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History

Don Kaiper

POLSC0245 · HIST29 · POLPHIL · HISTORY029 · HIST33 · HIS45 · HIST035 · POLSC033 · SOCSC45 · PHIL033 · HIST034 · CLASSSECTION · POLSC33 · HIST39 · HIS33 · HIST036 · HIST040 · HISTHIST · HIST033 · HIST34 · HIST35 · OLISC33 · HIST36 · POLS33 · HIST40 · HIST37 · HISTO666 · POLISCI33 · HIST029 · SOCSC045 · HIST00 · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a true college-level history mentor and are ready to work hard.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLiving History ChannelHeavy But Worth ItPassionate LecturerUniversity-Level RigourMust-Take Mentor
  • Extremely knowledgeable, passionate lectures that many call the
  • , and papers reward disciplined effort with real learning
  • Not for lazy students; and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is common for dedicated students who do all HW and notes, but lazy students struggle hard.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and university-level expectations make content intellectually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Students , and not miss class to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Overwhelming majority call him best-on-campus despite workload and urge everyone who .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Fair if you feed back lecture facts and complete work; some call expectations unrealistic.

Format shift

In-person only; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Tons of , and major essays.

Format shift

In-person only; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Widely praised as brilliant, passionate, and life-changing with rare strong dissent.

Format shift

In-person only; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and , and presentations.

Format shift

In-person only; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person history and poli-sci feel like real university courses: dense lectures, heavy HW, and deep learning for students who show up and grind.

Main concern

, and high difficulty scare off unprepared students.

What students said

“He is literally living History Channel. Listen to his lectures carefully... and you will be fine.”
HISTORY029
“He terrorizes you with tremendous HWKs and papers... BUT he is one of the !”
HIST33
“ ! Also hardest class EVER! I loved every aspect of it!”
HIST39

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams reward careful notes from lectures; some classes use take-home tests or .

Lecture-Based TestsTake-Home MidtermFinal Paper OptionPre-Shared Big Test

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests often match lecture facts; some courses replace finals with of time.

Notes Equal Test AnswersTake-Home MidtermFinal Book Paper
“write down every important facts he says, its the exact answer to the test.”
HIST29
“most of your grade is based on a ahead of time.”
HIST36
“ . Instead, he ask you to read a book and write a .”
POLSC033

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Kaiper is SUPER difficult but he is literally the !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting passion, heavy workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Excellence

90/100

“ . If you can't pass his class you shouldn't be in college.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“He terrorizes you with tremendous HWKs and papers: more papers than English 100!”

👍 Recommendation Fire

90/100

“If !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • literally living History Channel
  • passionate about the subject and never fails to keep the classes interesting
  • lectures are interesting and funny sometimes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A LOT of work but not too difficult
  • if you work really hard on all the
  • Def not for lazy students

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he really touched my life
  • Don is a treasure
  • he genuinely cares about his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

79

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews over many years show strong consistency on knowledge, passion, and heavy workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
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3 out of 57
2 out of 52
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Course coverage

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