George Gastil

HIS102 · HIST110 · HIST108 · HIST445 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 1.8

The decision

Take him if you want an easy history A and , but expect uneven lectures and a talk-down style.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A essaysLenient graderNo examsTalks down to studentsPassionate lecturer

and lots of
and low
and clear; others find him boring and condescending

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

, and lenient grading make an A very attainable with modest effort.

Both formats stress essays and no tests; strongest Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is approachable history with discussion and .

; the single online review is moderate difficulty with free-choice projects.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

68/100

Many praise passion, clarity, and easy grades, but recent , and talking down.

Online was positive; negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students report , and easy As if work is turned in.

Format shift

Workload

Light

75/100

discussion posts and a handful of essays rather than weekly grind.

Format shift

Online also framed as .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Passionate and , but others call lectures boring, off-topic, and condescending.

Format shift

Recent in-person quality is mixed; online and older reviews are warmer.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

No traditional exams; , and .

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Discussion and , and low difficulty, with mixed praise for passion versus boredom and talking down.

Main concern

Boring discussions and a condescending tone for some students.

What students said

“ and allows you to make up work. Very lenient and understanding. Great class- Easy A!!”
HIST108

“Very boring and difficult to stay interested. ... . He also talks to students like they are little children.”
HIST110

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and a caring instructor.

Main concern

Very limited online sample (one older review).

What students said

“5 essay projects (1-3 short essays) and 1 easy project that is of your choice. Lots of freedom with .”
HIST445

Exam style

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Assessments are take-home essays or .

Take-home examsEssay-only assessmentsNo traditional testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Take-home essay exams, discussion posts, and .

Take-home examsEssay examsNo TestsExtra credit

“ DUE DATE! He gives a massive amount of .”
HIST110

“ and allows you to make up work.”
HIST108

Online

No tests; .

No testsEssay projects

“Lots of freedom with .”
HIST445

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“if ur unsure about taking a history class start with him”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (1 online, 6 in person), highlighting Easy A grading and mixed lecture tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Path

86/100

“SUPER SUPER SUPER EASY!”

📝

82/100

“ and essays.”

👎 Mixed Classroom Tone

45/100

“He also talks to students like they are little children.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Great class- Easy A!!
He is retartedly easy.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he makes things easy to understand
Very boring and difficult to stay interested
tends to talk down to students like children

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Gastil is a passionate professor
and I enjoyed this class
He's a bit odd, but that makes the class fun.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews span 2007-2026 with consistent Easy A themes, but few grades reported and one sharp recent negative reduce certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST1104 reviews

HIS1021 review

HIST1081 review

HIST4451 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 1 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

George Gastil

Take him if you want an easy history A x x and x x, but expect uneven lectures and a talk-down style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

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.

🎯 Easy A Path

📝 x x

👎 Mixed Classroom Tone

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

❤️ About Character

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

Take him if you want an easy history A and , but expect uneven lectures and a talk-down style.

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