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April Hoffman

HIST9 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you can handle a poorly supported class with major reliability issues.

Best fit · Self Taught ProFrequent no-showsPoor communicationSelf-taught classUnreliable gradingOne strong older positive review
  • Most recent reviews describe cancelled classes, no-shows, and little communication.
  • Students often felt abandoned and had to teach themselves.
  • and , but it is outweighed by newer negative reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Grades can be high, but the cost is uncertainty, self-teaching, and possible rushed or .

Online evidence shows abandonment, while and grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The subject may not always be intellectually hard, but lack of instruction makes the course feel difficult.

Both formats point to difficulty caused by missing support rather than course content alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

because the main issue is the instructor missing or cancelling class.

, while the online review describes an abandoned course shell.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students describe serious reliability and communication problems that make the class hard to recommend.

Both formats are negative, with online evidence focused on abandonment and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

One student says she is not tough on grading, but .

Format shift

In-person evidence is mixed, while online evidence .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload burden and manage uncertainty rather than from many assignments.

Format shift

Both formats suggest high practical burden because instruction and access were unreliable.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Recent reviews repeatedly describe no-shows, poor communication, and abandonment of the class.

Format shift

Online evidence is extremely negative, and positive review.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews mention assignments and grading but do .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews mostly report late arrivals, no-shows, and last-minute cancellations.

Main concern

Class meetings were unreliable and communication was poor.

What students said

“Professor will routinely show up late, occasionally cancel class by announcement after start time, and sometimes will no-show her own class.”
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“We basically had to teach ourselves and then at the end of the semester she started grading things unfairly just to get them done.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review says the course was effectively abandoned and locked content was not maintained.

Main concern

The instructor did not follow through or attend a scheduled Zoom appointment.

What students said

“She completely abandoned the class.”
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Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove the .

Exam policy unclear

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The , open-book rules, or final structure.

Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or quiz structure.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This prof was actually the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“We basically had to teach ourselves and then at the end of the semester she started grading things unfairly just to get them done.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

18/100

“She completely abandoned the class.”

⚖️

30/100

“She not mean or she has no respect for students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Reliability

  • Professor will routinely show up late, occasionally cancel class by announcement after start time, and sometimes will no-show her own class.
  • This prof. actually disappeared and pretty much never came back to unlock the rest of the class.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Effort

  • We basically had to teach ourselves and then at the end of the semester she started grading things unfairly just to get them done.
  • It's an extremely tough one, though.

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Support

  • She is so nice, and !
  • I booked a zoom apt. with her and she never showed up.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews across several years are consistent about recent reliability problems, but the sample is small.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

HIST95 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2