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Patrick McCarter

HIST030 · HIST039 · HIST061 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless reading/writing, and chase every extension and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads off slidesHeavy reading & papersUnclear expectationsExtra credit lifelinePolarizing history
  • Many students and writing.
  • Passing is doable if you submit everything and use extensions/ , but learning feel is weak.
  • ; online and in-person both report messy direction and tough writing grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and large can yield high grades, but harsh writing grades and volume block a free A.

; and slide lectures.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is not elite theory, but , and self-teaching make it feel hard.

; in-person adds mandatory class time.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and warn missing class leaves you lost; online is more flexible.

; in-person is mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Only about one-third would take again; , and heavy self-teaching.

Polarized in both formats; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and extensions help, but writing is graded tough with .

Format shift

Harsh writing more in-person; online still heavy paper load.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Tons of , and many papers.

Format shift

Online and in-person both heavy; .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Often described as replies and vague assignment guidance.

Format shift

Same core complaint online and in person; a minority call him chill and caring.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly writing, research papers, presentations, and .

Format shift

and ; online stresses papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person history often means mandatory attendance, slide-reading lectures, lots of reading/writing, and .

Main concern

Harsh writing grades and little lecture value beyond the slides.

What students said

“he spends majority of the in textbooks”
HIST061
“ but are graded very tough.”
Hist039
“ and gives you until finals week to turn them in”
HIST061

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online HIST030 is reading- and ; one chill pass-with-work review vs two overwhelmed/messy-course reviews.

Main concern

Workload and stress.

What students said

“There is tons of reading and a lot of in the class.”
HIST030
“the course is messy, there's no real sense of direction”
HIST030

Exam style

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Assessment leans papers and presentations more than proctored exams; .

Research paper midtermPresentation finalHeavy writing assignmentsUnclear rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; lectures are slide-heavy.

Research paper midtermPresentation finalTough writing grades
“the mid term was a and the ”
HIST030
“the midterm and and confusing”
Hist039

Online

Online reviews emphasize many papers and .

Many papersHeavy readingCanvas navigation issues
“So many papers”
HIST030
“There is tons of reading and a lot of homework”
HIST030

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Most days you just listen to him read off his slideshow which is only sentences copied and pasted from the textbook you are supposed to read for homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (3 online, 12 in person), balancing harsh majority tone with pass-with-work minority. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“he spends majority of the in textbooks”

👍 Recommendation Rate

33/100

“Go as far away as you can from Professor McCarter”

📚 Workload

28/100

“There is tons of reading and a lot of in the class.”

🎁 Soft Landing

70/100

“He also gives a lot of (30-50pts).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • The
  • Boring lectures!! Get ready to teach yourselves
  • the majority of the

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Clarity

  • He grades heavily on writing assignments with
  • If you turn in all the
  • We don't know what he wants from us nearly all the time

Theme 3

💻 Online Experience

  • This is the first
  • Prof. McCarter is a very chill and laid back professor
  • the course is messy, there's no real sense of direction

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

15 reviews with mixed tones and formats; detail is good but sample is moderate and opinions split.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

Hist0396 reviews
HIST0305 reviews
HIST0614 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 2