemptsDialog topicsNo midterm or final commonExtra credit

“ each) and an essay with three prompt options.”
HISTV56

“There's no final just the dialogs a total of 4 dialogs.”
HISTV59

“ BUT be prepared to READ & write!”
HISTV07A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I would say this class is hard to get an A easy to get B.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (36 online, 14 in , and passionate teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He clearly put a lot of time into his class.”

📚 Reading Load

30/100

“Get ready to read”

⚖️

34/100

“He is a posts.”

👍

66/100

“Not an easy A but !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Professor Ray is really passionate about what he does.
His weekly videos really helped me understand the subject a lot.
the great humorous professor that has a .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

hard to get an A but easy to get a B
He is a posts.
If you do the work, you will easily get a good grade.

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

SO MUCH WORK. The book chosen has really long chapters.
expects you to wite 1600+ words every two weeks in .
Lots of reading. but you should be good if you read your chapters.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and courses , and passionate teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 59

1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 15 · A- 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 9 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4

Ray Tracy

x x if you will actually read and write every week; rewarding for history learners, frustrating if you only want an easy credit.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Reading Load

⚖️ x x x

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📖 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you will actually read and write every week; rewarding for history learners, frustrating if you only want an easy credit.

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