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Paul Corbett

HISTV07 · HISTUS · HISTV07A · HIS18A · HISTORY1B · HSTHIST · HISTV18A · USV07A · HISTV01A · HISTV01 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Skip if you can; if you thrive with dense reading and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardUnorganizedHarsh Essay GraderHeavy ReadingConfusing ModulesPolarizing
  • a few call him funny and a and harsh.
  • Essays and and strict writing rules.
  • .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Paths to an A exist via effort and , but tricky quizzes and .

Online stresses confusing modules and harsh essays; and subjective grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and picky writing rules raise the intellectual and process load.

and demanding essays.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some online sections have no attendance while .

In-person more often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Zero take-again and .

Both formats include strong avoid language alongside a few positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

Students report subjective, harsh essay grading and .

Format shift

Harsh essay and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Dense books, chapter quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online and and multi-part assessments.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common complaints of confusion, boredom, and weak organization overshadow occasional humor praise.

Format shift

In-person has more organization and attitude complaints; online has module confusion.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and essays; midterms or finals sometimes waived for class performance.

Format shift

Both formats use quizzes plus essays; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some love his humor and , many slam organization, boring lectures, and .

Main concern

and heavy workload with little support.

What students said

“ .”
HISTV18A
“Those online commenters dont know squat about Prof. Paul Corbett I took his course not knowing what a gem I had found!”
HIS18A
“Mr. Corbett is the .”
HISTV07

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews range from straightforward and , and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Not a hard class. Reading and quizzes along with a few discussions and , but it was so .”
HIS18A
“Tough Course and extremely unclear, with and .”
HISTV01
“This was not a hard class... very fairly graded.”
HISTV01A

Exam style

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Assessment centers on weekly quizzes and high-stakes only exams.

Weekly Lecture QuizzesEssay HeavyBook QuizzesMidterm Final Sometimes Optional

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, books, and papers; midterm or final may be canceled if the class performs well.

Weekly Lecture QuizzesDocument Analysis2 PapersNo Midterm Final If Class Complies
“You have an and document analysis.”
HISTV18A
“ if everyone as a class shows up, is respectable, and does the HW.”
HISTV18A

Online

and final in some terms, plus dense essay requirements.

Chapter QuizzesEssay Writing RulesBook QuizzesMidterm and Final
“Has very weird specific writing requirements and if his "writing rules" aren't followed.”
HISTV01A
“ and a final and an and a quiz on the other.”
HISTV01A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Corbett's class is the only class I have ever gotten a C in... .”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 polarized reviews across online and in-person formats. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Mr. Corbett is the .”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“ if you do at least not online.”

✍️

26/100

“ . Its a history class not an English class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his teaching philosophy and the way he sets up his modules is strange
  • Professor Corbett is funny and makes History exciting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Many ways to get an A but

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • Assigns 2 long boring books to read
  • horrendous workload

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

13 reviews with strong polarity and older dates reduce consistency, but themes of organization and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

HIS18A2 reviews
HISTV01A2 reviews
HISTV18A2 reviews
HISTORY1B1 review
HISTUS1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1